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 ...

It is boom time in Washington for the influence industry, according to interviews with more than a dozen Republican lobbyists. The top 10 lobbying firms in Washington took in about $123 million in the ...

Privatization would diminish a central role the federal government has played in weather forecasting since the 1800s.

The Star compiled a set of answers detailing how the Missouri Ethics Commission operates and how citizens can seek to hold ...

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 ...

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

A small tariff provision of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” spurred an expensive lobbying battle between special interests in the tobacco industry, including a full-court press from North Carolina’s expo ...

Less than a month after the it heard testimony from two women who say Rep. Daniel Grossberg sexually harassed them, the ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s campaign is facing fresh criticism for accepting a donation from a registered lobbyist — despite a law banning such contributions.

Former Empower Texans leader Michael Quinn Sullivan has challenged a $10,000 fine from the Texas Ethics Commission for failure to register as a lobbyist for more than 10 years at nearly every ...

Lawmakers filed dozens of bills that would increase transparency around spending in elections and strengthen penalties for campaign and lobbying violations. None are poised to pass.

The National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics has unveiled its first set of recommendations for the use of artificial intelligence in lobbying campaigns.