December 6, 2013
A plan to increase by 500 percent the amount in meals and other gifts that a lobbyist can give to a legislator in Oklahoma each year is raising concerns from a public watchdog group and some state legislators over the …
June 12, 2012
Despite a popular belief that spending on lobbyists and political gifts yield fat dividends for business, a study has found just the opposite – that in general higher corporate spending in Washington is linked to worse market performance. Researchers from …
April 6, 2012
Supporters of a measure that would ban corporate contributions to political candidates in Arkansas and ban any lobbyist gifts to legislators were given clearance to begin gathering signatures to place their proposal on the ballot this fall. Attorney General Dustin …
January 26, 2011
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) will give the keynote address to members of the Big “I” during the group’s annual D.C. conference later this year. Boehner is scheduled to speak on Thursday, April 14, hours before state groups of members …