The Politico provides a look at Quinn Gillespie this morning. Last year, Quinn Gillespie suffered the biggest downturn in its nine-year history, making about $1.6 million less than it made in 2007, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan group that tracks political money. And it lost two dozen clients, lobbying disclosures filed […]
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Poker Players Alliance Spending
According to this Post report, the Poker Players Alliance plans to spend $3 million on a lobbying campaign. The group gets its money from the Interactive Gaming Council, a Vancouver, British Columbia-based trade association for online casinos, as well as from its poker player members.
Jacob Weisberg Weeding Out Good Lobbyists from Bad
Newsweek features this Jacob Weisberg column apparently faulting President Obama’s lobbyist restrictions for failing to distinguish what Weisberg sees as “good” lobbyists from “bad” lobbyists. The president could deal with Washington sleaze much more effectively through explanation and symbolism. Instead of tying his own hand with counter-productive rules, he could instruct his staff to avoid […]