Florida GOP Deregulates Nursing Homes
Florida’s Republican politicians are shielding their campaign donors from liability while chipping away at safety standards for elderly residents.
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Steny Hoyer’s Secretive Island Club is Sponsored by the Gun Lobby
The Jefferson Islands Club brings D.C. elite together for duck hunts and oysters.
Heidi Heitkamp Lobbies Against a Democratic FCC
The former Democratic senator is running misleading ads claiming that FCC nominee Gigi Sohn would be bad for rural America.
The Lobbyists Who Make Filing Your Taxes a Nightmare
Some of Intuit's lobbyists at a top D.C. firm recently held a swanky fundraiser for Senate Democrats.
Publishing Giants Are Fighting Libraries on E-Books
The Association of American Publishers filed suit to block a new Maryland law that aims to increase public libraries' access to e-books, with support from a powerful copyright lobbying group.
A Climate Wake-Up Call for the Chemical Industry
Government investigators say lax regulations are increasing the risk of extreme weather-related chemical disasters.
AIPAC Makes Its First Campaign Donations
The pro-Israel lobbying powerhouse has a new PAC.
Tech Industry Groups Push to Stall Antitrust Bills After Record 2020 Donations
Big Tech companies that seek to run out the clock on the antitrust bills before the midterm elections have banked goodwill by donating record amounts to Democratic candidates.
Biden’s Million-Dollar Inaugural Donors Lobbied Against His Agenda
The Business Roundtable increased its lobbying spending last year by 70% over the previous year as its members pushed to pass the infrastructure bill first and kill the Build Back Better Act.
Corporate Consultants Voted for New Lobbyists on the DNC
Executives at well-connected corporate consultancies voted to approve DNC Chair Jaime Harrison's slate of "at-large" members, which included several new corporate lobbyists.