Looking for job security in these uncertain financial times? At least one publication says that the profession of lobbying may be immune from the economic downturn. Associations need political advocates more than ever in a recession rife with government intervention. Washington bailouts are splashing cash around the country, and organizations, businesses, and regions often rely […]
Here’s the latest in Massachusetts on the issues surrounding the award of a state contract. A South Shore legislator listed in a troubled lobbyist’s reimbursement report says he paid his dinner tab with personal funds and can’t even remember the conversation. Rep. Ron Mariano dined at the 2007 Kentucky Derby with Richard McDonough, who has been […]
The Brookings Institution will be hosting a panel discussion featuring Sarah Binder, Thomas Mann, and Norm Ornstein today. Brookings Senior Fellows Sarah Binder and Thomas E. Mann, with American Enterprise Institute Resident Scholar Norman Ornstein, will examine the 110th Congress’s legislative activity, achievements and process, with particular attention to its responses to the financial and […]