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Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. Clients spending over $15,000 on lobbying and dedicating at least 3% of total expenditures to lobbying must disclose sources of funding contributing over $2,500.<\/p>\n","post_title":"New York lobbying spending hit $67M in April and May","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"new-york-lobbying-spending-hit-67m-in-april-and-may","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8018","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":32},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. Clients spending over $15,000 on lobbying and dedicating at least 3% of total expenditures to lobbying must disclose sources of funding contributing over $2,500.<\/p>\n","post_title":"New York lobbying spending hit $67M in April and May","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"new-york-lobbying-spending-hit-67m-in-april-and-may","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8018","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":32},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. Clients spending over $15,000 on lobbying and dedicating at least 3% of total expenditures to lobbying must disclose sources of funding contributing over $2,500.<\/p>\n","post_title":"New York lobbying spending hit $67M in April and May","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"new-york-lobbying-spending-hit-67m-in-april-and-may","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8018","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":32},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. Clients spending over $15,000 on lobbying and dedicating at least 3% of total expenditures to lobbying must disclose sources of funding contributing over $2,500.<\/p>\n","post_title":"New York lobbying spending hit $67M in April and May","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"new-york-lobbying-spending-hit-67m-in-april-and-may","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8018","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":32},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. Clients spending over $15,000 on lobbying and dedicating at least 3% of total expenditures to lobbying must disclose sources of funding contributing over $2,500.<\/p>\n","post_title":"New York lobbying spending hit $67M in April and May","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"new-york-lobbying-spending-hit-67m-in-april-and-may","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8018","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":32},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
COELIG Executive Director Berland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. Clients spending over $15,000 on lobbying and dedicating at least 3% of total expenditures to lobbying must disclose sources of funding contributing over $2,500.<\/p>\n","post_title":"New York lobbying spending hit $67M in April and May","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"new-york-lobbying-spending-hit-67m-in-april-and-may","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8018","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":32},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\u201cUnsurprisingly, 17 out of 20 of the most lobbied legislation focused on the state budget and its associated Article VII laws, and lobbying expenditures in March and April exceeded those in the first two months of the year,\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n COELIG Executive Director Berland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. Clients spending over $15,000 on lobbying and dedicating at least 3% of total expenditures to lobbying must disclose sources of funding contributing over $2,500.<\/p>\n","post_title":"New York lobbying spending hit $67M in April and May","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"new-york-lobbying-spending-hit-67m-in-april-and-may","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8018","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":32},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\u201cUnsurprisingly, 17 out of 20 of the most lobbied legislation focused on the state budget and its associated Article VII laws, and lobbying expenditures in March and April exceeded those in the first two months of the year,\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n COELIG Executive Director Berland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. Clients spending over $15,000 on lobbying and dedicating at least 3% of total expenditures to lobbying must disclose sources of funding contributing over $2,500.<\/p>\n","post_title":"New York lobbying spending hit $67M in April and May","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"new-york-lobbying-spending-hit-67m-in-april-and-may","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8018","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":32},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\u201cUnsurprisingly, 17 out of 20 of the most lobbied legislation focused on the state budget and its associated Article VII laws, and lobbying expenditures in March and April exceeded those in the first two months of the year,\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n COELIG Executive Director Berland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. Clients spending over $15,000 on lobbying and dedicating at least 3% of total expenditures to lobbying must disclose sources of funding contributing over $2,500.<\/p>\n","post_title":"New York lobbying spending hit $67M in April and May","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"new-york-lobbying-spending-hit-67m-in-april-and-may","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8018","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":32},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
The state\u2019s ethics panel releases lobbying data every two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnsurprisingly, 17 out of 20 of the most lobbied legislation focused on the state budget and its associated Article VII laws, and lobbying expenditures in March and April exceeded those in the first two months of the year,\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n COELIG Executive Director Berland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. Clients spending over $15,000 on lobbying and dedicating at least 3% of total expenditures to lobbying must disclose sources of funding contributing over $2,500.<\/p>\n","post_title":"New York lobbying spending hit $67M in April and May","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"new-york-lobbying-spending-hit-67m-in-april-and-may","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8018","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":32},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Based solely on pay, the top three retained lobbyists were Bolton-St Johns, LLC ($2.9 million), Brown & Weinraub Advisors, LLC ($2.9 million), and Kasirer LLC ($3.0 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The state\u2019s ethics panel releases lobbying data every two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnsurprisingly, 17 out of 20 of the most lobbied legislation focused on the state budget and its associated Article VII laws, and lobbying expenditures in March and April exceeded those in the first two months of the year,\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n COELIG Executive Director Berland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. Clients spending over $15,000 on lobbying and dedicating at least 3% of total expenditures to lobbying must disclose sources of funding contributing over $2,500.<\/p>\n","post_title":"New York lobbying spending hit $67M in April and May","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"new-york-lobbying-spending-hit-67m-in-april-and-may","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8018","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":32},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Based solely on pay, the top three retained lobbyists were Bolton-St Johns, LLC ($2.9 million), Brown & Weinraub Advisors, LLC ($2.9 million), and Kasirer LLC ($3.0 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The state\u2019s ethics panel releases lobbying data every two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnsurprisingly, 17 out of 20 of the most lobbied legislation focused on the state budget and its associated Article VII laws, and lobbying expenditures in March and April exceeded those in the first two months of the year,\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n COELIG Executive Director Berland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. Clients spending over $15,000 on lobbying and dedicating at least 3% of total expenditures to lobbying must disclose sources of funding contributing over $2,500.<\/p>\n","post_title":"New York lobbying spending hit $67M in April and May","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"new-york-lobbying-spending-hit-67m-in-april-and-may","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8018","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":32},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Lobbying in New York State involves attempts to influence government decision-making, including legislation, regulations, and government actions at the state and local levels. It covers activities directed at state officials, legislators, and certain local government officials, with separate rules for New York City officials<\/p>\n\n\n\n Based solely on pay, the top three retained lobbyists were Bolton-St Johns, LLC ($2.9 million), Brown & Weinraub Advisors, LLC ($2.9 million), and Kasirer LLC ($3.0 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The state\u2019s ethics panel releases lobbying data every two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnsurprisingly, 17 out of 20 of the most lobbied legislation focused on the state budget and its associated Article VII laws, and lobbying expenditures in March and April exceeded those in the first two months of the year,\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n COELIG Executive Director Berland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. Clients spending over $15,000 on lobbying and dedicating at least 3% of total expenditures to lobbying must disclose sources of funding contributing over $2,500.<\/p>\n","post_title":"New York lobbying spending hit $67M in April and May","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"new-york-lobbying-spending-hit-67m-in-april-and-may","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8018","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":32},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
According to preliminary figures given by the state's Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG), lobbying expenditures in New York<\/a> state totalled around $67 million during March and April. That sum is $1.3 million more than it was in January and February. Lobbying remuneration accounted for the majority of that $67 million, at $59.6 million, with expenditures coming in second at $7 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lobbying in New York State involves attempts to influence government decision-making, including legislation, regulations, and government actions at the state and local levels. It covers activities directed at state officials, legislators, and certain local government officials, with separate rules for New York City officials<\/p>\n\n\n\n Based solely on pay, the top three retained lobbyists were Bolton-St Johns, LLC ($2.9 million), Brown & Weinraub Advisors, LLC ($2.9 million), and Kasirer LLC ($3.0 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The state\u2019s ethics panel releases lobbying data every two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnsurprisingly, 17 out of 20 of the most lobbied legislation focused on the state budget and its associated Article VII laws, and lobbying expenditures in March and April exceeded those in the first two months of the year,\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n COELIG Executive Director Berland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. Clients spending over $15,000 on lobbying and dedicating at least 3% of total expenditures to lobbying must disclose sources of funding contributing over $2,500.<\/p>\n","post_title":"New York lobbying spending hit $67M in April and May","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"new-york-lobbying-spending-hit-67m-in-april-and-may","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8018","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":32},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Trump snapped at the journalist. That is an unpleasant question. That's the nastiest question, in my opinion, and he claims that his strategy of imposing and then removing tariffs is a clever negotiating ploy. The president imposed the additional steel and aluminium tariffs two days after being questioned about the TACO trade.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Canadian steelmakers lobby against Trump\u2019s tariff hike","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"canadian-steelmakers-lobby-against-trumps-tariff-hike","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8026","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8018,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_content":"\n According to preliminary figures given by the state's Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG), lobbying expenditures in New York<\/a> state totalled around $67 million during March and April. That sum is $1.3 million more than it was in January and February. Lobbying remuneration accounted for the majority of that $67 million, at $59.6 million, with expenditures coming in second at $7 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lobbying in New York State involves attempts to influence government decision-making, including legislation, regulations, and government actions at the state and local levels. It covers activities directed at state officials, legislators, and certain local government officials, with separate rules for New York City officials<\/p>\n\n\n\n Based solely on pay, the top three retained lobbyists were Bolton-St Johns, LLC ($2.9 million), Brown & Weinraub Advisors, LLC ($2.9 million), and Kasirer LLC ($3.0 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The state\u2019s ethics panel releases lobbying data every two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnsurprisingly, 17 out of 20 of the most lobbied legislation focused on the state budget and its associated Article VII laws, and lobbying expenditures in March and April exceeded those in the first two months of the year,\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n COELIG Executive Director Berland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. Clients spending over $15,000 on lobbying and dedicating at least 3% of total expenditures to lobbying must disclose sources of funding contributing over $2,500.