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Anaheim postpones voting on law limiting gifts from lobbyists
1 month, 1 week ago

Anaheim postpones voting on law limiting gifts from lobbyists

LA Times  

Councilman Stephen Faessel moved to punt a debate on the gift cap law until a later date. “By setting a high standard for our conduct, we’re showing our commitment to a transparent government where decisions are made openly without any hidden agenda or personal gain.” If passed as proposed, the law would ban gifts worth more than $50 given by …

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Read this powerful GOP senator’s pay-to-play 'benefits package' for lobbyists
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Read this powerful GOP senator’s pay-to-play 'benefits package' for lobbyists

Raw Story  

Are you a lobbyist itching for a fishing trip with Sen. Mike Crapo, the top Republican on the powerful Senate Finance Committee? This year, according to a flier obtained by Raw Story, $5,000 given to the Crapo Victory Committee buys donors one of the following: Annual Ski Fest at Sun Valley, Idaho. What the committee calls the “Max Out Benefits …

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California lawmakers can’t take lobbyist donations — unless they’re running for Congress
10 months ago

California lawmakers can’t take lobbyist donations — unless they’re running for Congress

LA Times  

State Sen. Susan Rubio has a powerful position in Sacramento. Rubio has received nearly $43,300 in contributions from registered state lobbyists in her campaign to replace retiring Rep. Grace F. Napolitano in California’s 31st Congressional District. Two state legislators running for Congress have not received any lobbyist donations: Sen. Bob Archuleta, who is also running for Napolitano’s San Gabriel Valley …

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Army of lobbyists helped water down banking regulations
1 year, 9 months ago

Army of lobbyists helped water down banking regulations

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — It seemed like a good idea at the time: Red-state Democrats facing grim reelection prospects would join forces with Republicans to slash bank regulations — demonstrating a willingness to work with President Donald Trump while bucking many in their party. But the measure also included provisions sought by midsize banks that drastically curtailed oversight once the Trump Fed …

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Editorial: L.A. is finally cracking down on stealth lobbying
1 year, 10 months ago

Editorial: L.A. is finally cracking down on stealth lobbying

LA Times  

Jamie York, secretary of the Reseda Neighborhood Council, knew something was not right. That would change under a proposed update of the city’s lobbying law, pushed by York and her fellow neighborhood council members, that’s expected to be approved by the City Council this week. The biggest revision will change the definition of a lobbyist, reversing one passed by voters …

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Amazon fails to protect data; a look at lobbyists who kill US consumer privacy protections
3 years, 1 month ago

Amazon fails to protect data; a look at lobbyists who kill US consumer privacy protections

Firstpost  

The company gathers a vast array of information on its US customers, and it started making that data available to all upon request early last year, after trying and failing to defeat a 2018 California measure requiring such disclosures Center for Investigative Reporting and tech outlet Wired reviewed Amazon.com Inc documents that revealed a critical failure to protect the information …

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Biden’s Bank Regulation Nominee Is Facing A 'Red Scare McCarthyism' Campaign
3 years, 2 months ago

Biden’s Bank Regulation Nominee Is Facing A 'Red Scare McCarthyism' Campaign

Huff Post  

Saule Omarova speaks during a September 2018 Senate banking committee hearing titled "Fintech: Examining Digitization, Data, and Technology." The Senate Must Defeat Communist Saule Omarova For Comptroller of the Currency - The Capitol Switchboard is call today & tell your Senators to vote NO on Communist Saule Omarova, President Biden’s nominee for Comptroller of the Currency https://t.co/vrgewQVvTU — Richard Viguerie …

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