Foreign lobbyist database could vanish

By Kevin Bogardus

WASHINGTON, June 28, 2004 — Justice Department officials say a huge database that serves as the public's lone window on lobbying activities

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Unregistered advocates?

By Anupama Narayanswamy and Alex Knott

U.S. sets record arms sales in 2011

By Aaron Mehta

Foreign companies pay to influence U.S. policy

By Julia DiLaura

Breaking the law

By M. Asif Ismail

Excerpts from this story referencing "Lobbying":

"… s with the Senate Office of Public Records on Capitol Hill. Under the 1995 Lobbying Disclosure Act, private companies based outside the United States need onl …"

Disclosure-o-meter for Dodd-Frank law

One of our goals at Financial Reform Watch is to keep tabs on those who would influence, weaken, or delay how the Dodd-Frank law is carried

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Treasury can sketch out rulemaking areas before Consumer Financial Bureau opens, memo says

By Julie Vorman

White House threatens to veto House budget as too stingy with CFPB, SEC funding

By Shirley Gao

Car dealers take victory lap, but will face tougher FTC

By Michael Hudson

Financial reform this week: How to handle a Too Big To Fail bank near collapse

By Julie Vorman

Reform reading: Republicans order up watchdog reports on consumer bureau

By Julie Vorman

A roundup of news and commentary to help consumers monitor the transparency and accountability of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law. ...

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The midterm election edition

Republicans must choose panel chief tough enough to stand up to Barney

By Peter H. Stone

House Republican pledges to rein In regulators

By Amy Biegelsen

How Wall Street can still win

By Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert

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New House bill would put gov’t documents online

By Julie Vorman

No government information would be considered “public” unless it is posted on the Internet in user-friendly formats, according to a House bi

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Breaking the law

By M. Asif Ismail

Video: LobbyWatch press conference

By The Center for Public Integrity

Methodology

By The Center for Public Integrity

Timely, effective and fair?

Commentary: Under the Influence: Why This Series?

By Charles Lewis

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2000 — British statesman George Canning wrote more than a century ago: "Away with the cant of 'measures, not men!' the

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Party machines, lobbyists and special interests: Part two

By Shannon Feaster, Nathaniel Heller, Marianne Holt, Annys Shin and Russ Tisinger

Study finds $565 million spent on lobbying in the states in 2000

By John Dunbar and Leah Rush

Lobbying FAQ

By Elizabeth Brown

Industry of influence nets more than $10 billion

By Alex Knott

Climate lobbying heats up at the state level

By Te-Ping Chen

As it turns out, the Center’s report last month on the 2,340 lobbyists working on federal climate change policy here in D.C. was just the ti

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Southern Company dominates the climate lobbying scene

By Marianne Lavelle and David Donald

No longer on staff

By Elspeth Reeve

Public service, personal gain

By The Center for Public Integrity

Ratio of lobbyists to legislators 2006

By The Center for Public Integrity

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Stealth PACs revealed

By The Center for Public Integrity

February 9, 2000 — The 2000 election cycle promised to be a high-stakes and free-spending election by anyone's measure. The balance of power

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Impending ban hasn't stopped soft money rush by presidential hopefuls

By Alex Knott and Adam Mayle

Joint fund-raising committees: One-stop shopping for donors

By Marianne Holt

State bans on soft money

By Eric Marx

Undisclosed

By Katy Lewis, Robert Moore, Leah Rush and MaryJo Sylwester

Congress passes campaign finance reform

By Marianne Holt

With a 92-6 Senate vote, Congress has passed the first campaign finance reform legislation in 21 years. The Ful

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Buying influence

By The Center for Public Integrity

Loophole allows donors to give without leaving a trace

By Marianne Holt and Kathryn Wallace

Impending ban hasn't stopped soft money rush by presidential hopefuls

By Alex Knott and Adam Mayle

Undisclosed

By Katy Lewis, Robert Moore, Leah Rush and MaryJo Sylwester

Undisclosed soft money to pay for GOP perks; 21 on Hill seek change

By Marianne Holt and Kathryn Wallace

WASHINGTON, July 28, 2000 — At the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, cars and drivers will be provided for all attending Repub

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Impending ban hasn't stopped soft money rush by presidential hopefuls

By Alex Knott and Adam Mayle

Fund-raising groups at a glance

By The Center for Public Integrity

Important dates: Federal campaign finance legislation

By The Center for Public Integrity

Contribution limits at risk in states thanks to Supreme Court

By Amy Myers

Separation of earmark powers

By Matthew Lewis

As both parties in the House attempt to get the upper hand on earmark repudiation, Florida Republican John Mica also tossed a curve ball to

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Developers in the driver's seat on transportation

By Matthew Lewis

Your tax dollars at work—on K Street

By Julia DiLaura

The perils of a highway bill

By Gordon Witkin

Lobbying laws in the states

By Neil Gordon

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