<\/p>\n","post_title":"New York lobbying spending hit $67M in April and May","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"new-york-lobbying-spending-hit-67m-in-april-and-may","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8018","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":32},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Trump was questioned in the Oval Office that same day on a Financial Times journalist who dubbed his economic approach the \"TACO\" trade. The term \"Trump Always Chickens Out,\" or TACO, describes how the president threatens to impose tariffs on other nations but then backs off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump snapped at the journalist. That is an unpleasant question. That's the nastiest question, in my opinion, and he claims that his strategy of imposing and then removing tariffs is a clever negotiating ploy. The president imposed the additional steel and aluminium tariffs two days after being questioned about the TACO trade.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Canadian steelmakers lobby against Trump\u2019s tariff hike","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"canadian-steelmakers-lobby-against-trumps-tariff-hike","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8026","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8018,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_content":"\n According to preliminary figures given by the state's Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG), lobbying expenditures in New York<\/a> state totalled around $67 million during March and April. That sum is $1.3 million more than it was in January and February. Lobbying remuneration accounted for the majority of that $67 million, at $59.6 million, with expenditures coming in second at $7 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lobbying in New York State involves attempts to influence government decision-making, including legislation, regulations, and government actions at the state and local levels. It covers activities directed at state officials, legislators, and certain local government officials, with separate rules for New York City officials<\/p>\n\n\n\n Based solely on pay, the top three retained lobbyists were Bolton-St Johns, LLC ($2.9 million), Brown & Weinraub Advisors, LLC ($2.9 million), and Kasirer LLC ($3.0 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The state\u2019s ethics panel releases lobbying data every two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnsurprisingly, 17 out of 20 of the most lobbied legislation focused on the state budget and its associated Article VII laws, and lobbying expenditures in March and April exceeded those in the first two months of the year,\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n COELIG Executive Director Berland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. 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Trump was questioned in the Oval Office that same day on a Financial Times journalist who dubbed his economic approach the \"TACO\" trade. The term \"Trump Always Chickens Out,\" or TACO, describes how the president threatens to impose tariffs on other nations but then backs off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump snapped at the journalist. That is an unpleasant question. That's the nastiest question, in my opinion, and he claims that his strategy of imposing and then removing tariffs is a clever negotiating ploy. The president imposed the additional steel and aluminium tariffs two days after being questioned about the TACO trade.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Canadian steelmakers lobby against Trump\u2019s tariff hike","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"canadian-steelmakers-lobby-against-trumps-tariff-hike","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8026","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8018,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_content":"\n According to preliminary figures given by the state's Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG), lobbying expenditures in New York<\/a> state totalled around $67 million during March and April. That sum is $1.3 million more than it was in January and February. Lobbying remuneration accounted for the majority of that $67 million, at $59.6 million, with expenditures coming in second at $7 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lobbying in New York State involves attempts to influence government decision-making, including legislation, regulations, and government actions at the state and local levels. It covers activities directed at state officials, legislators, and certain local government officials, with separate rules for New York City officials<\/p>\n\n\n\n Based solely on pay, the top three retained lobbyists were Bolton-St Johns, LLC ($2.9 million), Brown & Weinraub Advisors, LLC ($2.9 million), and Kasirer LLC ($3.0 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The state\u2019s ethics panel releases lobbying data every two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnsurprisingly, 17 out of 20 of the most lobbied legislation focused on the state budget and its associated Article VII laws, and lobbying expenditures in March and April exceeded those in the first two months of the year,\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n COELIG Executive Director Berland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. 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Despite previous legal challenges, Trump issued his directive. A U.S. court declared the president's unilateral Liberation Day tariffs illegal on May 28, but the White House appealed <\/a>the ruling the next day, and the tariffs were reinstated for a minimum of one month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump was questioned in the Oval Office that same day on a Financial Times journalist who dubbed his economic approach the \"TACO\" trade. The term \"Trump Always Chickens Out,\" or TACO, describes how the president threatens to impose tariffs on other nations but then backs off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump snapped at the journalist. That is an unpleasant question. That's the nastiest question, in my opinion, and he claims that his strategy of imposing and then removing tariffs is a clever negotiating ploy. The president imposed the additional steel and aluminium tariffs two days after being questioned about the TACO trade.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Canadian steelmakers lobby against Trump\u2019s tariff hike","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"canadian-steelmakers-lobby-against-trumps-tariff-hike","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8026","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8018,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_content":"\n According to preliminary figures given by the state's Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG), lobbying expenditures in New York<\/a> state totalled around $67 million during March and April. That sum is $1.3 million more than it was in January and February. Lobbying remuneration accounted for the majority of that $67 million, at $59.6 million, with expenditures coming in second at $7 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lobbying in New York State involves attempts to influence government decision-making, including legislation, regulations, and government actions at the state and local levels. It covers activities directed at state officials, legislators, and certain local government officials, with separate rules for New York City officials<\/p>\n\n\n\n Based solely on pay, the top three retained lobbyists were Bolton-St Johns, LLC ($2.9 million), Brown & Weinraub Advisors, LLC ($2.9 million), and Kasirer LLC ($3.0 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The state\u2019s ethics panel releases lobbying data every two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnsurprisingly, 17 out of 20 of the most lobbied legislation focused on the state budget and its associated Article VII laws, and lobbying expenditures in March and April exceeded those in the first two months of the year,\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n COELIG Executive Director Berland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. 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According to CSPA President Catherine Cobden, Canada is one of the major exporters of steel and aluminum to the United States, and the tariff increase will effectively shut down U.S. commerce for Canada's steel sector. In a news statement, she referred to the additional tariffs as a \"further blow to Canadian steel that will have unrecoverable consequences\" and urged on the Canadian government to take action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite previous legal challenges, Trump issued his directive. A U.S. court declared the president's unilateral Liberation Day tariffs illegal on May 28, but the White House appealed <\/a>the ruling the next day, and the tariffs were reinstated for a minimum of one month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump was questioned in the Oval Office that same day on a Financial Times journalist who dubbed his economic approach the \"TACO\" trade. The term \"Trump Always Chickens Out,\" or TACO, describes how the president threatens to impose tariffs on other nations but then backs off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump snapped at the journalist. That is an unpleasant question. That's the nastiest question, in my opinion, and he claims that his strategy of imposing and then removing tariffs is a clever negotiating ploy. The president imposed the additional steel and aluminium tariffs two days after being questioned about the TACO trade.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Canadian steelmakers lobby against Trump\u2019s tariff hike","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"canadian-steelmakers-lobby-against-trumps-tariff-hike","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8026","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8018,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_content":"\n According to preliminary figures given by the state's Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG), lobbying expenditures in New York<\/a> state totalled around $67 million during March and April. That sum is $1.3 million more than it was in January and February. Lobbying remuneration accounted for the majority of that $67 million, at $59.6 million, with expenditures coming in second at $7 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lobbying in New York State involves attempts to influence government decision-making, including legislation, regulations, and government actions at the state and local levels. It covers activities directed at state officials, legislators, and certain local government officials, with separate rules for New York City officials<\/p>\n\n\n\n Based solely on pay, the top three retained lobbyists were Bolton-St Johns, LLC ($2.9 million), Brown & Weinraub Advisors, LLC ($2.9 million), and Kasirer LLC ($3.0 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The state\u2019s ethics panel releases lobbying data every two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnsurprisingly, 17 out of 20 of the most lobbied legislation focused on the state budget and its associated Article VII laws, and lobbying expenditures in March and April exceeded those in the first two months of the year,\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n COELIG Executive Director Berland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. Clients spending over $15,000 on lobbying and dedicating at least 3% of total expenditures to lobbying must disclose sources of funding contributing over $2,500.<\/p>\n","post_title":"New York lobbying spending hit $67M in April and May","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"new-york-lobbying-spending-hit-67m-in-april-and-may","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8018","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":32},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Trump's initial round of 25% steel and aluminum levies, which were put into effect in March, have increased manufacturing prices and resulted in job losses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to CSPA President Catherine Cobden, Canada is one of the major exporters of steel and aluminum to the United States, and the tariff increase will effectively shut down U.S. commerce for Canada's steel sector. In a news statement, she referred to the additional tariffs as a \"further blow to Canadian steel that will have unrecoverable consequences\" and urged on the Canadian government to take action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite previous legal challenges, Trump issued his directive. A U.S. court declared the president's unilateral Liberation Day tariffs illegal on May 28, but the White House appealed <\/a>the ruling the next day, and the tariffs were reinstated for a minimum of one month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump was questioned in the Oval Office that same day on a Financial Times journalist who dubbed his economic approach the \"TACO\" trade. The term \"Trump Always Chickens Out,\" or TACO, describes how the president threatens to impose tariffs on other nations but then backs off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump snapped at the journalist. That is an unpleasant question. That's the nastiest question, in my opinion, and he claims that his strategy of imposing and then removing tariffs is a clever negotiating ploy. The president imposed the additional steel and aluminium tariffs two days after being questioned about the TACO trade.