Lobbying costs in 2011 balance out the ups and downs
Issues drive up lobbying expenditures for some associations, but U.S. Chamber spends 50 percent less in nonelection year Associations and other nonprofit groups reported spending about the same overall on lobbying in 2011 as they did the year beforeas long as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is not included in the calculations.
Read MoreNational Association of Broadcasters VP David Dziedzic dies
National Association of Broadcasters VP David Dziedzic dies January 17, 2012 David Dziedzic, senior vice president of business development of the National Association of Broadcasters, died Jan. 14 at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Md. He was 49 and had brain cancer.
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ABC chief looks ahead to broad industry transformation
Associated Builders and Contractors CEO Michael Bellaman is working with others toward a future with no workplace fatalities
Read MoreAir toxins battle is poised to heat up on Capitol Hill
Critics predict the new regulations will kill jobs and raise electricity cost; EPA says cleaner air will save lives and create jobs Controversy surrounding new rules aimed at making smokestacks cleaner will pick up steam on Capitol Hill during this election year. Thats partly because the politics of coal and geography mean that not all electric utilities or fossil fuel producers stand united, and even some Democrats disagree with President Obama and party leaders.
Read MoreAs GOP primary voters evaluate, associations advocate
While Republican candidates debate policy, some groups see the elections as an opportunity to get their issues into the discussion. The GOP primary elections are set to enter a crucial phase, with rivals to front-runner Mitt Romney viewing the upcoming contests in South Carolina (Jan. 21) and Florida (Jan. 31) as the last best chance to stop the former Massachusetts governor from locking up the nomination. So cut-and-thrust policy discussions will continue throughout the
Read MoreNFIB sues to overturn Obama recess appointments to NLRB
The National Federation of Independent business filed a legal challenge Friday to President Barack Obamas Jan. 4 recess appointments of three members to the National Labor Relations Board. The small business amended its existing suit over the NLRBs Notice Posting Rule to also challenge the constitutionality of the appointments, which occurred while Congress was technically still in session.
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