AP notes Toyota’s lobbying reports here. Toyota reported spending $880,000 in federal lobbying for the first three months of this year. That compares with $1.3 million in lobbying expenses for the much quieter first quarter of 2009. That drop doesn’t mean there was a reduction in Toyota’s legislative activities. It’s just that Toyota says much […]
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Former lobbyists on the campaign trail
We’ve already seen one former lobbyist win a contested primary. How will lobbyists running for office hold up this election cycle? CQ reports.
DISCLOSE Act’s new requirements for lobbyist disclosure
Lobbyists shouldn’t feel left out; the DISCLOSE Act’s section 221 has new requirements to report: (1) The amount of any independent expenditure (as defined in section 301(17) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(17)) equal to or greater than $1,000 made by such person or organization, and for each such expenditure the name of each candidate […]