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Canadian steelmakers lobby against Trump\u2019s tariff hike","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"canadian-steelmakers-lobby-against-trumps-tariff-hike","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8026","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8018,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_content":"\n According to preliminary figures given by the state's Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG), lobbying expenditures in New York<\/a> state totalled around $67 million during March and April. That sum is $1.3 million more than it was in January and February. Lobbying remuneration accounted for the majority of that $67 million, at $59.6 million, with expenditures coming in second at $7 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lobbying in New York State involves attempts to influence government decision-making, including legislation, regulations, and government actions at the state and local levels. It covers activities directed at state officials, legislators, and certain local government officials, with separate rules for New York City officials<\/p>\n\n\n\n Based solely on pay, the top three retained lobbyists were Bolton-St Johns, LLC ($2.9 million), Brown & Weinraub Advisors, LLC ($2.9 million), and Kasirer LLC ($3.0 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The state\u2019s ethics panel releases lobbying data every two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnsurprisingly, 17 out of 20 of the most lobbied legislation focused on the state budget and its associated Article VII laws, and lobbying expenditures in March and April exceeded those in the first two months of the year,\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n COELIG Executive Director Berland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. Clients spending over $15,000 on lobbying and dedicating at least 3% of total expenditures to lobbying must disclose sources of funding contributing over $2,500.<\/p>\n","post_title":"New York lobbying spending hit $67M in April and May","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"new-york-lobbying-spending-hit-67m-in-april-and-may","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8018","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":32},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Trump's initial round of 25% steel and aluminum levies, which were put into effect in March, have increased manufacturing prices and resulted in job losses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to CSPA President Catherine Cobden, Canada is one of the major exporters of steel and aluminum to the United States, and the tariff increase will effectively shut down U.S. commerce for Canada's steel sector. In a news statement, she referred to the additional tariffs as a \"further blow to Canadian steel that will have unrecoverable consequences\" and urged on the Canadian government to take action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite previous legal challenges, Trump issued his directive. A U.S. court declared the president's unilateral Liberation Day tariffs illegal on May 28, but the White House appealed <\/a>the ruling the next day, and the tariffs were reinstated for a minimum of one month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump was questioned in the Oval Office that same day on a Financial Times journalist who dubbed his economic approach the \"TACO\" trade. The term \"Trump Always Chickens Out,\" or TACO, describes how the president threatens to impose tariffs on other nations but then backs off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump snapped at the journalist. That is an unpleasant question. That's the nastiest question, in my opinion, and he claims that his strategy of imposing and then removing tariffs is a clever negotiating ploy. The president imposed the additional steel and aluminium tariffs two days after being questioned about the TACO trade.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Canadian steelmakers lobby against Trump\u2019s tariff hike","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"canadian-steelmakers-lobby-against-trumps-tariff-hike","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8026","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8018,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_content":"\n According to preliminary figures given by the state's Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG), lobbying expenditures in New York<\/a> state totalled around $67 million during March and April. That sum is $1.3 million more than it was in January and February. Lobbying remuneration accounted for the majority of that $67 million, at $59.6 million, with expenditures coming in second at $7 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lobbying in New York State involves attempts to influence government decision-making, including legislation, regulations, and government actions at the state and local levels. It covers activities directed at state officials, legislators, and certain local government officials, with separate rules for New York City officials<\/p>\n\n\n\n Based solely on pay, the top three retained lobbyists were Bolton-St Johns, LLC ($2.9 million), Brown & Weinraub Advisors, LLC ($2.9 million), and Kasirer LLC ($3.0 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The state\u2019s ethics panel releases lobbying data every two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnsurprisingly, 17 out of 20 of the most lobbied legislation focused on the state budget and its associated Article VII laws, and lobbying expenditures in March and April exceeded those in the first two months of the year,\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n COELIG Executive Director Berland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. 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The office of the Canadian prime minister stated that it was in talks with the United States on the tariffs. The federal government claims that whatever money it receives from Canada's retaliatory tariffs after the initial $90 billion, before remissions, would be used to support the recovery of Canadian companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump's initial round of 25% steel and aluminum levies, which were put into effect in March, have increased manufacturing prices and resulted in job losses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to CSPA President Catherine Cobden, Canada is one of the major exporters of steel and aluminum to the United States, and the tariff increase will effectively shut down U.S. commerce for Canada's steel sector. In a news statement, she referred to the additional tariffs as a \"further blow to Canadian steel that will have unrecoverable consequences\" and urged on the Canadian government to take action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite previous legal challenges, Trump issued his directive. A U.S. court declared the president's unilateral Liberation Day tariffs illegal on May 28, but the White House appealed <\/a>the ruling the next day, and the tariffs were reinstated for a minimum of one month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump was questioned in the Oval Office that same day on a Financial Times journalist who dubbed his economic approach the \"TACO\" trade. The term \"Trump Always Chickens Out,\" or TACO, describes how the president threatens to impose tariffs on other nations but then backs off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump snapped at the journalist. That is an unpleasant question. That's the nastiest question, in my opinion, and he claims that his strategy of imposing and then removing tariffs is a clever negotiating ploy. The president imposed the additional steel and aluminium tariffs two days after being questioned about the TACO trade.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Canadian steelmakers lobby against Trump\u2019s tariff hike","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"canadian-steelmakers-lobby-against-trumps-tariff-hike","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8026","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8018,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_content":"\n According to preliminary figures given by the state's Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG), lobbying expenditures in New York<\/a> state totalled around $67 million during March and April. That sum is $1.3 million more than it was in January and February. Lobbying remuneration accounted for the majority of that $67 million, at $59.6 million, with expenditures coming in second at $7 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lobbying in New York State involves attempts to influence government decision-making, including legislation, regulations, and government actions at the state and local levels. It covers activities directed at state officials, legislators, and certain local government officials, with separate rules for New York City officials<\/p>\n\n\n\n Based solely on pay, the top three retained lobbyists were Bolton-St Johns, LLC ($2.9 million), Brown & Weinraub Advisors, LLC ($2.9 million), and Kasirer LLC ($3.0 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The state\u2019s ethics panel releases lobbying data every two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnsurprisingly, 17 out of 20 of the most lobbied legislation focused on the state budget and its associated Article VII laws, and lobbying expenditures in March and April exceeded those in the first two months of the year,\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n COELIG Executive Director Berland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. 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Prior to U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to increase tariffs on steel and aluminum exports to 50%, which Mark Carney's office deemed illegal and unwarranted, the discussions took place throughout May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The office of the Canadian prime minister stated that it was in talks with the United States on the tariffs. The federal government claims that whatever money it receives from Canada's retaliatory tariffs after the initial $90 billion, before remissions, would be used to support the recovery of Canadian companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump's initial round of 25% steel and aluminum levies, which were put into effect in March, have increased manufacturing prices and resulted in job losses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to CSPA President Catherine Cobden, Canada is one of the major exporters of steel and aluminum to the United States, and the tariff increase will effectively shut down U.S. commerce for Canada's steel sector. In a news statement, she referred to the additional tariffs as a \"further blow to Canadian steel that will have unrecoverable consequences\" and urged on the Canadian government to take action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite previous legal challenges, Trump issued his directive. A U.S. court declared the president's unilateral Liberation Day tariffs illegal on May 28, but the White House appealed <\/a>the ruling the next day, and the tariffs were reinstated for a minimum of one month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump was questioned in the Oval Office that same day on a Financial Times journalist who dubbed his economic approach the \"TACO\" trade. The term \"Trump Always Chickens Out,\" or TACO, describes how the president threatens to impose tariffs on other nations but then backs off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump snapped at the journalist. That is an unpleasant question. That's the nastiest question, in my opinion, and he claims that his strategy of imposing and then removing tariffs is a clever negotiating ploy. The president imposed the additional steel and aluminium tariffs two days after being questioned about the TACO trade.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Canadian steelmakers lobby against Trump\u2019s tariff hike","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"canadian-steelmakers-lobby-against-trumps-tariff-hike","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8026","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8018,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_content":"\n According to preliminary figures given by the state's Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG), lobbying expenditures in New York<\/a> state totalled around $67 million during March and April. That sum is $1.3 million more than it was in January and February. Lobbying remuneration accounted for the majority of that $67 million, at $59.6 million, with expenditures coming in second at $7 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lobbying in New York State involves attempts to influence government decision-making, including legislation, regulations, and government actions at the state and local levels. It covers activities directed at state officials, legislators, and certain local government officials, with separate rules for New York City officials<\/p>\n\n\n\n Based solely on pay, the top three retained lobbyists were Bolton-St Johns, LLC ($2.9 million), Brown & Weinraub Advisors, LLC ($2.9 million), and Kasirer LLC ($3.0 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The state\u2019s ethics panel releases lobbying data every two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnsurprisingly, 17 out of 20 of the most lobbied legislation focused on the state budget and its associated Article VII laws, and lobbying expenditures in March and April exceeded those in the first two months of the year,\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n COELIG Executive Director Berland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. Clients spending over $15,000 on lobbying and dedicating at least 3% of total expenditures to lobbying must disclose sources of funding contributing over $2,500.<\/p>\n","post_title":"New York lobbying spending hit $67M in April and May","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"new-york-lobbying-spending-hit-67m-in-april-and-may","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8018","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":32},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
The Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) is the national voice of Canada\u2019s $15 billion steel industry, representing companies that produce approximately 13 million tonnes of crude steel and over one million tonnes of steel pipe and tube products annually across Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prior to U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to increase tariffs on steel and aluminum exports to 50%, which Mark Carney's office deemed illegal and unwarranted, the discussions took place throughout May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The office of the Canadian prime minister stated that it was in talks with the United States on the tariffs. The federal government claims that whatever money it receives from Canada's retaliatory tariffs after the initial $90 billion, before remissions, would be used to support the recovery of Canadian companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump's initial round of 25% steel and aluminum levies, which were put into effect in March, have increased manufacturing prices and resulted in job losses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to CSPA President Catherine Cobden, Canada is one of the major exporters of steel and aluminum to the United States, and the tariff increase will effectively shut down U.S. commerce for Canada's steel sector. In a news statement, she referred to the additional tariffs as a \"further blow to Canadian steel that will have unrecoverable consequences\" and urged on the Canadian government to take action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite previous legal challenges, Trump issued his directive. A U.S. court declared the president's unilateral Liberation Day tariffs illegal on May 28, but the White House appealed <\/a>the ruling the next day, and the tariffs were reinstated for a minimum of one month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump was questioned in the Oval Office that same day on a Financial Times journalist who dubbed his economic approach the \"TACO\" trade. The term \"Trump Always Chickens Out,\" or TACO, describes how the president threatens to impose tariffs on other nations but then backs off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump snapped at the journalist. That is an unpleasant question. That's the nastiest question, in my opinion, and he claims that his strategy of imposing and then removing tariffs is a clever negotiating ploy. The president imposed the additional steel and aluminium tariffs two days after being questioned about the TACO trade.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Canadian steelmakers lobby against Trump\u2019s tariff hike","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"canadian-steelmakers-lobby-against-trumps-tariff-hike","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8026","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8018,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_content":"\n According to preliminary figures given by the state's Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG), lobbying expenditures in New York<\/a> state totalled around $67 million during March and April. That sum is $1.3 million more than it was in January and February. Lobbying remuneration accounted for the majority of that $67 million, at $59.6 million, with expenditures coming in second at $7 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lobbying in New York State involves attempts to influence government decision-making, including legislation, regulations, and government actions at the state and local levels. It covers activities directed at state officials, legislators, and certain local government officials, with separate rules for New York City officials<\/p>\n\n\n\n Based solely on pay, the top three retained lobbyists were Bolton-St Johns, LLC ($2.9 million), Brown & Weinraub Advisors, LLC ($2.9 million), and Kasirer LLC ($3.0 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The state\u2019s ethics panel releases lobbying data every two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnsurprisingly, 17 out of 20 of the most lobbied legislation focused on the state budget and its associated Article VII laws, and lobbying expenditures in March and April exceeded those in the first two months of the year,\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n COELIG Executive Director Berland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. 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In the last week, the Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) recorded six lobbying exchanges<\/a> with government authorities, including one with Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador to the US, on the impact of U.S. tariffs on the steel sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) is the national voice of Canada\u2019s $15 billion steel industry, representing companies that produce approximately 13 million tonnes of crude steel and over one million tonnes of steel pipe and tube products annually across Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prior to U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to increase tariffs on steel and aluminum exports to 50%, which Mark Carney's office deemed illegal and unwarranted, the discussions took place throughout May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The office of the Canadian prime minister stated that it was in talks with the United States on the tariffs. The federal government claims that whatever money it receives from Canada's retaliatory tariffs after the initial $90 billion, before remissions, would be used to support the recovery of Canadian companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump's initial round of 25% steel and aluminum levies, which were put into effect in March, have increased manufacturing prices and resulted in job losses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to CSPA President Catherine Cobden, Canada is one of the major exporters of steel and aluminum to the United States, and the tariff increase will effectively shut down U.S. commerce for Canada's steel sector. In a news statement, she referred to the additional tariffs as a \"further blow to Canadian steel that will have unrecoverable consequences\" and urged on the Canadian government to take action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite previous legal challenges, Trump issued his directive. A U.S. court declared the president's unilateral Liberation Day tariffs illegal on May 28, but the White House appealed <\/a>the ruling the next day, and the tariffs were reinstated for a minimum of one month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump was questioned in the Oval Office that same day on a Financial Times journalist who dubbed his economic approach the \"TACO\" trade. The term \"Trump Always Chickens Out,\" or TACO, describes how the president threatens to impose tariffs on other nations but then backs off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump snapped at the journalist. That is an unpleasant question. That's the nastiest question, in my opinion, and he claims that his strategy of imposing and then removing tariffs is a clever negotiating ploy. The president imposed the additional steel and aluminium tariffs two days after being questioned about the TACO trade.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Canadian steelmakers lobby against Trump\u2019s tariff hike","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"canadian-steelmakers-lobby-against-trumps-tariff-hike","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8026","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8018,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_content":"\n According to preliminary figures given by the state's Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG), lobbying expenditures in New York<\/a> state totalled around $67 million during March and April. That sum is $1.3 million more than it was in January and February. Lobbying remuneration accounted for the majority of that $67 million, at $59.6 million, with expenditures coming in second at $7 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lobbying in New York State involves attempts to influence government decision-making, including legislation, regulations, and government actions at the state and local levels. It covers activities directed at state officials, legislators, and certain local government officials, with separate rules for New York City officials<\/p>\n\n\n\n Based solely on pay, the top three retained lobbyists were Bolton-St Johns, LLC ($2.9 million), Brown & Weinraub Advisors, LLC ($2.9 million), and Kasirer LLC ($3.0 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The state\u2019s ethics panel releases lobbying data every two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnsurprisingly, 17 out of 20 of the most lobbied legislation focused on the state budget and its associated Article VII laws, and lobbying expenditures in March and April exceeded those in the first two months of the year,\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n COELIG Executive Director Berland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. Clients spending over $15,000 on lobbying and dedicating at least 3% of total expenditures to lobbying must disclose sources of funding contributing over $2,500.<\/p>\n","post_title":"New York lobbying spending hit $67M in April and May","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"new-york-lobbying-spending-hit-67m-in-april-and-may","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8018","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":32},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
<\/p>\n","post_title":"Coinbase, Tether lobby Democrats for crypto-friendly laws","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"coinbase-tether-lobby-democrats-for-crypto-friendly-laws","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-17 20:35:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-17 20:35:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8033","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8026,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-16 20:08:43","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-16 20:08:43","post_content":"\n In the last week, the Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) recorded six lobbying exchanges<\/a> with government authorities, including one with Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador to the US, on the impact of U.S. tariffs on the steel sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) is the national voice of Canada\u2019s $15 billion steel industry, representing companies that produce approximately 13 million tonnes of crude steel and over one million tonnes of steel pipe and tube products annually across Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prior to U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to increase tariffs on steel and aluminum exports to 50%, which Mark Carney's office deemed illegal and unwarranted, the discussions took place throughout May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The office of the Canadian prime minister stated that it was in talks with the United States on the tariffs. The federal government claims that whatever money it receives from Canada's retaliatory tariffs after the initial $90 billion, before remissions, would be used to support the recovery of Canadian companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump's initial round of 25% steel and aluminum levies, which were put into effect in March, have increased manufacturing prices and resulted in job losses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to CSPA President Catherine Cobden, Canada is one of the major exporters of steel and aluminum to the United States, and the tariff increase will effectively shut down U.S. commerce for Canada's steel sector. In a news statement, she referred to the additional tariffs as a \"further blow to Canadian steel that will have unrecoverable consequences\" and urged on the Canadian government to take action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite previous legal challenges, Trump issued his directive. A U.S. court declared the president's unilateral Liberation Day tariffs illegal on May 28, but the White House appealed <\/a>the ruling the next day, and the tariffs were reinstated for a minimum of one month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump was questioned in the Oval Office that same day on a Financial Times journalist who dubbed his economic approach the \"TACO\" trade. The term \"Trump Always Chickens Out,\" or TACO, describes how the president threatens to impose tariffs on other nations but then backs off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump snapped at the journalist. That is an unpleasant question. That's the nastiest question, in my opinion, and he claims that his strategy of imposing and then removing tariffs is a clever negotiating ploy. The president imposed the additional steel and aluminium tariffs two days after being questioned about the TACO trade.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Canadian steelmakers lobby against Trump\u2019s tariff hike","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"canadian-steelmakers-lobby-against-trumps-tariff-hike","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8026","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8018,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_content":"\n According to preliminary figures given by the state's Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG), lobbying expenditures in New York<\/a> state totalled around $67 million during March and April. That sum is $1.3 million more than it was in January and February. Lobbying remuneration accounted for the majority of that $67 million, at $59.6 million, with expenditures coming in second at $7 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lobbying in New York State involves attempts to influence government decision-making, including legislation, regulations, and government actions at the state and local levels. It covers activities directed at state officials, legislators, and certain local government officials, with separate rules for New York City officials<\/p>\n\n\n\n Based solely on pay, the top three retained lobbyists were Bolton-St Johns, LLC ($2.9 million), Brown & Weinraub Advisors, LLC ($2.9 million), and Kasirer LLC ($3.0 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The state\u2019s ethics panel releases lobbying data every two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnsurprisingly, 17 out of 20 of the most lobbied legislation focused on the state budget and its associated Article VII laws, and lobbying expenditures in March and April exceeded those in the first two months of the year,\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n COELIG Executive Director Berland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. 