NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lobbyists working for biotech company Genentech wrote statements for more than a dozen lawmakers in the official record of ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Christopher Dodd, the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, was expected to release on Tuesday a long-awaited draft bill ...
Iowa legislators says pharmacy group broke lobbying rules, but won't sanction organization An Iowa pharmacy group violated lobbying reporting rules but will not be sanctioned for it — though legislators said Wednesday they wanted to overhaul the law to bring more transparency ...
Congressman Capuano relying on Washington experience, fiery style in race to succeed Kennedy In the race to replace the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, Rep. Michael Capuano is embracing a label most politicians shun: Washington insider. It's a strategic twist that could leave ...
The Florida Democrat who said Republicans want sick people to "die quickly" is apologizing again for his inflammatory rhetoric, this time for insulting a senior Federal Reserve adviser using a derogatory term for women. Amid growing criticism from across the political spectrum, ...
Indiana House speaker proposes new rules to slow revolving door of lawmakers-turned-lobbyists It seems like everybody at the Indiana Statehouse wants to talk about lobbying ethics these days. Indiana House Speaker Patrick Bauer, D-South Bend, introduced a proposal Tuesday that would revamp ...
Reid, Sandoval work for pillars of NevadaÕs power structure If the leading candidates for governor win their parties nominations next year, the race will be more than a contest between a Republican and a Democrat it would also pit a lawyer at ...
New York commission reaches $60,000 settlement with lobbyists for violations New York's Commission on Public Integrity says it has settled nine complaints against three related lobbying firms for violations in 2003 and 2004 for $60,000. According to the commission, Powers Crane & ...
Calif. lobbyists targeted in ethics complaint filed after former lawmakers' sex-tape scandal A good-government group filed a complaint Wednesday with California's campaign watchdog agency asking it to investigate two lobbyists caught up in an apparent sex scandal involving a former state assemblyman. ...
Ohio panel rules against congressional challenger for statements against congresswoman An Armenian-American congressional challenger made false campaign statements with reckless disregard for the truth when he said an Ohio congresswoman took money from the Turkish government and Turkish government-sponsored interests, the Ohio ...
Minn.'s Pawlenty, a possible 2012 presidential candidate, files PAC papers, announces advisers A team of Republican consultants with experience on the presidential level will help run Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's new political action committee, which could be the forerunner of a 2012 ...
Ohio elections panel continues hearing congresswoman's complaint about Turkish-Armenian past An Ohio congressional candidate defended statements he made about a state congresswoman, telling an election panel Thursday he had reason to believe she took money from Turkish government-sponsored interests in return for ...
