The Internet Association is taking its case to Whitehall, where members like Facebook, Twitter, and Google face increasing scrutiny. https://media.wired.com/photos/5bea1f19eb25730fe73727e9/master/pass/UK-InternetAssoc-1051951568.jpg
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Verizon lobbyist runs for NY AG—as the state sues FCC over net neutrality repeal
Enlarge / Leecia Eve, a Verizon lobbyist and candidate for New York attorney general. (credit: Leecia Eve) A Verizon lobbyist is trying to become the attorney general of New York in the upcoming November election. Verizon executive Leecia Eve is one of four candidates in the Democratic primary for the seat vacated when Eric Schneiderman […]
Amazon reveals what its lobbyist is doing in Atlanta — and it has nothing to do with its new headquarters (AMZN)
ESB Professional/Shutterstock Amazon sent a lobbyist to Georgia ahead of the start of its legislative session next month. The lobbyist spurred speculation that Atlanta could be the site of Amazon’s second North American headquarters. Amazon now says the lobbyist’s work has nothing to do with its search for a second corporate home. Amazon registered a lobbyist […]
California assemblyman resigns after a lobbyist accuses him of masturbating in front of her in a bathroom
Rich Pedroncelli/AP Two women have publicly alleged sexual misconduct by Democratic Assemblyman Matt Dababneh, who represents California’s 45th district. One of the women, Pamela Lopez, alleged that Dababneh locked her into a bathroom during a wedding celebration in Las Vegas and masturbated in front of her. Dababneh denied all allegations, but said he is resigning […]
Piers Morgan ERUPTS at pro-gun lobbyist amid Texas shooting horror: 'Silence!'
The latest instalment was dominated by the news that 26 had been killed in the small town of Sutherland Springs. John R. Lott Jr. appeared on the ITV show to discuss the tragedy, but found himself arguing against a fired-up Piers who vehemently disagreed with him. To begin with, the 52-year-old host demanded to know […]
Democratic lobbyist Tony Podesta targeted in ‘Trump-Russia’ probe
Published time: 23 Oct, 2017 19:38 Edited time: 23 Oct, 2017 19:38 Special Counsel Robert Mueller has reportedly begun looking at Tony Podesta, a Democratic lobbyist and brother of HIllary Clinton’s campaign chairman, as part of his probe into “Russian meddling” in the 2016 US presidential election. The probe into Podesta and his lobbying firm, […]
Cable TV “failing” as a business, cable industry lobbyist says
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | DonNichols) The cable TV business is in trouble—in fact, it is “failing” as a business due to rising programming costs and consumers switching from traditional TV subscriptions to online video streaming, according to a cable lobbyist group. “As a business, it is failing,” said Matthew Polka, CEO of the American […]
'Extremely troubling': Ethics chiefs blast White House for blocking lobbyist data request
The Trump administration is reportedly refusing to honor a data request to disclose the number of lobbyists it allows to work in the White House – a move critics have called “unprecedented and extremely troubling.” The New York Times reports that administration officials sent a letter to the head of the Office of Government Ethics […]
The Lone Star State's Head Honcho Lobbyist
Texas Lobbyist Andrea McWilliams’ whole life has revolved around one building: the Texas State Capitol. She grew up across the street in the ’70s. Her dad owned a modest burger joint on S. Congress Ave, above which the family of four lived. Her father later took over a cafeteria that was directly across the Capitol […]
Trump’s watered-down ethics rules are letting a lobbyist help run an agency he lobbied
LinkedIn/Screenshot Geoff Burr spent much of the last decade as the chief lobbyist for a powerful construction industry trade group. Burr sought to influence a host of regulations of the Department of Labor, opposing wage standards for federal construction contracts and working against an effort to limit workers’ exposure to dangerous silica dust. In the […]
