Legislation

New York Life Lobbies on Life Insurance Tax Treatment

New York Life Insurance Co. is focused on tax treatment of life insurance products and regulations affecting the insurance industry. The company's Q2...

Health

Association for Accessible Medicines Drops Squire Patton Boggs

Squire Patton Boggs ended its representation of the Association for Accessible Medicines as of June 30, 2026, according to an LDA termination filing. The...

Transportation

Daimler Trucks Increases Lobbying on Autonomous Vehicle Safety

Daimler Trucks North America increased its federal lobbying spending to $230,000 in the second quarter of 2026, marking a significant uptick from the...

Government Operations

GAO Report Finds Most Earmark Funds Obligated, Billions Remain Unspent

Congress has funneled approximately $39 billion through over 20,000 community project funding initiatives and congressionally directed spending projects...

Government Operations

Gray Media Hires Cogent Strategies for Lobbying

Gray Media is maintaining steady lobbying pressure on Capitol Hill through its second quarter 2026 lobbying filing.

Government Operations

Enterprise Mobility Maintains Q2 Federal Lobbying Spending

Enterprise Mobility filed its Q2 2026 lobbying disclosure on July 16, 2026, reporting expenses of $110,000 through Venable LLP. The filing represents a...

Labor and Employment

Fire Fighters Lobby for Protective Equipment Standards

The International Association of Fire Fighters is investing significant resources in federal advocacy as Congress considers legislation directly affecting...

Government Operations

Townsend Public Affairs Ends City of Soledad Contract

Townsend Public Affairs Inc. has terminated its representation of the City of Soledad, California, according to a lobbying disclosure filing. The LDA...

Education

University of Notre Dame Reports $190K in Q2 Lobbying Spending

University of Notre Dame filed a lobbying disclosure filing for the second quarter of 2026 reporting $190,000 in lobbying expenses. The university's...

Energy

GAO Warns DOE Oversight Changes Could Raise Nuclear Project Risk

The Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration oversee more than $65 billion in construction and acquisition projects across the...

Follow the Money

Paramount Skydance Hires Brownstein for Lobbying Push

Paramount Skydance Corp. has significantly expanded its lobbying efforts in the second quarter of 2026, filing multiple disclosures that show the company...

Government Operations

Alcoa Spent $960,000 Lobbying Without Disclosing Issues

Alcoa Corp. filed its second-quarter lobbying disclosure report on July 20, 2026, reporting $960,000 in spending but providing no detail on what issues it...

Law and Order

Stop Gas Station Heroin LLC Lobbies Kratom Regulation Fight

Stop Gas Station Heroin LLC is lobbying on kratom regulation as federal agencies move to restrict access. The FDA issued a consumer warning in May 2025...

Ethics

Ways and Means Tightens Foreign Funding Rules

Congress is moving to tighten rules around foreign funding and religious organization tax treatment in a markup that signals escalating concern over money...

Education

Harvard University Terminates O'Neill, Athy & Casey Contract

Harvard University terminated its lobbying engagement with O'Neill, Athy & Casey PC, according to a filing signed July 20, 2026. The termination became...

Health

Genentech Increases Lobbying Amid Drug Pricing Pressure

Genentech disclosed $1.81 million in lobbying expenditures for the Second Quarter of 2026, marking a significant jump from its modest $378,000 spend in the...

Government Operations

Von Furstenberg Hires Brownstein Hyatt for Federal Lobbying

Alex Von Furstenberg has engaged in federal lobbying activity through a Second Quarter 2026 lobbying disclosure filing, retained Brownstein Hyatt Farber...