Stories Tagged as
Lobbying
Big Tech is spending a lot on lobbying, but it's not clear what goes toward immigration
by
Tony Wagner
Sep 11, 2017
Google, Apple, Microsoft and others have loudly denounced Trump's immigration policy, but their lobbying reports tell a different story.
As Amazon grows, so does its lobbying budget
Jul 21, 2017
Amazon just keeps growing. So does its spending on lobbying in support of policies it thinks will aid that growth. Filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission show the company is on track to spend $12 million lobbying this year, $1 million more than it spent in 2016. What’s on Amazon’s wish list? Click the […]
How Google expands its influence by paying professors
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jul 12, 2017
Lobbying comes in many forms. It can be meetings and phone calls or quiet chats in the corridors of power. Or academic papers. A story in the Wall Street Journal today highlights how Google’s Washington-based lobbying shop uses scholarly work to expand its influence. The Wall Street Journal’s Brody Mullins had the story. He talked […]
That whole Panama Papers scandal? The U.S. also needs to take a look at itself
by
David Brancaccio
and Janet Nguyen
May 19, 2017
Similar tactics to hide money are taking place in states like Delaware.
NFL players lobby Congress for criminal justice reform
by
Molly Wood
Mar 30, 2017
Anquan Boldin and Malcolm Jenkins are using their muscle to help push through bipartisan bills.
Why a 'Big Candy' industry meeting is ethically sticky
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Robert Garrova
Mar 8, 2017
The National Confectioners Association is meeting in a Trump hotel to craft their plan for lobbying Trump.
The fight for the dairy aisle turns on the question: 'What’s milk?'
Mar 3, 2017
With the proliferation of products calling themselves milk (soy, almond, rice, coconut), dairy farmers are now lobbying Congress to limit the use of the word to the stuff that comes from lactating animals, namely cows. And the makers of the plant-based drinks want to keep milking the term, so they’re pushing back. The Wall Street […]
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Why President Trump will keep lobbyists especially busy
Jan 26, 2017
In Washington, D.C., lobbyists are in a frenzy.
Trump video address raises questions on regulation
Nov 22, 2016
Donald Trump says he’ll start ending regulations on day one in office, but how will it work?