Koch buys online advertising to attack report on its lobbying influence

Oil firm takes out online ads attacking Center reporter’s project on lobbying

Top five lobbyist bundlers revealed; four worked exclusively for Democrats

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Only in Washington, D.C., would "bundling" be a highly prized skill. And perhaps only in the nation's capital would an exclusive ranking of

Methodology

By The Center for Public Integrity

The Center for Public Integrity compiled its climate lobby database from lobbying disclosure reports filed with the Secretary of the Senate’
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Who funds independent expenditure ads?

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

The story of this election is the role of outside money. Undisclosed donations have provided millions of dollars for independent expenditure

Second labor union failed to disclose lobbying activities

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

The discovery of a second labor union filing inaccurate lobbying reports underscores a more systematic problem acknowledged by special inter

iWatch News wins multiple major awards

iWatch News investigations into bluefin tuna, campus assault, asbestos recognized
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Disclosure filings by lobbyists still incomplete

By Matthew Lewis

After a rash of congressional ethics scandals, Congress toughened up lobbying disclosure rules by passing the Honest Leadership and Open Gov

A new power player in the climate lobby

By Matthew Lewis

The power industry trade group Edison Electric Institute this week announced its newest hire — Brian L. Wolff, the executive director of the

Excerpts from this story referencing "George Voinovich":

"… on’s lobbying ranks — Ted Hollingsworth, former chief of staff to Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH), and Steve Eichenauer, a key former assistant to Sen. Jack Reed (D- …"

Following Obama’s speech, parsing key players for global warming legislation

By Matthew Lewis

In last night’s speech, President Obama called on attendees to send him "legislation that places a market-based cap on carbon pollution." A

The road gang

By Matthew Lewis

Roadbuilding lobby wary as livability advocates gain momentum

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