Companies asking their employees to contact members of Congress to assert their views isn’t new. Here is a post about United Healthcare’s request that its employees contact members of Congress or write letters to the editor against a public option, among other related points. The message sent to all employees also says: “It is important […]
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Chevron and Ecuador, part 2
In September 2009 I posted about Chevron’s campaign to battle charges the company faced in Ecuador. Today’s Politico provides an update. This summer, Chevron thought it had made major progress toward proving its point that it could not receive a fair trial in Ecuador, when it revealed that it had obtained videos — purportedly taped […]
Homebuilder lobbying and basic government relations math
The Times discusses a provision of the Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009 providing eligible homebuilders tax credits of about $33 billion. Securing this tax break was a top priority for home builders, lobbying records show. The Center for Responsive Politics reports that through Oct. 26 of this year, home builders paid $6 […]