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Wall Street spending sets new record in presidential campaign
Oct 26, 2016
Wall Street has spent $1.4 billion on donations and lobbying this election, more than twice the contributions by any other industry, according to a new study by Americans for Financial reform. That works out to $2.3 million per day from January 2015 to September 2016. And it wasn’t banks that led the effort, despite the […]
Conventions are go-time for lobbyists and advocates
Jul 28, 2016
With so many influencers in one spot, they're a great way to spread your message
Why US Export-Import Bank backers are lobbying furiously
Jun 30, 2016
The bank is hobbled in making big foreign deals. Critics call the loans 'corporate welfare.'
There are 14,000 lobbying groups in Washington
May 26, 2015
Thirty-five of them focus on dairy. Why? “We have to tell our story."
Tax lobbyists: A growth industry in nation's capital
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jan 23, 2015
Tax lobbying heats up, surpasses healthcare lobbying in Washington, D.C.
JPMorgan CEO says 'banks are under assault'
Jan 14, 2015
How burdensome is Dodd-Frank is to banks like JPMorgan?
The numbers for October 30, 2014
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Tony Wagner
Oct 30, 2014
Five years after the Bold, Blackberry is going "Classic." Let's do the numbers.
For public good, not for profit.
Tech pumps cash into D.C., but for what?
Sep 24, 2014
For years, tech companies ignored Washington. Not anymore.
Video game lobby answers 'call of duty' on the Hill
Jul 30, 2014
Lobbyists are using money, charm, and an army of gamers to influence legislation.
No deluge of campaign cash after limits end
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David Gura
Jul 24, 2014
Lobbyists are among the small number of donors affected by the decision.