Leading tax prep companies have poured $90 million into lobbying on the Free File Program and other issues since the program’s inception in 2003...
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Political conventions may be the Super Bowl of lobbying. And this year, no in-person conventions means the lobbyists are also staying home. 
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Eastman Kodak Co. significantly increased its spending to lobby the federal government in the months before the Trump administration announced a $765 million loan to the beleaguered camera company.
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Brian Ballard has represented private prisons and foreign governments. Now he’s setting his sights on the pandemic response.
The Swarm's insight:
Take a moment to ask yourself this one question: 'Why is it that rich people and corporations are still cashing in on coronavirus relief, but all you got was one check for 1200 dollars?'
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The nation’s four major airlines and their trade organization have spent more than $350 million on lobbying federal officials since their last bailout -- the equivalent of more than $650,000 for every House and Senate member.
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The Trump International Hotel rolled out the red carpet last summer for the two coal companies that have done the most to curry favor with the owner of the Washington, D.C., luxury destination: President Trump.
The Swarm's insight:
While taxpayers like you are struggling to pay their inflated tax bills, Donald Trump is raking in the cash from the lobbyists and executives who stay at his hotel. However, he isn't required to disclose how much he earns and he continually refuses to show anyone his tax returns. It doesn't seem fair, does it? No, it doesn't.
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Environmental law professor Jody Freeman urged to cut ties with ConocoPhillips, which pays her more than $350,000 a year
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Blackstone, which has more than $500 billion in assets under management, hired David Urban earlier this year to join its ranks of outside lobbyists.
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Watchdogs say Americans’ priorities in peril when former members of Congress take foreign paychecks
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This is what happens when our politicians are more loyal to money than they are to their country.
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In the run up to the US Presidential Election, Mining Technology looks at the top campaign funders and lobbying activities in the US mining industry.
The Swarm's insight:
The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that it will allow companies to monitor their waste dumping activities and to keep track of the levels of pollution themselves. No one yet knows what that means, but everyone is certain that no corporate polluter can be trusted. So it's a good idea to keep up with their political activities, starting with their lobbyists.
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Jeff Miller helped open up the VA to private contractors. Now he’s out of office and lobbying for those businesses.
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