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

The State of New York’s annual budget, enacted in May, totals $254 billion. The Governor proposes, the Legislature amends and ...

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

A tariff provision of the "big, beautiful bill" spurred an expensive lobbying battle between special interests in the tobacco ...

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 ...

Musk's lobbyists spent thousands to wine and dine elected officials. But exactly how they accomplished Musk's goals is more ...

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

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

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

The lack of clarity over the extent of the group’s work directly for the Johnson administration makes it more challenging to ...

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

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