The Post looks at revolving door issues in the energy industry. Three out of every four lobbyists who represent oil and gas companies previously worked in the federal government, a proportion that far exceeds the usual revolving-door standards on Capitol Hill, a Washington Post analysis shows.
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Q2 lobbying reports are the gift that keep on giving to reporters
Politico notes spending on lobbying by tech companies in this article. Wall street spending on lobbying is the topic of this story.
Anti-lobbying proposals from two candidates
Robin Carnahan and Alexi Giannoulias are both candidates for the senate (Missouri and Illinois, respectively) and they’ve made proposals involving lobbyists part of their campaigns. The story from Missouri is here and another from Illinois is here.