CONGRESS EASES CURBS ON FOREIGN REAL_ESTATE INVESTORS
WSJ Congress Eases Curbs on Real-Estate Investors
Senators Oppose Longer Trucks – The Hill
The Hill Senators Vote to Oppose Longer Trucks in Highway Talks
Top Lobbyists 2015: Hired Guns
By The Hill staff – 10/29/15 06:25 AM EDT There are well over 10,000 lobbyists in Washington, not to mention countless labor and business leaders, public relations specialists and advocates of all stripes vying to influence Congress and the federal government. But when it comes to shaping federal policy, some have set themselves apart. These…
POLITICO Influence, presented by the American Forest & Paper Association: Trade battle ends — Peru, Japan push trade issues — News Corp adds Covington — Business Forward at the White House
POLITICO Influence By Tarini Parti With Cate Martel and Aaron Mak TRADE BATTLE ENDS: With even the most vocal trade critics reversing course, the House and Senate are expected to clear both trade bills this week. The expected passage of the bills comes after millions were spent on lobbying and grassroots mobilization. Over the last…
Behind the Senate Majority, Former GOP Staffers Find New Influence
CQ NEWS – INFLUENCE Nov. 5, 2014 – 1:00 p.m. Behind the Senate Majority, Former GOP Staffers Find New Influence By Kate Ackley, CQ Roll Call A Senate under the GOP’s grip will give an elite network of downtown power brokers with close ties to incoming leaders and pivotal committee chairmen an inside track in…
K Street gets peek at House agenda
Politico K Street gets peek at House agenda By Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman Senior House Republican leadership aides gave K Street lobbyists a peak at their September agenda, just days before lawmakers come back to Washington, according to several sources present. The lobbyists were briefed the same day Republican lawmakers got a memo from…
PODESTA REPUBLICANS FUNDRAISING FOR MCCONNELL
PODESTA REPUBLICANS FUNDRAISING FOR MCCONNELL: Podesta Group Republicans are hosting a breakfast fundraising for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday. A senior Podesta Group Republican principal sends the invite along and says the event will kick off a robust year of political support from Podesta GOP principals, focused on in-cycle GOP senators and up-and-comers…
Entrepreneurs, small lobby shops challenging K Street’s old guard
The Hill Entrepreneurs, small lobby shops challenging K Street’s old guard There’s a new paradigm for making it on K Street: going it alone. The small lobby shop — staffed with just a few people, or even one person — has become a profitable niche in the influence industry for lobbyists who have traded the…
POLITICO Influence: Snowe’s K Street connections – Hockey week on the Hill – Gas industry fueling up – Dodd leads big day ahead at FEC – Boehner committee amends campaign report
POLITICO Influence By Anna Palmer and Dave Levinthal February 2012 SNOWE’S K STREET CONNECTIONS: Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe‘s shocking decision to retire is being felt on K Street. Jane Calderwood, who spent more than 20 years on Snowe’s staff, including as chief of staff, told PI that she was ‘as surprised as everybody else.’ Calderwood,…
The Top Women-Owned Influence Shops
By Andrew Joseph // December 29, 2011 | 10:08 a.m. Everybody loves a year-end list. But instead of the traditional year in review, we decided to look at some of the top women-owned lobbying and public affairs firms in town. In a wholly unscientific survey, we called around to some of the queens of K…