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D.C. Firm Continues Northeast Maglev Rail Effort

A Washington firm is continuing efforts to bring high-speed, magnetic levitation trains to the region.

2013/02/25

Top Aide To O’Malley Leaving For Lobbying Firm

A long-time aide to Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is leaving to take a position with a Maryland lobbying firm.

2012/12/04

Forget Creativity: Can Lobbying Be Taught?

It’s been almost 30 years since Steve Billet, at the time a newly minted lobbyist for AT&T, pulled up behind a car at a red light in Washington and noticed the bumper sticker: “Don’t tell my mother I’m a lobbyist. She thinks I play piano in a whorehouse.”

2012/11/19

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Opinion: Who Is ALEC?

In right wing politics, ALEC serves as the nexus between corporations and aspiring Republicans always eager to find access to additional campaign cash.

2012/07/05

Casino Groups Fork Out Lobbying Bucks In Maryland

Maryland’s top lobbyists cashed in on the General Assembly’s casino debate this year, as the state’s nine highest-earning lobbyists all worked for companies with interests in a statewide gambling expansion.

2012/06/28

Report: Garagiola Omitted Lobbying On Md. Forms

A Maryland state senator running for Congress may have violated state ethics rules by failing to report for three years his employment by a Washington lobbying firm.

2012/02/24

Abramoff Criticizes Reforms After Lobbying Scandal

Jack Abramoff can’t say he wasn’t warned. When the now-notorious lobbyist was a rising star as Republicans expanded their power in Washington, a concerned senior partner in his firm warned against his win-at-all-costs approach to business. “At the rate you’re going,” the boss said, “you’re either going to be dead, disgraced or in jail in five years.”

2011/11/07

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