Politics
AICPA PAC Spreads $4.2M Across Bipartisan Congressional Slate
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Political Action Committee (AICPA PAC) deployed $4.21 million in total disbursements through the...
Defense Infrastructure Funding Reaches $82.7 Billion, CRS Says
A Congressional Research Service report published on August 19 details how defense infrastructure funding in the 119th Congress has grown substantially, yet...
Masa Group Ends Brief Lobbying Exchange With NILC
Masa Group LLC terminated its lobbying engagement with the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) on July 3, 2026, according to a filing made public this...
Converse County Bank Ends Atrio Consulting Lobbying Contract
Converse County Bank has terminated its lobbying contract with Atrio Consulting Group LLC, according to a filing signed August 20, 2026. The Wyoming-based...
Hidden Level Inc. Ends Nine-Month Lobbying Push
Hidden Level Inc., a computer and technology company, ended its in-house lobbying operation on August 21, 2026, according to a termination filing signed the...
State Farm Hires Mercury Public Affairs For insurance Lobbying
State Farm operates a federally chartered savings bank, placing it under enhanced regulatory oversight from the Federal Reserve as an insurance holding company.
Hiclear Holdings Enters Federal Lobbying Arena
Hiclear Holdings LLC, a modular wastewater treatment systems manufacturer, has entered the federal lobbying arena for the first time. The company registered...
Water Authority Hires Dennis Cardoza Consulting
San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority, which delivers water to approximately 1.2 million acres of farmland, hired Dennis Cardoza Consulting Services LLC...
VA's Budget Shortfall Exposes Gaps in Healthcare Forecasting
The Department of Veterans Affairs is asking Congress for billions of dollars more than it budgeted, raising urgent questions about how the agency forecasts...
GAO Finds $186 Billion in Improper Payments Despite Enacted Laws
Federal agencies handed out roughly $186 billion in improper payments in fiscal year 2025 — a staggering sum that represents money sent to the wrong people,...
PLS Group Hires Continental Strategy for Six Policy Areas
PLS Group Ltd. has registered Continental Strategy LLC to lobby on six policy areas spanning defense, manufacturing, energy and nuclear issues, natural...
Starr County Hires Valiant Strategies on Transportation Lobbying
Starr County, Texas has entered the federal lobbying arena, retaining Valiant Strategies LLC to push for Transportation policy changes. The South Texas...
NARC Lobbies on Transportation Reauthorization
The National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) has engaged Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP to represent it on federal lobbying efforts, marking a new...
Admail West Inc. Hires Cardoza on Communications Lobbying
Admail West Inc. is entering the lobbying arena on communications and broadcasting matters, hiring Dennis Cardoza Consulting Services LLC to represent its...
Tank Trailer Coalition Lobbies on Tariff Bills
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP was registered as the lobbying firm for American Tank Trailers Manufacturing Coalition on August 14, 2026, on Tariff Bills.
SpaceX Ends Seven-Year Lobbying Partnership As Federal Influence Grows
SpaceX has terminated its long-running relationship with Squire Patton Boggs, one of Washington's most prominent lobbying firms, ending a partnership that...
Epps Holloway Enters Federal Aviation Lobbying Arena
A Tennessee-based law firm has entered the aviation lobbying arena. Mercury Public Affairs LLC registered Epps, Holloway, DeLoach & Hoipkeimer LLC as a new...
Prime Therapeutics Hires Red+Blue On Health Issues
Prime Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical and health services organization, registered with Red+Blue Strategies for lobbying on health issues.