Energizer Lobbyists

Deregulation Keeps Lobbyists Going... and Going...

"......"

Feb. 21, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Business Leaders Hire Lobbyists to Battle Dirty Coal

Coalition of free-market well-to-dos formed to oppose Texas' 17 proposed pulverized coal power plants fights electric utilities using their own weapon of choice – lobbyists

"...the utilities using their own weapon of choice – lobbyists. Boone joked that between 40 and 60 of the..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

The Governor's Lobbyists

Thumbnail sketches of members of Perry's money circle

"...Here's a snapshot of the most prominent lobbyists and big donors who are part of Rick Perry's..."

March 2, 2007 News Feature by Amy Smith

Can Fewer Texas Lobbyists in DC Mean More Clout for the State?

Jan. 19, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Lobbyists' Bios

Dec. 4, 1998 News Column

Then There's This: Loophole Development Code?

Lobbyists may get a crack at rewriting land-use regs

"...Member Bill Spelman pulled down his proposal to allow lobbyists to serve on an advisory group that will help..."

Feb. 1, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Merchants of Doubt

This doc calls out the spokesmen for Big Tobacco, Big Pharma, and Big Oil, as well as the tactics they use to blur the facts

"...Revealing little new about the political lobbyists that Thank You for Smoking slyly skewered a decade..."

April 10, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

Casino Jack

Kevin Spacey stars in this entertaining romp about the career of disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

"...and shakes you by the collar: "See, movies about lobbyists can be fun!" It's all so I'm Dancing as..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Hightower Report: How Many Working-Class Populists Are in Trump’s New Government?

More than half of The Donald's Department of Defense transition team have worked as executives or lobbyists

"...Depart­ment of Defense transition team have been executives or lobbyists for such military contractors as Boeing. Overall, according to..."

Jan. 27, 2017 News Column by Jim Hightower

Conservative Kingmaker Compares TEC to Third Reich

Empower Texans boss under investigation for unregistered lobbying

"...Many office holders and lobbyists have muttered under their breath about the Texas Ethics..."

Nov. 15, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

In Through the Out Door

And Vice Versa: Politicians Hit the Revolving Door

"...Our democracy has been replaced by a consultocracy, where lobbyists and political consultants hold keys to the Legislature and..."

Aug. 9, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Lobbying for Little People

A Profile of Austin's Center for Public Policy Priorities

"...All lobbyists are not created equal...."

Feb. 2, 2001 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Hightower Report: Eau de Lobby

D.C.'s K-Street cleanup smells fishy

"...of its own sty. Maybe that's why some corporate lobbyists have launched a campaign to spiff up K-Street, Washington's..."

June 1, 2012 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Time to End a Banker Boondoggle That Hurts Students; and Making a Mockery of U.S. Representational Democracy

"...even want to grasp, so they are hiring top-gun lobbyists and rallying anti-government ideologues to oppose Obama's plan –..."

May 1, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Free Market Hypocrites; and Lobbyists Go Shopping

"...into thinking there's something wrong with sexed-up milk. So lobbyists for Monsanto and its BGH users have been swarming..."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

Picking Up the TAB

The Travis Co. DA and the courts consider Texas Association of Business money spent during the fall campaign.

"...orchestrated the corporate-funded ad campaign, to include officeholders and lobbyists high in the GOP food chain. The Houston Chronicle..."

March 28, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Spinning Out of Control?

Business Is Booming

"...fell off pretty fast. There wasn't over a hundred lobbyists in town during the session." Compare that, says Clayton,..."

Feb. 12, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Public Notice: Remember Memorial Day

What floods around, comes around

"...And lobbyists? Don't get me started (too late; see below)...."

May 29, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Hightower Report

The Downturn Hits High-Dollar Sports; and Lobbyists Change Their Stripes

"...it, shouldn't Citi Field really be named Taxpayers' Field? Lobbyists Change Their Stripes..."

Dec. 19, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

President Pinocchio speaks to the nation; and Lobbyists reject restrictions

"...This guy will go down in history as President Pinocchio!LOBBYISTS REJECT RESTRICTIONS Both political parties, squirming under the spreading..."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

Jeffords and the Lobby, Karl Rove's ethics & the New Fast Track

"...that kind of access. This year lots of corporate lobbyists were fat and sassy because they were bosom buddies..."

June 29, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Weasels Undermine Ethics Reform; and Congress Coddles Credit-Rating Finaglers

"...not only describes furry, burrowing rodents but also corporate lobbyists who madly tunnel loopholes through our country's ethics laws...."

Dec. 25, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

Thomas Frank's 21st Century Corruption Theory

A Q&A with the author of What's the Matter With Kansas? and The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule

"...in The [Washington] Post, about one of the biggest lobbyists of them all, the most powerful, most effective, whatever,..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Austin girds its loins for its biennial journey up Granite Mountain.

"...the city of Austin spends your tax money on lobbyists. Apparently, this "news" did not motivate the populace to..."

Dec. 20, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

On the Lege

Recruiting Tools

"...The nonprofit group found that 110 of the 1,600 lobbyists registered in 1997 (during the last legislative session), are..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Column

Council Watch

Only in Concept

"...or better, investigations, but it will help rein in lobbyists and special interest groups...."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Column

Lege for Sale?

Uber and Lyft splurge on lobby to deregulate themselves

"...now is spending up to $1.6 million on 26 lobbyists. Lyft meanwhile boosted its lobby spending 88 percent, to..."

March 14, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Lege Lines: House Committees, Revenue Estimates ... & Snacks

The Lege appoints House Committee members, offers revenue estimates, and ensures lawmakers are well fed

"...Fund, leaving $113 billion in available GR cash. No Lobbyists, No Lunch..."

Feb. 13, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Council: Raise Your Hand If You're Running for Mayor

It's impossible to ignore Council members' political aspirations

"...big red target offered by a proposal to allow lobbyists to participate formally in the rewrite of the city's..."

Feb. 8, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

The Hightower Report

Lobbyists' BFF; and California's Budding Union Movement

"...Lobbyists' BFF..."

Oct. 15, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

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