Columnist Michael Kinsley picks an odd time (the passing of notable figure Anne Wexler) to comment on lobbying. What might Anne Wexler have accomplished for causes that she really believed in if she hadn’t spent the last three decades of her life taking on any cause that walked in the door with a checkbook in […]
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UPS and FedEx in Lobbying Battle
According to this Post report, UPS employees are alleging that letters they wrote to Congress may not have been entirely voluntary. “They are forcing us to write letters at our UPS center,” one employee wrote on BrownCafe.com, a Web site independent of UPS. Another user wrote: “My System Manager told us ‘this is not an optional […]
Lobbying Boutiques v. The Bigs
The Hill reports that boutique lobbying firms are holding their own in terms of revenue. “There is an increasing recognition that smaller firms hustle more and can do things at a lower price point,” said Stewart Verdery, founder of Monument Policy Group, which saw a roughly 15 percent growth in business. “We have eight people […]