Lobbying
Legislation, Lobbying, Pollution
Polluters try to influence anti-pollution legislation
Lobbying, Pollution
Big-money lobbyists against regulating toxic chemicals
Lobbying, Madison
What are they doing in there?
Quite frankly, it’s quite hard to tell. It’s quite the mess and there is more information missing than available. There is very little information about who paid whom and how much to lobby for which matters.
WHY DO LOBBYING REPORTS MATTER?
I’m pretty sure my regular readers don’t need to have this explained to them. Think of that project in your neighborhood – what went on behind the scenes? Think of big projects in the city like Judge Doyle Square? No reports. MG&E has 5 lobbyists? Clean Lakes Alliance who worked on the James Madison Park plan – no lobbyists in 2018? All those construction projects? Liquor licenses? Who is being influenced to make those decisions? Funny thing is, I have yet to find one lobbyist who reports meeting with the mayor in the past 6 months. Hmm. I know he’s out of town a lot, but that seems highly unlikely. Likewise, I find no reports of lobbyists meeting with Mike Verveer, or Marsha Rummel or Ledell Zellers. With all the liquor licenses and development projects downtown, I hardly think that could be true. And let me be clear . . . the problem isn’t the people who have expense reports shown below. How many lobbyists do you think are missing from this list? Who do you think they are? And who do you think they influence? And how much did that cost?
Via What are [Madison] city lobbyists up to these days? | Forward Lookout
Link
ALEC, Business, Legislation, Lobbying, Press, Television
Paid
Business, Lobbying, WISGOP
Contractors
So I have to believe that the opposition of some Republicans is rooted in fear. That’s not unusual. Politicians, as a class, are not notable for their courage (and, yes, I understand that courage does not preclude prudence). But who are they afraid of? It can’t – or at least it shouldn’t – be unions.…
Government Spending, Lobbying, State Government, Transportation
Contractors Dearest
So here we are. Revenue increases are off the table (hopefully and thankfully). There isn’t the will to borrow to completely fill the gap. When it comes to ways to reduce the spending, the legislators are faced with a political choice. They can anger their constituents by cutting projects, or they can anger the road…
Cronyism, Lobbying
A place for the mediocre & mendacious
Crony Capitalism, Cronyism, Lobbying, WEDC
Those who can’t do, lobby
Business, Economy, Government Spending, Lobbying, Local Government, Politics
On the road to nowhere
Truth is, we’re losing the battle to pay for what we have now and the cost of many of these roadway expansions including sprawl growth vastly outweighs the return. I have history on my side to support that statement because here we are after 30 to 40 years of “expanding tax base” growth and we’re…
Lobbying, WISGOP
Leggiepalooza
Js Online Excerpt: Madison — Republican leaders in the Assembly are urging lobbyists to help them knock on voters’ doors in an effort to strengthen their majority. They’ve dubbed the effort “Leggiepalooza.” Rep. Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna) this summer has regularly emailed supporters to tell them when and where to meet for the door-knocking program, and…
Agriculture, Federal Government, Legislature, Lobbying
Half-a-billion for lobbyists
This isn’t your father’s Farm Bill. That’s the finding of “Growing Influence: Lobbying and the 2014 Farm Bill,” a three-day series on the nearly $1 trillion spending plan signed into law in February by President Barack Obama. Via Lobbying on 10-year Farm Bill reached $500 million, new analysis shows @ WisconsinWatch.org