2024’s Top Lobbying Risers
Here are the industries, companies, and trade associations that increased their spending on lobbying the most last year.
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Meta Spends Record Lobbying Sum Amid TikTok Ban Debate
The Instagram and Facebook parent company spent $24.4 million on lobbying last year as lawmakers banned its rival TikTok.
ALEC’s Latest Tax Filing Shows Record Revenues
Donors include businesses, corporate lobbying groups, and conservative foundations.
Secret DNC Member List Revealed in New Report
At least a half-dozen DNC members who will be voting on the next party chair work in corporate influence roles, a Sludge review of a newly-leaked list finds.
The Known Trump Inaugural Donors
Here are the crypto companies, financial firms, and Big Tech CEOs shelling out a million dollars to Trump's inauguration.
Top Dem Bundler Lobbies Against Worker Protections for Amazon
Steve Elmendorf, a major DCCC bundler, is lobbying for Amazon on the Warehouse Worker Protection Act that is championed by the Teamsters union representing recently-striking workers.
The Corporate Consultants Behind Harris for President
A presidential campaign that had trouble connecting with working-class voters was led by consultants with backgrounds working for giant companies.
Billionaires Fund the GOP’s Senate Takeover Attempt, With Tax Cuts at Stake
In Montana and other Senate battlegrounds, super PACs backing Republicans have been heavily funded by finance billionaires Stephen Schwarzman, Ken Griffin, and others.
Big Ag and Big Oil Team Up to Lobby for Clean Energy Credits
A coalition of companies like Cargill and Chevron hired new lobbyists as it works to convince policymakers that so-called "renewable natural gas" should get government subsidies.
Think Tanks Take Exxon Money Following Sting Video
A new disclosure shows the think tanks and universities that took ExxonMobil money in 2022.
