Norm Eisen and the White House’s Lobbying Rules
The Hill covers Norm Eisen’s speech yesterday here. Norm Eisen, the special counsel to President Obama for ethics and government reform, defended the new lobbying limits he has authored while in the White House. At a forum hosted by George Washington University discussing the influence industry, the White House lawyer squared off with a tough […]
Pasco Lobbying
The advantages of Pasco County’s decision to engage lobbyists is the topic of this KEPR-TV report. Money might be tight, but lobbying records show cities and counties are not going without lobbyists. In fact, dozens of local governments have hired people or firms to represent them in the last few months. The City of Pasco […]
Jennifer Garner, Lobbyist?
One of the proposals discussed at yesteray’s GSPM event was to remove the 20% time requirement from the conditions requiring an individual to register and report as a lobbyist. Given this Roll Call piece, would that force people like Jennifer Garner and others to complete quarterly LDA reports, semiannual lobbyist contribution reports, and comply with […]