The Altlanta Journal-Constititution investigates spending on lobbyists in Georgia this morning. An Atlanta Journal-Constitution review of disclosures shows that lobbyists have so far paid for far fewer meals, gifts and parties than last year. Overall, reported expenditures fell 46 percent, from $324,000 in January 2009 to $175,000 this January.
Day: February 22, 2010
Campaign finance reform makes Obama 2.0 agenda
Politico reports on President Obama’s election-year strategy here. The revamped 2010 plan focuses extensively on new reform efforts, starting with a “competitiveness” push, a call for tighter campaign finance laws and renewed attention to Obama’s open-government agenda. . . . A top administration official said that “the biggest piece of reform” will be supporting congressional […]
Toyota’s lobbying and contributions
The Post examines Toyota’s lobbying and other activities in this article this morning. With company officials still reeling from recalls of their most popular models, the firm has hired crisis-management experts from Quinn Gillespie & Associates, a bipartisan lobbying firm, and from Glover Park Group, a Democratic public affairs and lobbying operation. The teams join […]