Category: LDA

Lobbyists hit in Indiana and Arizona

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 7, 2010
Categories In LDA

Two recent campaign ads mention lobbying, one in Indiana and one in Arizona.

Union for letter carriers hit with lobbying disclosure allegation

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 6, 2010
Categories In LDA

Politico reports on lobbying disclosure issues facing the union for letter carriers. A Center for Public Integrity inquiry shows that for the past five years, disclosure forms filed by the 300,000-member National Association of Letter Carriers have failed to detail the group’s specific lobbying activities, as required by law. In May, the Center revealed that […]

What FedEx v. UPS tells us grassroots lobbying today

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 5, 2010
Categories In LDA

Dan Eggen explains. The dispute also underscores the increasingly sophisticated, campaign-style tactics used by corporations and unions to press their positions in Washington, from drink makers condemning proposed soda taxes to the sweeping PR battles that swirled around the health-care debate. But unlike those cases — where the policies in question would have broad impacts […]