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There were Republicans who set their own requirements. Josh Hawley favored restricting the use of stablecoins by IT companies. Rand Paul demanded that the Federal Reserve be audited. Both concepts were unsuccessful. Additionally, Coinbase has advocated for interest-bearing stablecoin accounts. Lawmakers, however, have not reached a consensus. The larger cryptocurrency community is still concerned that only one piece of legislation will pass into law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Coinbase, Tether lobby Democrats for crypto-friendly laws","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"coinbase-tether-lobby-democrats-for-crypto-friendly-laws","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-17 20:35:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-17 20:35:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8033","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8026,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-16 20:08:43","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-16 20:08:43","post_content":"\n In the last week, the Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) recorded six lobbying exchanges<\/a> with government authorities, including one with Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador to the US, on the impact of U.S. tariffs on the steel sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) is the national voice of Canada\u2019s $15 billion steel industry, representing companies that produce approximately 13 million tonnes of crude steel and over one million tonnes of steel pipe and tube products annually across Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prior to U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to increase tariffs on steel and aluminum exports to 50%, which Mark Carney's office deemed illegal and unwarranted, the discussions took place throughout May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The office of the Canadian prime minister stated that it was in talks with the United States on the tariffs. The federal government claims that whatever money it receives from Canada's retaliatory tariffs after the initial $90 billion, before remissions, would be used to support the recovery of Canadian companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump's initial round of 25% steel and aluminum levies, which were put into effect in March, have increased manufacturing prices and resulted in job losses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to CSPA President Catherine Cobden, Canada is one of the major exporters of steel and aluminum to the United States, and the tariff increase will effectively shut down U.S. commerce for Canada's steel sector. In a news statement, she referred to the additional tariffs as a \"further blow to Canadian steel that will have unrecoverable consequences\" and urged on the Canadian government to take action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite previous legal challenges, Trump issued his directive. A U.S. court declared the president's unilateral Liberation Day tariffs illegal on May 28, but the White House appealed <\/a>the ruling the next day, and the tariffs were reinstated for a minimum of one month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump was questioned in the Oval Office that same day on a Financial Times journalist who dubbed his economic approach the \"TACO\" trade. The term \"Trump Always Chickens Out,\" or TACO, describes how the president threatens to impose tariffs on other nations but then backs off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump snapped at the journalist. That is an unpleasant question. That's the nastiest question, in my opinion, and he claims that his strategy of imposing and then removing tariffs is a clever negotiating ploy. The president imposed the additional steel and aluminium tariffs two days after being questioned about the TACO trade.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Canadian steelmakers lobby against Trump\u2019s tariff hike","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"canadian-steelmakers-lobby-against-trumps-tariff-hike","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8026","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8018,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_content":"\n According to preliminary figures given by the state's Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG), lobbying expenditures in New York<\/a> state totalled around $67 million during March and April. That sum is $1.3 million more than it was in January and February. Lobbying remuneration accounted for the majority of that $67 million, at $59.6 million, with expenditures coming in second at $7 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lobbying in New York State involves attempts to influence government decision-making, including legislation, regulations, and government actions at the state and local levels. It covers activities directed at state officials, legislators, and certain local government officials, with separate rules for New York City officials<\/p>\n\n\n\n Based solely on pay, the top three retained lobbyists were Bolton-St Johns, LLC ($2.9 million), Brown & Weinraub Advisors, LLC ($2.9 million), and Kasirer LLC ($3.0 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The state\u2019s ethics panel releases lobbying data every two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnsurprisingly, 17 out of 20 of the most lobbied legislation focused on the state budget and its associated Article VII laws, and lobbying expenditures in March and April exceeded those in the first two months of the year,\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n COELIG Executive Director Berland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. 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The stablecoin measure was defeated by Democrats earlier this year. The fact that Trump was involved with cryptocurrency infuriated them. Jeff Merkley and Elizabeth Warren were among the senators who vigorously opposed him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There were Republicans who set their own requirements. Josh Hawley favored restricting the use of stablecoins by IT companies. Rand Paul demanded that the Federal Reserve be audited. Both concepts were unsuccessful. Additionally, Coinbase has advocated for interest-bearing stablecoin accounts. Lawmakers, however, have not reached a consensus. The larger cryptocurrency community is still concerned that only one piece of legislation will pass into law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Coinbase, Tether lobby Democrats for crypto-friendly laws","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"coinbase-tether-lobby-democrats-for-crypto-friendly-laws","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-17 20:35:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-17 20:35:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8033","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8026,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-16 20:08:43","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-16 20:08:43","post_content":"\n In the last week, the Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) recorded six lobbying exchanges<\/a> with government authorities, including one with Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador to the US, on the impact of U.S. tariffs on the steel sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) is the national voice of Canada\u2019s $15 billion steel industry, representing companies that produce approximately 13 million tonnes of crude steel and over one million tonnes of steel pipe and tube products annually across Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prior to U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to increase tariffs on steel and aluminum exports to 50%, which Mark Carney's office deemed illegal and unwarranted, the discussions took place throughout May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The office of the Canadian prime minister stated that it was in talks with the United States on the tariffs. The federal government claims that whatever money it receives from Canada's retaliatory tariffs after the initial $90 billion, before remissions, would be used to support the recovery of Canadian companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump's initial round of 25% steel and aluminum levies, which were put into effect in March, have increased manufacturing prices and resulted in job losses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to CSPA President Catherine Cobden, Canada is one of the major exporters of steel and aluminum to the United States, and the tariff increase will effectively shut down U.S. commerce for Canada's steel sector. In a news statement, she referred to the additional tariffs as a \"further blow to Canadian steel that will have unrecoverable consequences\" and urged on the Canadian government to take action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite previous legal challenges, Trump issued his directive. A U.S. court declared the president's unilateral Liberation Day tariffs illegal on May 28, but the White House appealed <\/a>the ruling the next day, and the tariffs were reinstated for a minimum of one month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump was questioned in the Oval Office that same day on a Financial Times journalist who dubbed his economic approach the \"TACO\" trade. The term \"Trump Always Chickens Out,\" or TACO, describes how the president threatens to impose tariffs on other nations but then backs off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump snapped at the journalist. That is an unpleasant question. That's the nastiest question, in my opinion, and he claims that his strategy of imposing and then removing tariffs is a clever negotiating ploy. The president imposed the additional steel and aluminium tariffs two days after being questioned about the TACO trade.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Canadian steelmakers lobby against Trump\u2019s tariff hike","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"canadian-steelmakers-lobby-against-trumps-tariff-hike","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8026","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8018,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_content":"\n According to preliminary figures given by the state's Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG), lobbying expenditures in New York<\/a> state totalled around $67 million during March and April. That sum is $1.3 million more than it was in January and February. Lobbying remuneration accounted for the majority of that $67 million, at $59.6 million, with expenditures coming in second at $7 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lobbying in New York State involves attempts to influence government decision-making, including legislation, regulations, and government actions at the state and local levels. It covers activities directed at state officials, legislators, and certain local government officials, with separate rules for New York City officials<\/p>\n\n\n\n Based solely on pay, the top three retained lobbyists were Bolton-St Johns, LLC ($2.9 million), Brown & Weinraub Advisors, LLC ($2.9 million), and Kasirer LLC ($3.0 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The state\u2019s ethics panel releases lobbying data every two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnsurprisingly, 17 out of 20 of the most lobbied legislation focused on the state budget and its associated Article VII laws, and lobbying expenditures in March and April exceeded those in the first two months of the year,\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n COELIG Executive Director Berland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. 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More hearings are scheduled for July, according to Republicans like Tim Scott. However, Senate action might not occur until autumn. Others, meantime, want the House to expedite the process by combining both pieces of legislation. But time is not on the side of cryptocurrency. Unrelated modifications are more likely to occur the longer you wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The stablecoin measure was defeated by Democrats earlier this year. The fact that Trump was involved with cryptocurrency infuriated them. Jeff Merkley and Elizabeth Warren were among the senators who vigorously opposed him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There were Republicans who set their own requirements. Josh Hawley favored restricting the use of stablecoins by IT companies. Rand Paul demanded that the Federal Reserve be audited. Both concepts were unsuccessful. Additionally, Coinbase has advocated for interest-bearing stablecoin accounts. Lawmakers, however, have not reached a consensus. The larger cryptocurrency community is still concerned that only one piece of legislation will pass into law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Coinbase, Tether lobby Democrats for crypto-friendly laws","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"coinbase-tether-lobby-democrats-for-crypto-friendly-laws","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-17 20:35:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-17 20:35:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8033","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8026,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-16 20:08:43","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-16 20:08:43","post_content":"\n In the last week, the Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) recorded six lobbying exchanges<\/a> with government authorities, including one with Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador to the US, on the impact of U.S. tariffs on the steel sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) is the national voice of Canada\u2019s $15 billion steel industry, representing companies that produce approximately 13 million tonnes of crude steel and over one million tonnes of steel pipe and tube products annually across Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prior to U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to increase tariffs on steel and aluminum exports to 50%, which Mark Carney's office deemed illegal and unwarranted, the discussions took place throughout May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The office of the Canadian prime minister stated that it was in talks with the United States on the tariffs. The federal government claims that whatever money it receives from Canada's retaliatory tariffs after the initial $90 billion, before remissions, would be used to support the recovery of Canadian companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump's initial round of 25% steel and aluminum levies, which were put into effect in March, have increased manufacturing prices and resulted in job losses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to CSPA President Catherine Cobden, Canada is one of the major exporters of steel and aluminum to the United States, and the tariff increase will effectively shut down U.S. commerce for Canada's steel sector. In a news statement, she referred to the additional tariffs as a \"further blow to Canadian steel that will have unrecoverable consequences\" and urged on the Canadian government to take action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite previous legal challenges, Trump issued his directive. A U.S. court declared the president's unilateral Liberation Day tariffs illegal on May 28, but the White House appealed <\/a>the ruling the next day, and the tariffs were reinstated for a minimum of one month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump was questioned in the Oval Office that same day on a Financial Times journalist who dubbed his economic approach the \"TACO\" trade. The term \"Trump Always Chickens Out,\" or TACO, describes how the president threatens to impose tariffs on other nations but then backs off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump snapped at the journalist. That is an unpleasant question. That's the nastiest question, in my opinion, and he claims that his strategy of imposing and then removing tariffs is a clever negotiating ploy. The president imposed the additional steel and aluminium tariffs two days after being questioned about the TACO trade.