Lobbying
The annual "Rally to Protect Your Right to Keep and Bear Arms" is held at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Monday, June 7, 2021. (Dan Gleiter/The Patriot-News via AP)
NRA's gun rights message not slowed by legal, money troubles

By Colleen Long Jun. 08, 2021 06:02 AM EDT

After decades-long fight, Nevada lawmakers raise mining tax

By Sam Metz May. 31, 2021 11:27 PM EDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — In a state that produces more gold than all but four countries, lawmakers voted to reform how the state taxes the mining industry,...

Illinois state Rep. Maurice West, D-Rockford, introduces Senate Bill 825, an election omnibus bill which would change Illinois' 2022 primary election from March 15 to June 28 along with voter access changes, on the floor of the Illinois House of Representatives at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., Monday, May 31, 2021. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP)
$41B budget, trickier issues face Legislature on final day

By John O'connor May. 31, 2021 06:15 PM EDT

Florida sued over law to ban social media content blocking

By Brendan Farrington May. 27, 2021 04:55 PM EDT
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Two groups representing online companies sued Florida on Thursday over a new law that seeks to punish large social media businesses...

Ivey vetoes delay of 3rd grade reading promotion requirement

By Kim Chandler May. 27, 2021 03:53 PM EDT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday vetoed legislation to delay next year’s high-stakes requirement to hold back third graders who aren’t...

Ivey faces decision on promotion requirement for 3rd graders

By Kim Chandler May. 26, 2021 01:19 PM EDT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — After the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted classrooms, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey faces a decision whether to delay next year's high-stakes...

FILE - In this April 21, 2021, file photo, people opposed to Texas voter bills HB6 and SB7 hold signs during a news conference hosted by Texas Rising Action on the steps of the State Capitol in Austin, Texas. Republican lawmakers around the country are pressing ahead with efforts to tighten voting laws, despite growing warnings from business leaders that the measures could harm democracy and the economic climate. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Despite business warnings, GOP moves ahead with voting bills

By Acacia Coronado And Bill Barrow May. 05, 2021 01:12 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 21, 2021, file photo, people opposed to Texas voter bills HB6 and SB7 hold signs during a news conference hosted by Texas Rising Action on the steps of the State Capitol in Austin, Texas. Republican lawmakers around the country are pressing ahead with efforts to tighten voting laws, despite growing warnings from business leaders that the measures could harm democracy and the economic climate. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Despite business warnings, GOP moves ahead with voting bills

By Acacia Coronado And Bill Barrow May. 04, 2021 03:51 PM EDT

Portland Business Alliance fined over city lobbying rules

Apr. 29, 2021 09:10 AM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The city of Portland’s auditor’s office has fined one of the Portland area’s most influential business organizations for repeatedly...

Nevada statehouse reopens to public with little fanfare

By Sam Metz Apr. 15, 2021 06:44 PM EDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Legislature reopened its doors to the public on Thursday after months of only allowing lawmakers, staff and a limited...

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly session of Prime Ministers Questions in Parliament in London, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Opposition accuses UK govt of sleaze amid lobbying scandal

By Jill Lawless Apr. 14, 2021 08:00 AM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, June 27, 2016 file photo, the then Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron leaves 10 Downing Street in London, to address Parliament on Britain's European Union referendum choice to leave. Former British Prime Minister David Cameron has broken his silence on allegations that he improperly lobbied government officials on behalf of a financial services firm, saying there are “important lessons to be learnt” from the scandal. The comments, released late Sunday April 11, 2021 in an 1,800-word written statement, are Cameron’s first since Greensill Capital collapsed more than a month ago, threatening thousands of jobs at a British steelmaker it had financed. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
UK lobbying scandal snares ex-PM Cameron; govt starts probe

By Danica Kirka Apr. 12, 2021 05:10 AM EDT

Together for Peru transgender congressional candidate Gahela Cari, campaigns in the Casachacra shanty town on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Saturday, March 27, 2021. Like virtually all political candidates, Cari has had to face off attacks over her proposals during her campaign for a seat in Peru's congress, but unlike the rest, she has also had to fend off transphobic harassment. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Discrimination part of everyday life for Peru's trans people

By Regina Garcia Cano Apr. 06, 2021 09:35 AM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021 file photo elderly people wait for the COVID-19 vaccine at the Don Orione rest home in Rome. In some Italian region lawyers, magistrates, professors and other younger professionals got vaccinated against COVID-19 before octogenarians despite government pledges of prioritizing Italy’s oldest citizens. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, file)
Young professionals cut ahead of older Italians for vaccine

By Frances D'emilio And Colleen Barry Apr. 03, 2021 02:28 AM EDT

Independent repair shop owner Curtis Jones works on an Epson printer at The Technology Center in Sparks, Nev., Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Jones is among a group of independent repair shop owners who say tech companies have made it increasingly difficult to access parts and schematics needed to fix devices. He wants the state Legislature to pass a "Right to Repair" bill that would require manufacturers provide independent repair shops the information needed to fix devices. (AP Photo/Samuel Metz)
Big tech, Nevada repair shops clash over 'right to repair'

By Sam Metz Mar. 30, 2021 11:53 AM EDT

Big tech and independent shops clash over 'right to repair'

By Sam Metz Mar. 29, 2021 05:09 PM EDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Trade groups representing big tech companies clashed with independent repair shop owners in Monday committee hearing in the Nevada...

FILE - This March 19, 2018, file photo shows Apple's App Store app in Baltimore. Big tech’s outsized influence over society has become one of the biggest battlefronts in state legislatures this year. Lawmakers are taking on tech and social media companies over a wide range of issues, including anti-trust, digital privacy, taxing ad sales, net neutrality and censorship (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Big Tech's outsized influence draws state-level pushback

By Bobby Caina Calvan And Marcy Gordon Mar. 27, 2021 10:30 AM EDT

Spending on lobbying NJ government hits new record in 2020

By Mike Catalini Mar. 09, 2021 02:23 PM EST
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Lobbyists spent a record amount of money trying to influence New Jersey's state government in 2020, the state's Election Law Enforcement...

Pandemic sparks debate about remote lobbying in Nevada

By Sam Metz Feb. 19, 2021 08:05 PM EST
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus in the Nevada Legislature have changed the nature of lobbying and...

FILE - In this May 1, 2020, file photo, a sign sits in front of the Tyson Foods plant in Waterloo, Iowa. Hundreds of meatpacking workers have been vaccinated against the coronavirus but the union that represents them says several hundred thousand more have not, despite the risks they continue to face at work. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Union says meatpacking workers should be vaccinated sooner

By Josh Funk Feb. 13, 2021 09:08 AM EST