Topic: Center For Responsive Politics

Place Value Exercise - Richest Congresspersons

Bella Online - 19 days ago
Math is everywhere and that includes the news and politics. So, let us combine math and news to practice place value. If you need a quick refresher...

National briefs

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 20 days ago
Lobbying activity plunged in 2011 for the first time in a decade, most likely driven lower by the struggling economy and legislative gridlock on...

Lobbying World

The Hill - 20 days ago
Former Rep. Tim Roemer (D-Ind.) has joined APCO Worldwide as senior vice president and senior counselor. Roemer previously served as U.S...

U.S. lobbying spending drops after 11 years of gains

Reuters - 21 days ago
WASHINGTON Thu Jan 26, 2012 3:40pm EST . . WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Businesses, labor unions and others reduced their spending on lobbying last year ...

Lawmakers who back Joint Strike Fighter get more cash from contractors, report finds

Government Executive - 63 days ago
Companies involved in the Joint Strike Fighter program contributed almost double to lawmakers in the recently-formed Joint Strike Fighter Caucus as...

Gaze Into the Exploding Universe of Dark Money

Mother Jones - 70 days ago
Tweet. . . If Citizens United was the Big Bang of a new era of money in politics, here's the parallel universe it formed: rapidly expanding...

Should Responsible Consumers Get Political? Yes, and Here's How.

MintLife Blog: Personal Finance - 77 days ago
Consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren is running for the U.S. Senate in Massachusetts and across the country, the Occupy Wall Street movement has...

Political giving by labor unions depressed in 2011

Reuters US Online Report Politics News - 99 days ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Members of labor unions are guarding their pocketbooks this election season, according to a new analysis, which may hurt Democrats in Congress in the 2012 elections.Union political action committees donated just under $15 million to federal candidates in the ...

Health sector groups lead in lobbying of deficit reduction Super Committee

Don't Mess With Taxes - 104 days ago
If the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction does come to an agreement later this month, look closely at what industry groups come out...

More companies shed light on political spending

Reuters US Online Report Business News - 111 days ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More American companies are bending to shareholder pressure to reveal their spending to sway political campaigns despite court decisions allowing unfettered corporate cash in elections, according to a study released on Friday.Colgate-Palmolive Co, IBM and Merck & Co are among ...