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Canadian steelmakers lobby against Trump\u2019s tariff hike","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"canadian-steelmakers-lobby-against-trumps-tariff-hike","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8026","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8018,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_content":"\n According to preliminary figures given by the state's Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG), lobbying expenditures in New York<\/a> state totalled around $67 million during March and April. That sum is $1.3 million more than it was in January and February. Lobbying remuneration accounted for the majority of that $67 million, at $59.6 million, with expenditures coming in second at $7 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lobbying in New York State involves attempts to influence government decision-making, including legislation, regulations, and government actions at the state and local levels. It covers activities directed at state officials, legislators, and certain local government officials, with separate rules for New York City officials<\/p>\n\n\n\n Based solely on pay, the top three retained lobbyists were Bolton-St Johns, LLC ($2.9 million), Brown & Weinraub Advisors, LLC ($2.9 million), and Kasirer LLC ($3.0 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The state\u2019s ethics panel releases lobbying data every two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnsurprisingly, 17 out of 20 of the most lobbied legislation focused on the state budget and its associated Article VII laws, and lobbying expenditures in March and April exceeded those in the first two months of the year,\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n COELIG Executive Director Berland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. 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Nonetheless, some Democrats wish to prevent Donald Trump from making money from his cryptocurrency endeavors. Their attempts to change the law were unsuccessful. The CLARITY Act, a more comprehensive crypto bill, is also being worked on but is experiencing delays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n More hearings are scheduled for July, according to Republicans like Tim Scott. However, Senate action might not occur until autumn. Others, meantime, want the House to expedite the process by combining both pieces of legislation. But time is not on the side of cryptocurrency. Unrelated modifications are more likely to occur the longer you wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The stablecoin measure was defeated by Democrats earlier this year. The fact that Trump was involved with cryptocurrency infuriated them. Jeff Merkley and Elizabeth Warren were among the senators who vigorously opposed him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There were Republicans who set their own requirements. Josh Hawley favored restricting the use of stablecoins by IT companies. Rand Paul demanded that the Federal Reserve be audited. Both concepts were unsuccessful. Additionally, Coinbase has advocated for interest-bearing stablecoin accounts. Lawmakers, however, have not reached a consensus. The larger cryptocurrency community is still concerned that only one piece of legislation will pass into law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Coinbase, Tether lobby Democrats for crypto-friendly laws","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"coinbase-tether-lobby-democrats-for-crypto-friendly-laws","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-17 20:35:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-17 20:35:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8033","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8026,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-16 20:08:43","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-16 20:08:43","post_content":"\n In the last week, the Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) recorded six lobbying exchanges<\/a> with government authorities, including one with Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador to the US, on the impact of U.S. tariffs on the steel sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) is the national voice of Canada\u2019s $15 billion steel industry, representing companies that produce approximately 13 million tonnes of crude steel and over one million tonnes of steel pipe and tube products annually across Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prior to U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to increase tariffs on steel and aluminum exports to 50%, which Mark Carney's office deemed illegal and unwarranted, the discussions took place throughout May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The office of the Canadian prime minister stated that it was in talks with the United States on the tariffs. The federal government claims that whatever money it receives from Canada's retaliatory tariffs after the initial $90 billion, before remissions, would be used to support the recovery of Canadian companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump's initial round of 25% steel and aluminum levies, which were put into effect in March, have increased manufacturing prices and resulted in job losses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to CSPA President Catherine Cobden, Canada is one of the major exporters of steel and aluminum to the United States, and the tariff increase will effectively shut down U.S. commerce for Canada's steel sector. In a news statement, she referred to the additional tariffs as a \"further blow to Canadian steel that will have unrecoverable consequences\" and urged on the Canadian government to take action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite previous legal challenges, Trump issued his directive. A U.S. court declared the president's unilateral Liberation Day tariffs illegal on May 28, but the White House appealed <\/a>the ruling the next day, and the tariffs were reinstated for a minimum of one month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump was questioned in the Oval Office that same day on a Financial Times journalist who dubbed his economic approach the \"TACO\" trade. The term \"Trump Always Chickens Out,\" or TACO, describes how the president threatens to impose tariffs on other nations but then backs off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump snapped at the journalist. That is an unpleasant question. That's the nastiest question, in my opinion, and he claims that his strategy of imposing and then removing tariffs is a clever negotiating ploy. The president imposed the additional steel and aluminium tariffs two days after being questioned about the TACO trade.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Canadian steelmakers lobby against Trump\u2019s tariff hike","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"canadian-steelmakers-lobby-against-trumps-tariff-hike","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8026","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8018,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_content":"\n According to preliminary figures given by the state's Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG), lobbying expenditures in New York<\/a> state totalled around $67 million during March and April. That sum is $1.3 million more than it was in January and February. Lobbying remuneration accounted for the majority of that $67 million, at $59.6 million, with expenditures coming in second at $7 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lobbying in New York State involves attempts to influence government decision-making, including legislation, regulations, and government actions at the state and local levels. It covers activities directed at state officials, legislators, and certain local government officials, with separate rules for New York City officials<\/p>\n\n\n\n Based solely on pay, the top three retained lobbyists were Bolton-St Johns, LLC ($2.9 million), Brown & Weinraub Advisors, LLC ($2.9 million), and Kasirer LLC ($3.0 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The state\u2019s ethics panel releases lobbying data every two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnsurprisingly, 17 out of 20 of the most lobbied legislation focused on the state budget and its associated Article VII laws, and lobbying expenditures in March and April exceeded those in the first two months of the year,\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n COELIG Executive Director Berland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. 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Today's Senate vote on the GENIUS Act is expected to pass with high probability, paving the way for the bill to move on to the House. In order to create a stablecoin regulatory framework in the US, this vote is an essential first step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nonetheless, some Democrats wish to prevent Donald Trump from making money from his cryptocurrency endeavors. Their attempts to change the law were unsuccessful. The CLARITY Act, a more comprehensive crypto bill, is also being worked on but is experiencing delays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n More hearings are scheduled for July, according to Republicans like Tim Scott. However, Senate action might not occur until autumn. Others, meantime, want the House to expedite the process by combining both pieces of legislation. But time is not on the side of cryptocurrency. Unrelated modifications are more likely to occur the longer you wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The stablecoin measure was defeated by Democrats earlier this year. The fact that Trump was involved with cryptocurrency infuriated them. Jeff Merkley and Elizabeth Warren were among the senators who vigorously opposed him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There were Republicans who set their own requirements. Josh Hawley favored restricting the use of stablecoins by IT companies. Rand Paul demanded that the Federal Reserve be audited. Both concepts were unsuccessful. Additionally, Coinbase has advocated for interest-bearing stablecoin accounts. Lawmakers, however, have not reached a consensus. The larger cryptocurrency community is still concerned that only one piece of legislation will pass into law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Coinbase, Tether lobby Democrats for crypto-friendly laws","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"coinbase-tether-lobby-democrats-for-crypto-friendly-laws","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-17 20:35:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-17 20:35:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8033","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8026,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-16 20:08:43","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-16 20:08:43","post_content":"\n In the last week, the Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) recorded six lobbying exchanges<\/a> with government authorities, including one with Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador to the US, on the impact of U.S. tariffs on the steel sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) is the national voice of Canada\u2019s $15 billion steel industry, representing companies that produce approximately 13 million tonnes of crude steel and over one million tonnes of steel pipe and tube products annually across Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prior to U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to increase tariffs on steel and aluminum exports to 50%, which Mark Carney's office deemed illegal and unwarranted, the discussions took place throughout May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The office of the Canadian prime minister stated that it was in talks with the United States on the tariffs. The federal government claims that whatever money it receives from Canada's retaliatory tariffs after the initial $90 billion, before remissions, would be used to support the recovery of Canadian companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump's initial round of 25% steel and aluminum levies, which were put into effect in March, have increased manufacturing prices and resulted in job losses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to CSPA President Catherine Cobden, Canada is one of the major exporters of steel and aluminum to the United States, and the tariff increase will effectively shut down U.S. commerce for Canada's steel sector. In a news statement, she referred to the additional tariffs as a \"further blow to Canadian steel that will have unrecoverable consequences\" and urged on the Canadian government to take action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite previous legal challenges, Trump issued his directive. A U.S. court declared the president's unilateral Liberation Day tariffs illegal on May 28, but the White House appealed <\/a>the ruling the next day, and the tariffs were reinstated for a minimum of one month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump was questioned in the Oval Office that same day on a Financial Times journalist who dubbed his economic approach the \"TACO\" trade. The term \"Trump Always Chickens Out,\" or TACO, describes how the president threatens to impose tariffs on other nations but then backs off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump snapped at the journalist. That is an unpleasant question. That's the nastiest question, in my opinion, and he claims that his strategy of imposing and then removing tariffs is a clever negotiating ploy. The president imposed the additional steel and aluminium tariffs two days after being questioned about the TACO trade.