Politico reports on the apparent role of lobbyists in crafting legislation on carbon dioxide. Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski is under fire for asking energy lobbyists to help draft an amendment that would forbid the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating carbon dioxide.
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New model for lobbying firm
The Hill reports on Thorn Run Partners’ compensation model here.
Lobbying and high-risk lending: what’s the link?
A new study, “A Fistful of Dollars: Lobbying and the Financial Crisis,” analyzes the correlation between financial institutions’ lobbying and lending activities. An article discusses the report here and the study is available here (78 page PDF). The authors conclude: We show that lenders that lobby more intensively on these specific issues have (i) more […]