How the billionaire businessman’s lobbyists helped him get so many state Legislature wins is something of a mystery.

How special interests make their mark on Maryland politics and governing can be difficult to track. Here’s what we learned.

Elon Musk’s team of Texas lobbyists during the 2025 legislative session did not rival those of huge energy and ...

Lobbyists in Connecticut have a bad reputation, and it may get worse with the recent report from the Office of State Ethics that spending on lobbyists exceeded $28 million in the first quarter of this ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s new lead Springfield IGA director John Arena argued those lobbyists did not need to register because their contracts with the city were still “pending.” ...

Lobbyists seeking to influence Maryland officials donated about $2.6 million to the campaigns of those officials since the ...

Many Republican lawmakers have long criticized Democrats for supporting policies they view as too union-friendly, such as the workforce standards bill. For years, public employee unions have been ...

HARTFORD —More than $28.4 million was spent influencing state lawmakers, leaders and agencies in the first quarter of 2025, ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s inner circle worked with outside lobbyists who were not registered to lobby on behalf of the city in ...

It’s been nearly 90 days since the end of the 2025 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature, with lobbyist spending ...