After spending the last six months in their districts, New York State legislators have returned to Albany, and the 2026 legislative session is now underway. Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her State ...

I’m old enough to remember when corporate lobbyists swarmed Capitol Hill. I also remember when half the members of Congress who retired got lucrative lobbying jobs taking their old chums out for meals ...

In recent decades, states and localities have implemented increasingly complex lobbying laws that sometimes require groups to disclose their donors or members when registering to lobby. Unfortunately, ...

Over the last six months, one D.C. lobbying shop in particular has become a favorite for clients with business before the Justice Department. Ballard Partners has reported lobbying DOJ or one of its ...

The 2023 Legislature passed a suite of new laws that expanded who must register as a lobbyist, particularly in regards to lobbying local governments. (A description of those changes can be found here.

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to ...

Last year, super Beltway-influencer Tony Podesta spent a lot of time lobbying… in Paris. The fact that Podesta was busy was no surprise – his firm routinely ranks third in lobbying revenues in ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Gov. Greg Abbott has listed legislation aimed at banning taxpayer-funded lobbying to the agenda for the second special session, attempting to get the item over the finish line ...

The state’s Citizen’s Ethics Advisory Board on Thursday randomly selected 30 lobbyists to be audited in 2026 by the Office of State Ethics. The state agency is required by state law to annually audit ...

I’m old enough to remember when corporate lobbyists swarmed Capitol Hill. I also remember when half the members of Congress who retired got lucrative lobbying jobs taking their old chums out for meals ...