Tag: Lobbying

Working the Agencies

Geoffrey Norman · December 18, 2013 8:16 pm

Fat City

Geoffrey Norman · December 18, 2013 2:13 pm

John Podesta joins dozens of other ex-lobbyists in the Obama administration. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

John Podesta and CAP blend lobbying, access, policy, and fundraising

Timothy P. Carney · December 18, 2013 5:00 am

Former Sen. Byron DorganÃÂ complained of "legions of lobbyists" bringing "barrels of political donations, but he now co-chair of the "government relations practice" at lobbying firm Arent Fox. (AP Photo/Will Kincaid)

Why lawmakers love lobbyists and hate ‘outside groups’

Timothy P. Carney · December 17, 2013 5:00 am

And His Tribe Increaseth

Geoffrey Norman · December 12, 2013 12:05 pm

Remembering the Needy of K Street

Geoffrey Norman · December 11, 2013 8:01 pm

New Obama appointee John Podesta speaks at the National Clean Energy Summit 2.0 in Las Vegas in August 2009. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison, File)

Obama hires revolving-door lobbyist and Clinton fixer John Podesta

Timothy P. Carney · December 10, 2013 5:00 am

Owners of smoke shops support the regulation of e-cigarettes because it protects them from lower-cost retail alternatives. (AP File)

Beltway Confidential

Smoke shops back e-cigarette regulations to protect themselves

Timothy P. Carney · December 9, 2013 5:00 am

In this Thursday, Feb. 28 2013, photo, a pair of specialists confer at the post that handles Herbalife on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (AP FIle)

Beltway Confidential

Will hedge funds put the DC lobbying game on steroids?

Timothy P. Carney · December 9, 2013 5:00 am

Obama donor Jeffrey Kindler, shown here in 2009, was Pfizer's CEO during the Obamacare debate. In a corporate filing, the company justified a salary increase by pointing to his Obamacare lobbying.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Obama’s corporatist contraceptive mandate

Timothy P. Carney · November 30, 2013 5:00 am

Las Vegas Sands Corp. CEO Sheldon Adelson (AP/Julie Jacobson)

Beltway Confidential

Baptists and Bootleggers: Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson lobbies against online gambling

Timothy P. Carney · November 25, 2013 5:00 am

Virginia Gov-elect Terry McAuliffe, left at podium, gestures during a news conference where he announced Levar Stoney, far right, as Secretary of the Commonwealth. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Beltway Confidential

Terry McAuliffe’s first appointment in Virginia: A GreenTech Subsidy lobbyist

Timothy P. Carney · November 20, 2013 5:00 am