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• in Politics
  Fiscal Cliff and Some Rambling
  Fiscal Cliff is a figment of Wall Street imagination
  by amohit / on Nov 29, 2012
• in Lifestyle
  The Cure for Cancer Has Been Found and is Purposely Being Ignored
  Researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered a simple cure for cancer but pharmaceutical companies aren't producing it.
  by clairethebear88 / on May 14, 2011
• in Film
  Kevin Spacey Is Casino Jack (2010), Now on DVD
  Washington is like Hollywood, but with uglier faces. –Jack Abramoff
  by missbobetier / on Apr 11, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “lobbyist”

 

• ISPs Protest Mass BitTorrent Piracy Lawsuits to Protect Innocent Subscribers

  
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  Last year district court Judge Beryl Howell, a former RIAA lobbyist, granted the adult movie company AF Holdings the right to obtain the personal details of more than 1000 Internet users suspected of downloading their works on BitTorrent. The verdict was a big win for the porn studio and its controversial law firm ...
  1 week ago

• Roger Stone Republican JFK Assassination Claims

  
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  Roger Stone Upcoming book  ‘The Man who killed Kennedy- the case against LBJ.’ Republican strategist and lobbyist Roger Stone, writes in his upcoming book that former president Lyndon B. Johnson, set up John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Stone also writes that  Nixon  and Johnson had a documented relationship ...
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• Texas Lobbyists May Have to Report Political Consulting Service Employers

  
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  A bill requiring lobbyists to disclose work as campaign consultants passed in the Texas Legislature on May 9. House Bill 1422 requires individuals registering as lobbyists with the state to include the full name and address of each person who compensates or reimburses the registrant, or person acting as an agent ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Impact of Opening up Lobbying Data

  
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  We found a varied landscape when we explored what cities include in releases of lobbying data and how they release it, but one thing is clear: Disclosing and contextualizing lobbying data can have a high impact on a community. Journalists and other watchdogs who dig into municipal lobbying information have unearthed ...
  2 weeks ago

• Ask the Experts – Providing Gifts to Public Officials

  
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  James Warner, Esq. Q. My company is involved in an event where a meal and other gifts may be provided to public officials.  How do I know if this is permissible? A. You must consider a number of issues any time you want to provide a gift to a public official.  In addition to consulting your company’s ...
  2 weeks ago

• Indiana Governor Signs Legislative Lobbying Law

  
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  Gov. Mike Pence Governor Mike Pence has signed a bill to change legislative lobbying regulations. Enrolled Act 1222 expands the definition of lobbying to include communications with any employee of the legislative branch and requires lobbyists to file registration statements and activity reports electronically. The ...
  2 weeks ago

• Legislation We Are Tracking

  
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  At any given time, more than 1,000 legislative bills, which can affect how you do business as a government affairs professional, are being discussed in federal, state, and local jurisdictions. These bills are summarized in the State and Federal Communications digital encyclopedias for lobbying laws, political ...
  2 weeks ago

• Thursday News Roundup

  
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  Lobbying “ Lobbyists Snag Top Staff Positions on Capitol Hill ” by Lee Fang in The Nation . Tennessee: “ Tom Ingram faces possible fine for failing to register as lobbyist ” by Tom Humphrey in the Knoxville News . Texas: “ Lobbyist transparency bill sent to Perry ” by The Associated Press in the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Wednesday Government Relations News

  
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  Lobbying “ K Street firms fear backlash from new scrutiny of political intel work ” by Kevin Bogardus in The Hill . “ Dicks joins D.C. lobbying firm ” by Jim Brunner in the Seattle Times . “ Congress Members Sprinting for Money to Lobbying After Election ” by Jonathan Salant in Bloomberg ...
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• Georgia Governor Signs Lobbying and Campaign Finance Bills

  
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  Governor Nathan Deal signed two pieces of ethics legislation aimed at increasing public confidence in state government on May 6, 2013. House Bill 142 restores rulemaking powers to the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, clarifies and modifies classification as a lobbyist, and sets a gift ...
  2 weeks ago

• Evaluating Municipal Lobbying Data: Philadelphia

  
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  “Consistent” is not the first word one would use to describe the landscape of lobbying data released by municipalities. As revealed by our research , the formats and range of information local governments collect and disclose about lobbying activity varies quite a bit from one community context to another. After ...
  3 weeks ago

• Anthony Weiners Transparency in All the Wrong Places

  
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  Since resigning from Congress two years ago as a result of some seriously icky tweets, Anthony Weiner has cashed in on his congressional contacts to become another “stealth lobbyist,” earning enough from his corporate clients to move on up to a deluxe Park Avenue Apartment from more humble digs in Queens, all ...
  3 weeks ago

• Jeff Schneider To Boycott / Picket T.R.A.F.F.I.C.

  
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  Rick Schwartz had some words for outsiders who didnt pay to attend T.R.A.F.F.I.C., but were planning to borrow his equity and his audience for their own gain.Domain Shane writes "It’s a VERY simple thing. If you come to Vegas to meet and greet T.R.R.A.F.F.I.C. attendees and don’t have a ticket or pay for a ...
  3 weeks ago

• Lobbying for UNF students

  
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  A new office within Student Government has been created to make sure UNF student voices are heard by legislators in Tallahassee year-round. Carlo Fassi, student body president, issued an executive order April 10 creating the Office of Governmental Affairs. Matt Brockelman, former SG Student Body President, was named ...
  3 weeks ago

• California FPPC Introduces Gift Tracker App

  
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  The Fair Political Practices Commission has released the first known government ethics app. A free smartphone app called Gift Tracker is available for Android 4.0 phones (coming soon for iPhones) to let state officials and employees record gifts received from restricted sources. Features allow users to record and ...
  4 weeks ago

• Thursday News Roundup

  
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  Lobbying “ The Shadow Lobbyist ” opinion piece by Tom Edsall in The New York Times . Georgia: “ New ethics law’s Jan. 1 start creates uncertainty for lobbyists, legislators ” by Aaron Gould Sheinin in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . North Carolina: “ NC elections board supports investigation on ...
  4 weeks ago

• What if NRA’s Lobbyists Worked for You?

  
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  I’ve long held that the most powerful force in the country right now are lobbyists. And the lobbyist’s lobbyists are the NRA’s lobbyists. People always ask the boring ol’ question, “What would do you do if you won the lottery or a genie granted you one wish.”(For the record if I won the lottery I’d ...
  4 weeks ago

• Guns in the U.S.A.: The Public, the NRA, and Occupy’s Silent No More

  
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  A recent Pew Poll about guns in the U.S.A., or more specifically, about the recent Senate vote; and Occupy the NRA’s “Silent No More” actions, scheduled for tomorrow, provide two indications of how the public is thinking and feeling about the gun arguments. They don’t change much, those arguments. They ...
  4 weeks ago

• Wednesday Government Relations News

  
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  Lobbying “ Lobbying World ” in The Hill . “ Graham’s campaign collects bundle from lobbyists ” by Michael Beckel in the Huffington Post (via The Center for Public Integrity) . Nevada: “ Nevada advances lobbying cooling-off-period bills ” by Matt Woolbright (Associated Press) in the Reno ...
  4 weeks ago

• Arkansas Ethics Amendment to be Decided by the Voters

  
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  Governor Mike Beebe has approved a proposed constitutional amendment to be placed on the November 4, 2014 general election ballot. House Joint Resolution 1009, the Arkansas Elected Officials Ethics, Transparency, and Financial Reform Amendment of 2014, passed both chambers shortly before the regular session recessed ...
  4 weeks ago

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