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Scot Crockett to Serve as Vice President of Campaign Services WASHINGTON, May 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DDC Advocacy (DDCA), the nation's leading provider of strategic, fully integrated issue advocacy solutions, continues to experience significant growth in their core business offerings including international consulting, public and media relations and government services. This growth establishes DDCA as a major player in campaign management across key industries in the United States...

Partnership advances Lobbyit's mission to provide affordable lobbying services for those who have previously not had a seat at the legislative table. WASHINGTON, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lobbyit.com, the groundbreaking lobbying firm, and Salsa Labs, Inc. (Salsa), the online organizing company, community and platform for nonprofits, today announced a new partnership that will enable Lobbyit.com to offer its clients a unique technology solution designed to make their advocacy...

CEO Update Releases 2013 List of Top Lobbyists WASHINGTON, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nick Yaksich, Vice President of Government and Industry Relations for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has been recognized as one of CEO Update's top lobbyists of 2013.  CEO Update cited Yaksich's efforts with the Coalition to Save our GPS to defeat a bid by Lightsquared to build a broadband network that would have potentially interfered with GPS use on construction and...

Knife makers admit instrumental role in decision to allow small knives on airplanes WASHINGTON, April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Knife industry lobbyists appear to have played a key role in getting the Transportation Security Administration to allow knives back on commercial aircraft for the first time since 9/11. After intense lobbying by knife manufacturers and knife industry groups, the policy change that will allow small knives on airplanes is set to take effect April...

TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In an amicus brief filed last week, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) argues that requiring Hobby Lobby to pay for drugs and devices with life-ending mechanisms of action is an unconstitutional violation of its freedom of conscience. The Affordable Care Act (ACA or "ObamaCare") requires that employer-provided health insurance cover, without co-payment, all items that the Food and Drug Administration...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans United for Life filed two more amicus curiae briefs supporting legal challenges to the Obama Administration's unconstitutional "HHS mandate." AUL President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest noted that Obamacare continues to be "the largest expansion of abortion since Roe v. Wade compounded by violations of Americans' First Amendment Rights of Conscience. The HHS mandate forces companies and organizations to provide employees with...

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Sunshine Review, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to state and local government transparency, released their 2013 Transparency Report Card grading every state and the largest counties, cities and school districts within each state on the availability of information on government websites. Government websites were graded "A" to "F" measuring available content available against a checklist of information all...

COLUMBIA, S.C., Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Strategy Group is pleased to announce Heather Smith has joined its Columbia, South Carolina office as its newest partner. Brandon Dermody, the office's Managing Partner said, "For years in her former position, Heather has been a tireless advocate for her clients. Her knowledge and understanding of the legislative process has no limits. We are very excited to have Heather join our team and help represent our prestigious client...

CHICAGO, Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust today announced the start of a multi-year collaboration with Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) to develop a best practice policy approach to corporate political activity oversight and disclosure. "This agreement clearly demonstrates Walgreen's commitment to adopting corporate governance best practices by better aligning its interests with those of its shareholders," said Meredith Miller, Chief Corporate...

HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett ushered in a new era of transparency and accountability in state government today with the launch of Pennsylvania's transparency website, known as PennWATCH at http://www.pennwatch.pa.gov. Corbett was joined today by the primary sponsors of the PennWATCH act, Rep. Jim Christiana, R-Beaver, and Sen. Pat Browne, R-Lehigh Valley. "Pennsylvanians deserve to know how their tax dollars are being allocated and...