It is generally believed that media organizations are exempt from the reporting requirements of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (“LDA”) since their purpose is to gather and disseminate news and information to the public. This may have been a correct conclusion in 1995 when these organizations functioned as quality news organizations, operating under strict…
In 2007 Gallup released its annual honesty and ethical standards list ranking the most trustworthy professions in the United States. At the top of the list were nurses, whose honesty was ranked “very high” or “high” by 83 percent of respondents, followed by teachers (74 percent), druggists (71 percent), military officers (65 percent), and physicians…
Audrey Conklin – 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced a proposal Wednesday to slap a minimum 35% on lobbying expenses of at least $500,000 per year. – Such a proposal “is almost certainly unconstitutional,” federal lobbying law expert Robert Kelner told Reason magazine. – Warren relied on lobbying for her Senate campaigns during…