Nonprofit Lobbying Rights

Feb 8, 2016

Top 400 Taxpayers See Tax Rates Rise, But There’s More to the Story

As Americans were gathering party supplies to greet the New Year, the Internal Revenue Service released their annual report of cumulative tax data reported on the 400 tax r...

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Feb 4, 2016

Chlorine Bleach Plants Needlessly Endanger 63 Million Americans

Chlorine bleach plants across the U.S. put millions of Americans in danger of a chlorine gas release, a substance so toxic it has been used as a chemical weapon. Greenpeace’s new repo...

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Jan 25, 2016

U.S. Industrial Facilities Reported Fewer Toxic Releases in 2014

The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data for 2014 is now available. The good news: total toxic releases by reporting facilities decreased by nearly six percent from 2013 levels. Howe...

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Jan 22, 2016

Methane Causes Climate Change. Here's How the President Plans to Cut Emissions by 40-45 Percent.

UPDATE (Jan. 22, 2016): Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its proposed rule to reduce methane emissions...

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Great Article on Environmental Astroturf

Mar 23, 2006 by Guest Blogger

An article in Environemental Science and Technology Online details a "grassroots" effort to "reform" the Endangered Species Act. It is worth a read.

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CREW Files Complaint Against PA Pastors

Mar 23, 2006 by Guest Blogger

Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a complaint with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) alleging that a get-out-the-vote training session offered by the Pennsylvania Pastors Network (PPN) may have violated IRS rules governing charities. Visit CREW's website

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WRTL Offers to Settle Case if FEC Acts

Mar 23, 2006 by Guest Blogger

From Bob Bauer's blog:

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Lobby Reform: A Bill in the House, While the Senate Moves Toward Vote

Heading into the week long St. Patrick's Day recess, the House Republican leadership has formally introduced a lobbying and ethics reform bill, while the Senate has scheduled a vote for March 27. While both chambers are finally moving legislation, it is increasingly unclear what new rules will eventually be enacted, and whether they will change business as usual in Washington.

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Text of Dreier Lobby Reform Legislation

Mar 17, 2006 by Guest Blogger

The text of the Dreier lobby reform bill can be found here

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Dreier Introduces Lobby Reform Bill in House

Mar 17, 2006 by Guest Blogger

Rep. David Dreier introduced a lobby reform bill yesterday. Click here for a section by section summary. GOP leadership intends to take it up after recess, although it is reported that it will change as members go home for their in-district work days and examine the bill more throughly.

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Frist Says Lobby Reform Back on Schedule

Mar 17, 2006 by Guest Blogger

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Sen. Majority Leader Frist has put lobby reform back on the calendar! Monday, March 27 at 1 pm, the Senate will begin deliberations on the pending lobby reform bill. It is not clear how they intend to deal with the 70 some amendments still pending.

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Desperately Seeking a Name Change

Mar 16, 2006 by Guest Blogger

Public Citizen is reporting that Jack Abramoff's infamous watering hole for movers and shakers, Signatures, is looking for a name change. Public Citizen generously is offering up some suggestions...

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House GOP Leaders Distributing Drafts of Lobby Reform Proposal

Mar 16, 2006 by Guest Blogger

Reportedly, House GOP leadership is releasing a draft of their lobby reform bill to the rank and file for feedback. Although it was initially thought a bill would be dropped tomorrow before recess, early protests from yesterday's caucus meeting put a kink in the process. Now it seems Blunt is hoping Members take the draft home with them and return with suggestions or changes.

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Internet Regulation Out, 527 Regulation In

Mar 16, 2006 by Guest Blogger

While provisions regulating 527 organizations is being pushed in both the House and the Senate lobby reform discussions, HR 1606, the Online Freedom of Speech Act, has been taken off the House calendar. It was slated for vote today. For more on the twists and turns of the legislation, see Bob Bauer's blog.

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