Association CEOs salary stagnates
Gains in association CEO compensation are not at record lows. That counts as good news these days.
Read MoreMiller leaving U.S. Chamber of Commerce to join communications firm
Bill Miller, one of the Chambers most prominent political organizers, to become partner at the Brunswick Group Bill Miller, who helped turn the U.S. Chamber of Commerce into a potent force in federal elections in recent years, is leaving the giant business organization in October to become a partner at the international corporate communications firm Brunswick Group, the company announced Sept. 29.
Read MoreNRF campaign seeks to change attitudes about retail
Yearlong effort has specific policy goals, but also is aimed at amplifying the industrys voice in the long term The National Retail Federations recently announced one-year advocacy campaign is designed not just to lobby on current issues but to change policymakers perceptions of the retail industryand to gain standing for NRF to promote policies that sometimes differ from those of better-known business associations.
Read MoreConstituents seek to sway members of supercommittee
Fly-ins and sustained communication from business owners and employees can gain attention of lawmakers who shun lobbyists With some members of the deficit supercommittee vowing to restrict fundraising and access to lobbyists, constituent contacts and visits are one way to try to influence their deliberations.
Read MoreD.C. health care lobbyist dies at age 45
D.C. health care lobbyist dies at age 45Reed Franklin, director of government relations for the American Health Care Association, died Sept. 5. He was 45. Franklin died of natural causes, according to the obituary by Heritage Funeral Service and Crematory of Lynchburg, Va. He had worked for AHCA since 2009, having previously worked at the American Nurses Association, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and American Telemedicine Association.
Read MoreFormer U.S. senator to lobby for Motorcyclist Association
Wayne Allard, who spent two terms in the Senate and three terms in the House, joins the AMA to boost groups D.C. presence Former U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard (R-Colo.) will join the $15 million-revenue American Motorcyclist Association as vice president for government relations, effective Oct. 3.
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