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Political scientist Thomas R. Dye said that politics is about battling over scarce governmental resources: who gets them, where, when, why and how. [8] Since government makes the rules in a complex economy such as the United States, various organizations, businesses, individuals, nonprofits, trade groups, religions, charities and others—which are affected by these rules—will exert as much ...
Pro-choice groups spend more on lobbying than anti-abortion groups. [17] When anti-abortion groups donate to politicians, they donate most of their funds to Republican Party representatives. [18] During the 2008 election period, pro-choice organizations spent $1.7 million on lobbying efforts and anti-abortion groups spent approximately $607,550 ...
Taxpayer-funded lobbying by local political subdivisions can take two main forms: direct and association. [12] [13] [14] In the first type, local political subdivisions of the state, such as, cities, counties, and school districts, use public funds to contract directly with a lobbyist to lobby on their behalf at the state or federal legislature.
As Congress signed off on trillions of dollars in coronavirus aid, the small-government group Citizens Against Government Waste urged lawmakers to oppose bailouts for U.S. states, broadcasters ...
Most people are aware that Washington, D.C. is awash in lobbyists, people whose jobs, whether paid or unpaid, entail pressing their particular company's interests in the hallowed halls of the U.S ...
Intra-governmental debt: Obligations of government to particular legal entities, such as the Social Security Trust Fund. Gross or national debt: The sum of debt held by the public plus the intra-governmental debt. Both the debt held by the public in dollars and as ratio relative to the size of the economy (GDP) are common measures.
Jul. 28—Every few years, someone in power timidly suggests New Mexico should pay its legislators a base salary. I'm all for it. The citizen Legislature that's been in place since the advent of ...
The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110–81 (text), 121 Stat. 735, enacted September 14, 2007) is a law of the United States federal government that amended parts of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.