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Canadian steelmakers lobby against Trump\u2019s tariff hike","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"canadian-steelmakers-lobby-against-trumps-tariff-hike","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8026","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8018,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_content":"\n According to preliminary figures given by the state's Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG), lobbying expenditures in New York<\/a> state totalled around $67 million during March and April. That sum is $1.3 million more than it was in January and February. Lobbying remuneration accounted for the majority of that $67 million, at $59.6 million, with expenditures coming in second at $7 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lobbying in New York State involves attempts to influence government decision-making, including legislation, regulations, and government actions at the state and local levels. It covers activities directed at state officials, legislators, and certain local government officials, with separate rules for New York City officials<\/p>\n\n\n\n Based solely on pay, the top three retained lobbyists were Bolton-St Johns, LLC ($2.9 million), Brown & Weinraub Advisors, LLC ($2.9 million), and Kasirer LLC ($3.0 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The state\u2019s ethics panel releases lobbying data every two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnsurprisingly, 17 out of 20 of the most lobbied legislation focused on the state budget and its associated Article VII laws, and lobbying expenditures in March and April exceeded those in the first two months of the year,\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n COELIG Executive Director Berland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. Clients spending over $15,000 on lobbying and dedicating at least 3% of total expenditures to lobbying must disclose sources of funding contributing over $2,500.<\/p>\n","post_title":"New York lobbying spending hit $67M in April and May","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"new-york-lobbying-spending-hit-67m-in-april-and-may","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8018","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":32},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
According to reports, this new tactic paid well. The GENIUS Act, a significant crypto measure, was advanced by the Senate. Sixteen Democrats backed it, and the vote was 68 to 30. Paul Grewal, the chief legal officer of Coinbase, pointed out that this development, which was unthinkable a year ago, represents a major advancement in the cryptocurrency <\/a>industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Today's Senate vote on the GENIUS Act is expected to pass with high probability, paving the way for the bill to move on to the House. In order to create a stablecoin regulatory framework in the US, this vote is an essential first step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nonetheless, some Democrats wish to prevent Donald Trump from making money from his cryptocurrency endeavors. Their attempts to change the law were unsuccessful. The CLARITY Act, a more comprehensive crypto bill, is also being worked on but is experiencing delays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n More hearings are scheduled for July, according to Republicans like Tim Scott. However, Senate action might not occur until autumn. Others, meantime, want the House to expedite the process by combining both pieces of legislation. But time is not on the side of cryptocurrency. Unrelated modifications are more likely to occur the longer you wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The stablecoin measure was defeated by Democrats earlier this year. The fact that Trump was involved with cryptocurrency infuriated them. Jeff Merkley and Elizabeth Warren were among the senators who vigorously opposed him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There were Republicans who set their own requirements. Josh Hawley favored restricting the use of stablecoins by IT companies. Rand Paul demanded that the Federal Reserve be audited. Both concepts were unsuccessful. Additionally, Coinbase has advocated for interest-bearing stablecoin accounts. Lawmakers, however, have not reached a consensus. The larger cryptocurrency community is still concerned that only one piece of legislation will pass into law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Coinbase, Tether lobby Democrats for crypto-friendly laws","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"coinbase-tether-lobby-democrats-for-crypto-friendly-laws","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-17 20:35:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-17 20:35:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8033","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8026,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-16 20:08:43","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-16 20:08:43","post_content":"\n In the last week, the Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) recorded six lobbying exchanges<\/a> with government authorities, including one with Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador to the US, on the impact of U.S. tariffs on the steel sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) is the national voice of Canada\u2019s $15 billion steel industry, representing companies that produce approximately 13 million tonnes of crude steel and over one million tonnes of steel pipe and tube products annually across Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prior to U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to increase tariffs on steel and aluminum exports to 50%, which Mark Carney's office deemed illegal and unwarranted, the discussions took place throughout May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The office of the Canadian prime minister stated that it was in talks with the United States on the tariffs. The federal government claims that whatever money it receives from Canada's retaliatory tariffs after the initial $90 billion, before remissions, would be used to support the recovery of Canadian companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump's initial round of 25% steel and aluminum levies, which were put into effect in March, have increased manufacturing prices and resulted in job losses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to CSPA President Catherine Cobden, Canada is one of the major exporters of steel and aluminum to the United States, and the tariff increase will effectively shut down U.S. commerce for Canada's steel sector. In a news statement, she referred to the additional tariffs as a \"further blow to Canadian steel that will have unrecoverable consequences\" and urged on the Canadian government to take action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite previous legal challenges, Trump issued his directive. A U.S. court declared the president's unilateral Liberation Day tariffs illegal on May 28, but the White House appealed <\/a>the ruling the next day, and the tariffs were reinstated for a minimum of one month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump was questioned in the Oval Office that same day on a Financial Times journalist who dubbed his economic approach the \"TACO\" trade. The term \"Trump Always Chickens Out,\" or TACO, describes how the president threatens to impose tariffs on other nations but then backs off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump snapped at the journalist. That is an unpleasant question. That's the nastiest question, in my opinion, and he claims that his strategy of imposing and then removing tariffs is a clever negotiating ploy. The president imposed the additional steel and aluminium tariffs two days after being questioned about the TACO trade.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Canadian steelmakers lobby against Trump\u2019s tariff hike","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"canadian-steelmakers-lobby-against-trumps-tariff-hike","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8026","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8018,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_content":"\n According to preliminary figures given by the state's Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG), lobbying expenditures in New York<\/a> state totalled around $67 million during March and April. That sum is $1.3 million more than it was in January and February. Lobbying remuneration accounted for the majority of that $67 million, at $59.6 million, with expenditures coming in second at $7 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lobbying in New York State involves attempts to influence government decision-making, including legislation, regulations, and government actions at the state and local levels. It covers activities directed at state officials, legislators, and certain local government officials, with separate rules for New York City officials<\/p>\n\n\n\n Based solely on pay, the top three retained lobbyists were Bolton-St Johns, LLC ($2.9 million), Brown & Weinraub Advisors, LLC ($2.9 million), and Kasirer LLC ($3.0 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The state\u2019s ethics panel releases lobbying data every two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnsurprisingly, 17 out of 20 of the most lobbied legislation focused on the state budget and its associated Article VII laws, and lobbying expenditures in March and April exceeded those in the first two months of the year,\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n COELIG Executive Director Berland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. Clients spending over $15,000 on lobbying and dedicating at least 3% of total expenditures to lobbying must disclose sources of funding contributing over $2,500.<\/p>\n","post_title":"New York lobbying spending hit $67M in April and May","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"new-york-lobbying-spending-hit-67m-in-april-and-may","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8018","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":32},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
According to reports, this new tactic paid well. The GENIUS Act, a significant crypto measure, was advanced by the Senate. Sixteen Democrats backed it, and the vote was 68 to 30. Paul Grewal, the chief legal officer of Coinbase, pointed out that this development, which was unthinkable a year ago, represents a major advancement in the cryptocurrency <\/a>industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Today's Senate vote on the GENIUS Act is expected to pass with high probability, paving the way for the bill to move on to the House. In order to create a stablecoin regulatory framework in the US, this vote is an essential first step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nonetheless, some Democrats wish to prevent Donald Trump from making money from his cryptocurrency endeavors. Their attempts to change the law were unsuccessful. The CLARITY Act, a more comprehensive crypto bill, is also being worked on but is experiencing delays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n More hearings are scheduled for July, according to Republicans like Tim Scott. However, Senate action might not occur until autumn. Others, meantime, want the House to expedite the process by combining both pieces of legislation. But time is not on the side of cryptocurrency. Unrelated modifications are more likely to occur the longer you wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The stablecoin measure was defeated by Democrats earlier this year. The fact that Trump was involved with cryptocurrency infuriated them. Jeff Merkley and Elizabeth Warren were among the senators who vigorously opposed him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There were Republicans who set their own requirements. Josh Hawley favored restricting the use of stablecoins by IT companies. Rand Paul demanded that the Federal Reserve be audited. Both concepts were unsuccessful. Additionally, Coinbase has advocated for interest-bearing stablecoin accounts. Lawmakers, however, have not reached a consensus. The larger cryptocurrency community is still concerned that only one piece of legislation will pass into law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Coinbase, Tether lobby Democrats for crypto-friendly laws","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"coinbase-tether-lobby-democrats-for-crypto-friendly-laws","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-17 20:35:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-17 20:35:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8033","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8026,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-16 20:08:43","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-16 20:08:43","post_content":"\n In the last week, the Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) recorded six lobbying exchanges<\/a> with government authorities, including one with Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador to the US, on the impact of U.S. tariffs on the steel sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) is the national voice of Canada\u2019s $15 billion steel industry, representing companies that produce approximately 13 million tonnes of crude steel and over one million tonnes of steel pipe and tube products annually across Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prior to U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to increase tariffs on steel and aluminum exports to 50%, which Mark Carney's office deemed illegal and unwarranted, the discussions took place throughout May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The office of the Canadian prime minister stated that it was in talks with the United States on the tariffs. The federal government claims that whatever money it receives from Canada's retaliatory tariffs after the initial $90 billion, before remissions, would be used to support the recovery of Canadian companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump's initial round of 25% steel and aluminum levies, which were put into effect in March, have increased manufacturing prices and resulted in job losses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to CSPA President Catherine Cobden, Canada is one of the major exporters of steel and aluminum to the United States, and the tariff increase will effectively shut down U.S. commerce for Canada's steel sector. In a news statement, she referred to the additional tariffs as a \"further blow to Canadian steel that will have unrecoverable consequences\" and urged on the Canadian government to take action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite previous legal challenges, Trump issued his directive. A U.S. court declared the president's unilateral Liberation Day tariffs illegal on May 28, but the White House appealed <\/a>the ruling the next day, and the tariffs were reinstated for a minimum of one month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump was questioned in the Oval Office that same day on a Financial Times journalist who dubbed his economic approach the \"TACO\" trade. The term \"Trump Always Chickens Out,\" or TACO, describes how the president threatens to impose tariffs on other nations but then backs off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump snapped at the journalist. That is an unpleasant question. That's the nastiest question, in my opinion, and he claims that his strategy of imposing and then removing tariffs is a clever negotiating ploy. The president imposed the additional steel and aluminium tariffs two days after being questioned about the TACO trade.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Canadian steelmakers lobby against Trump\u2019s tariff hike","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"canadian-steelmakers-lobby-against-trumps-tariff-hike","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8026","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8018,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_content":"\n According to preliminary figures given by the state's Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG), lobbying expenditures in New York<\/a> state totalled around $67 million during March and April. That sum is $1.3 million more than it was in January and February. Lobbying remuneration accounted for the majority of that $67 million, at $59.6 million, with expenditures coming in second at $7 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lobbying in New York State involves attempts to influence government decision-making, including legislation, regulations, and government actions at the state and local levels. It covers activities directed at state officials, legislators, and certain local government officials, with separate rules for New York City officials<\/p>\n\n\n\n Based solely on pay, the top three retained lobbyists were Bolton-St Johns, LLC ($2.9 million), Brown & Weinraub Advisors, LLC ($2.9 million), and Kasirer LLC ($3.0 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The state\u2019s ethics panel releases lobbying data every two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnsurprisingly, 17 out of 20 of the most lobbied legislation focused on the state budget and its associated Article VII laws, and lobbying expenditures in March and April exceeded those in the first two months of the year,\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n COELIG Executive Director Berland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. 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Michael Reed, a longtime assistant to Democratic leadership in the House, was recently recruited by prominent cryptocurrency investor Andreessen Horowitz. Deeper planning is indicated by the move. Although the company backed Trump's 2024 campaign, it now believes that fostering relationships with Democrats is worthwhile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to reports, this new tactic paid well. The GENIUS Act, a significant crypto measure, was advanced by the Senate. Sixteen Democrats backed it, and the vote was 68 to 30. Paul Grewal, the chief legal officer of Coinbase, pointed out that this development, which was unthinkable a year ago, represents a major advancement in the cryptocurrency <\/a>industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Today's Senate vote on the GENIUS Act is expected to pass with high probability, paving the way for the bill to move on to the House. In order to create a stablecoin regulatory framework in the US, this vote is an essential first step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nonetheless, some Democrats wish to prevent Donald Trump from making money from his cryptocurrency endeavors. Their attempts to change the law were unsuccessful. The CLARITY Act, a more comprehensive crypto bill, is also being worked on but is experiencing delays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n More hearings are scheduled for July, according to Republicans like Tim Scott. However, Senate action might not occur until autumn. Others, meantime, want the House to expedite the process by combining both pieces of legislation. But time is not on the side of cryptocurrency. Unrelated modifications are more likely to occur the longer you wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The stablecoin measure was defeated by Democrats earlier this year. The fact that Trump was involved with cryptocurrency infuriated them. Jeff Merkley and Elizabeth Warren were among the senators who vigorously opposed him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There were Republicans who set their own requirements. Josh Hawley favored restricting the use of stablecoins by IT companies. Rand Paul demanded that the Federal Reserve be audited. Both concepts were unsuccessful. Additionally, Coinbase has advocated for interest-bearing stablecoin accounts. Lawmakers, however, have not reached a consensus. The larger cryptocurrency community is still concerned that only one piece of legislation will pass into law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Coinbase, Tether lobby Democrats for crypto-friendly laws","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"coinbase-tether-lobby-democrats-for-crypto-friendly-laws","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-17 20:35:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-17 20:35:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8033","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8026,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-16 20:08:43","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-16 20:08:43","post_content":"\n In the last week, the Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) recorded six lobbying exchanges<\/a> with government authorities, including one with Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador to the US, on the impact of U.S. tariffs on the steel sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) is the national voice of Canada\u2019s $15 billion steel industry, representing companies that produce approximately 13 million tonnes of crude steel and over one million tonnes of steel pipe and tube products annually across Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prior to U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to increase tariffs on steel and aluminum exports to 50%, which Mark Carney's office deemed illegal and unwarranted, the discussions took place throughout May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The office of the Canadian prime minister stated that it was in talks with the United States on the tariffs. The federal government claims that whatever money it receives from Canada's retaliatory tariffs after the initial $90 billion, before remissions, would be used to support the recovery of Canadian companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump's initial round of 25% steel and aluminum levies, which were put into effect in March, have increased manufacturing prices and resulted in job losses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to CSPA President Catherine Cobden, Canada is one of the major exporters of steel and aluminum to the United States, and the tariff increase will effectively shut down U.S. commerce for Canada's steel sector. In a news statement, she referred to the additional tariffs as a \"further blow to Canadian steel that will have unrecoverable consequences\" and urged on the Canadian government to take action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite previous legal challenges, Trump issued his directive. A U.S. court declared the president's unilateral Liberation Day tariffs illegal on May 28, but the White House appealed <\/a>the ruling the next day, and the tariffs were reinstated for a minimum of one month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump was questioned in the Oval Office that same day on a Financial Times journalist who dubbed his economic approach the \"TACO\" trade. The term \"Trump Always Chickens Out,\" or TACO, describes how the president threatens to impose tariffs on other nations but then backs off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump snapped at the journalist. That is an unpleasant question. That's the nastiest question, in my opinion, and he claims that his strategy of imposing and then removing tariffs is a clever negotiating ploy. The president imposed the additional steel and aluminium tariffs two days after being questioned about the TACO trade.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Canadian steelmakers lobby against Trump\u2019s tariff hike","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"canadian-steelmakers-lobby-against-trumps-tariff-hike","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-17 20:12:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8026","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8018,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:40","post_content":"\n According to preliminary figures given by the state's Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG), lobbying expenditures in New York<\/a> state totalled around $67 million during March and April. That sum is $1.3 million more than it was in January and February. Lobbying remuneration accounted for the majority of that $67 million, at $59.6 million, with expenditures coming in second at $7 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lobbying in New York State involves attempts to influence government decision-making, including legislation, regulations, and government actions at the state and local levels. It covers activities directed at state officials, legislators, and certain local government officials, with separate rules for New York City officials<\/p>\n\n\n\n Based solely on pay, the top three retained lobbyists were Bolton-St Johns, LLC ($2.9 million), Brown & Weinraub Advisors, LLC ($2.9 million), and Kasirer LLC ($3.0 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The state\u2019s ethics panel releases lobbying data every two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnsurprisingly, 17 out of 20 of the most lobbied legislation focused on the state budget and its associated Article VII laws, and lobbying expenditures in March and April exceeded those in the first two months of the year,\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n COELIG Executive Director Berland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe people of New York have a right to information that is clear and easily available, particularly information that identifies the people or organisations trying to influence those in our state government. By making this data available every two months, the public may observe how lobbying tendencies change for the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The two most-lobbied bills that had nothing to do with the state budget were the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which would phase out materials and target chemical recycling, and initiatives to regulate recycling infrastructure and weed out materials that are difficult to recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third most-pushed non-budget item was the NY HEAT Act, which would implement the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act and remove some of the public service law's rules on gas service and sale. With some notable modifications, that law was recently modified to become the Customer Savings and Reliability Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, Regarding the registration process, Lobbyists and clients are required to register with CELG if they anticipate spending more than $5,000 annually on lobbying activities<\/a> aimed at New York State or local officials (excluding federal officials). Registration requires a $200 filing fee (prorated if registering mid-cycle) and mandatory ethics training for individual lobbyists within 60 days of registration. Lobbyists must file semi-annual reports detailing lobbying expenditures, including prorated staff time and itemised expenses over $75. Clients spending over $15,000 on lobbying and dedicating at least 3% of total expenditures to lobbying must disclose sources of funding contributing over $2,500.<\/p>\n","post_title":"New York lobbying spending hit $67M in April and May","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"new-york-lobbying-spending-hit-67m-in-april-and-may","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-16 16:39:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8018","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":32},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
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