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Top 10 lobby firms take financial reform to the bank

By Joe Eaton and M.B. Pell

Just 10 Washington lobbying firms represented more than 130 key clients in the financial regulatory reform debate that is entering a crucial

Auto dealers spend big to stay out of financial reform

By Joe Eaton

As Congress developed sweeping changes to police financial markets, U.S. automobile dealers responded with a strong lobby push to protect th

Five lobbyists for each member of Congress on financial reforms

By M.B. Pell and Joe Eaton

Businesses, trade groups and other interests hired more than five lobbyists for each member of Congress to influence financial regulatory re
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Health reform lobbyist mistakenly errs on side of transparency

By Joe Eaton

If numbers are to be trusted, longtime advertising lobbyist Jim Davidson of Polsinelli Shughart is the top dog of the 2009 health care refor

Lobbyists swarm capitol to influence health reform

By Joe Eaton and M.B. Pell

When President Barack Obama meets with Congressional leadership on Thursday to jump start stalled health reform efforts, industry lobbyists

Excerpts from this story referencing "Lobbying":

"… amount industry spent to influence health reform is difficult to quantify. Lobbying disclosure documents do not generally include money spent on advertising, …"

Methodology for Scared Red

By Elizabeth Lucas

The Center obtained its campaign contribution data from the Federal Election Commission’s website on Dec. 8, 2010, six days after the post-e
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States are battleground in drive to regulate lawsuit funding

By Ben Hallman and Caitlin Ginley

The latest story in the Center's "Betting on Justice" series about the fast-growing litigation finance industry looks at lobbying efforts in

Excerpts from this story referencing "Lobbying":

"… fs do not have to pay anything back if they lose their case, lenders say. Lobbying victories in Texas, Ohio An analysis of campaign finance and Lobbying dat …"

On financial reform bill, 52 percent of lobbyists worked in government

By Caitlin Ginley and M.B. Pell

More than half of the lobbying force seeking to influence landmark financial reform legislation is made up of former members of Congress, Ca

Do Michigan, Idaho, and Vermont want out of the basement?

By Caitlin Ginley

Since the Center began keeping track of state financial disclosure laws in 1999, three states have stood out somewhat notoriously for, well,

Michigan moving up?

By Caitlin Ginley

Citing his state’s poor showing in the Center’s States of Disclosure ranking, Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox yesterday proposed an ethic

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