Lobbying

Restaurants And Insurers Square Off In Battle Over Pandemic Payments

Restaurants And Insurers Square Off In Battle Over Pandemic Payments
Restaurants And Insurers Square Off In Battle Over Pandemic Payments
April 19, 2020  |  Economy

A lobbying effort has pitted the restaurant industry against insurers as the American economy attempts to find its way out of the coronavirus pandemic, according...

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SoftBank Amplifies Capitol Hill Lobbying Efforts
SoftBank Amplifies Capitol Hill Lobbying Efforts
March 12, 2020  |  Business

Japanese conglomerate SoftBank is boosting its lobbying efforts in Washington, D.C. to work on issues that align with its portfolio investments, Bloomberg reported on Thursday...

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Facebook Adds New Lobbyists In Libra Push
Facebook Adds New Lobbyists In Libra Push
September 05, 2019  |  Facebook / Meta

Facebook has added two new lobbyists in its bid to make its proposed cryptocurrency Libra a reality, according to a report by Bloomberg. Get the...

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Google Fires Lobbyists As Increased Gov’t Oversight Looms
Google Fires Lobbyists As Increased Gov’t Oversight Looms
June 12, 2019  |  Google

In a massive restructuring of its worldwide government affairs and policy workings, Google has let go of around six of its biggest lobbying firms, amid...

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Google Spent $21M On Lobbying In 2018
Google Spent $21M On Lobbying In 2018
June 09, 2019  |  Google

Google is spending more than any other U.S. tech company on lobbying as the tech sector faces increased scrutiny and the potential for more regulation....

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Tech Lobbyists Oppose California Consumer Privacy Act
Tech Lobbyists Oppose California Consumer Privacy Act
April 30, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

Lobbying groups and trade associations representing tech giants such as Facebook and Apple have thrown their support towards legislation that could weaken California’s landmark privacy...

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Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Others Spent Millions Lobbying In 2018
Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Others Spent Millions Lobbying In 2018
January 23, 2019  |  Amazon Profile

Tech giants like Facebook, Apple, Google, Twitter and Microsoft spent $64 million last year in the hopes of helping to influence regulations and combat increased...

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Ripple Heads Up New Crypto Lobbying Group; Pays In XRP
Ripple Heads Up New Crypto Lobbying Group; Pays In XRP
September 30, 2018  |  Blockchain

Ripple, the blockchain startup, is heading up a new cryptocurrency lobbying group called Securing America’s Internet of Value Coalition. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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