Government Operations
Lobbying Disclosures Pile Up as Filing Deadlines Near
1. Association of American Railroads filed a second quarter 2026 LDA quarterly report on September 14, 2026, disclosing $1,413,000 in lobbying expenditures...
John Wiley Ends Lobbying Relationship With Access Partnership
John Wiley & Sons Inc. ended its lobbying relationship with Access Partnership LLC on June 30, 2026, according to a termination filing for the second...
Idaho Department of Lands Lobbies on Payette Lake Land Exchange
The Idaho Department of Lands engaged Freemyer & Associates PC as their lobbying representative on Natural Resources (NAT) issues. The filing centers on...
Water Authority Expands Lobbying on Central Valley Water Policy
The registration identifies Natural Resources and Environmental/Superfund as lobbying issues for the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority. Invariant LLC...
Capitoline Consulting Ends American Coatings Lobbying
Capitoline Consulting LLC terminated its lobbying relationship with the American Coatings Association effective July 31, according to a filing signed on...
Western Uranium Ends Winslow & Co. Lobbying Deal
Western Uranium & Vanadium Corp. terminated its engagement with Winslow & Co. Public Affairs LLC on September 1, ending a lobbying relationship that...
Lumber Association's $890K Lobbying Spend at Forbes Tate
The Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (SLMA) has spent $890,144 on lobbying over the past four quarters, making it a meaningful client for...
CropLife America Expands Lobbying on Agriculture
CropLife America expanded its lobbying presence by amending its registration with Bishop Consulting Group LLC on September 2. CropLife America, which...
Actors' Equity Switches Firms on Performing Artist Taxes
Actors' Equity Association switched lobbying firms in early September, ending its relationship with Meltsner Strategies LLC and engaging Alignment...
WuXi AppTec Hires Sander Lurie on Health Issues
WuXi AppTec Sales LLC, a U.S.-based subsidiary of a Chinese biotech firm, has switched lobbying representation after a federal designation threatened its...
Cliff Madison Ends Representation of Los Angeles Metro
Cliff Madison Government Relations Inc. ended its representation of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority on May 1, according to a...
Energy Action Fund Hires Lot Sixteen LLC
Energy Action Fund, the advocacy arm of the Energy Foundation, hired Lot Sixteen LLC to lobby Congress on clean energy and environmental issues. The...
Smithfield Foods Hires Greenberg Traurig on Farm Bill
Smithfield Foods is lobbying on science-based animal welfare standards and Farm Bill reauthorization while contending with U.S. scrutiny of its foreign...
Honeywell Terminates Contract With Etherton and Associates
Honeywell International Inc. ended its contract with Etherton and Associates Inc. on June 30, according to a termination filing signed on September 11.
Michelin Hires Boundary Stone for Transportation Lobbying
Michelin North America Inc. hired Boundary Stone Partners LLC as its lobbying firm on a new-client registration signed September 11. The tire manufacturer...
Symmatrics Inc. Hires Tower Strategy for Defense Lobbying
Symmatrics Inc. engaged Tower Strategy LLC to lobby on Computer Industry, Defense, Homeland Security and Science/Technology issues as the cybersecurity...
Foster Adopt Connect Hires Penman Group to Lobby on Family Affairs
Foster Adopt Connect Inc., a Missouri- and Kansas-based foster care nonprofit, entered the federal lobbying arena for the first time this month. The...
General Dynamics Hires Keast for Defense Lobbying
General Dynamics Corp. added Keast Strategic Solutions LLC to its federal lobbying operation in early September. John Keast, the firm's founder and...