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Lobbying Speaker DeLeo: Bring H4440 to Vote. Allow Fossil Fuel Divestment

July 5, 2020 By gmoke

Saw this at the Sunrise Movement Boston events page (https://www.facebook.com/events/606019430292922/) while putting together this week's Energy (and Other) Events (http://hubevents.blogspot.com), my free weekly listing of events on those … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: climate-change, ecology, energy, environment, lobbying, MassDivest, speaker-deleo, SunriseMovement, sustainability

Moyers & Company: Plutocracy Rising

October 22, 2012 By liveandletlive

Thank Goodness for the outspoken voices of Chrystia Freeland and Matt Taibbi, as well as the media access provided by Bill Moyers & Company and PBS. Can we get this message out on the campaign trail? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Chrystia Freeland, elections, Gilded Age, lobbying, Matt Taibbi, plutocracy, society

The Usual Budget Mystery: What to do?? UPDATE

June 29, 2011 By judy-meredith

[Cross-posted from RealClout.org, where I sometimes channel Hecate to answer common questions from bewildered community activists...] Dear Hecate, I’m a “citizen” lobbyist, part of a statewide organization, and we have been lobbying for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, community-activism, conference-committee, lobbying, massachusetts, state-budget

Being Republicans Won’t Beat Them, or how I learned to stop worrying and vote for Mike Lake

June 6, 2010 By cl-berg-powers

I felt a lot of pressure, being from Worcester, to vote for Guy Glodis for fear of making enemies among the Worcester powerbrokers. More than one person advised me to abstain from the vote when I made it clear I could not vote for someone … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: auditor, bigotry, bump, glodis, like-mike, lobbying, massachusetts

Wall Street – from their perspective.

April 9, 2010 By liveandletlive

It is interesting to listen to the talk on Wall Street, and the way they feel put upon by government and society.  They think Tim Geithner is "solid" and the good guy.  They spin tax numbers to make it seem like they are going to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: financial-reform, lobbying, progressive-tax, protests, unions, wall-street

Lobbying – a recession proof occupation

February 3, 2010 By AmberPaw

According to David Bernstein, in the Phoenix 25 million went to lobbyists on the record in 2009 which was a minor drop in totals. Who were the big winners, well, per Bernstein: In accordance with these shifting interests, there were winners … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bernstein, lobbying, lobbyist, phoenix, revolving-door

Mass Lobbyist have a record year……….losing

July 18, 2009 By judy-meredith

Pam Wilmot, executive director of Common Cause/Massachusetts, said the stark budget realities had much to do with the lobbying activity.“Interestingly, during an economic downturn there is often more activity at the State House as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ethics-reform, lobbying

The elephants in the house (no, not the GOP)

June 26, 2009 By Charley on the MTA

NPR has a truly magnificent bit of reporting here -- one that deserves a big fat following of me-too following from every media outlet: A panoramic shot of the lobbyists and other special-interest-shuckers in the health care hearing room -- … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: health-care, lobbying, lobbyists, us-congress

We Need A Good Ethics Bill– Call today

June 23, 2009 By pamwilmot

(Update from Pam: I just got a call from someone "in the know" who reports, and I believe it, that the ethics bill is close to being finalized, that both the House and Senate are cooperating,  and that I will be very happy with the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: common-cause, ethics, lobbying

Senate President Murray’s Best. Move. Ever. — updated: did she fool me?

May 13, 2009 By justinian

In response to the many strong comments, and Pam Wilmot's detailed post, I have to retract.  The Prez seems to have given me some campaign finance gold, and I missed the ethics coal stuck in the bill. I haven't always been the biggest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: campaign-finance, ethics, lobbying, lobbyist

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