States outpace Congress in upgrading lobbying laws

By Leah Rush and David Jiminez

24 states have made disclosure strides since 2003

Lobbying the White House

By Alex Knott

Campaign donors and former government officials help 4,600 companies influence the executive branch

Timely, effective and fair?

Justice Department makes a valuable public database all but inaccessible

Excerpts from this story referencing "American Federation of Scientists":

"… tergood, editor of Secrecy News, an electronic newsletter published by the American Federation of Scientists. "What's the point of maintaining a database that no one can really use? I …"

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Illegal defense

By Lauren Bonora, Kate Sheppard and Alex Knott

Center finds violations, missing records regarding legal expense funds

Lobbying the watchdogs

By Elizabeth Brown

Hundreds of companies push their agendas with the GAO, FEC and OGE

Video: LobbyWatch press conference

Watch the press conference in which the Center's executive director introduces LobbyWatch
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Breaking the law

By M. Asif Ismail

At least one in five companies lobbying fail to file required forms

More than 2,000 spin through revolving door

By Elizabeth Brown

Nearly 250 former members of Congress and agency heads register to lobby

Methodology

What is the Media Tracker?

Broadcast lobbying tops $186 million

By Robert Morlino

One story you won't hear on the news

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