November 16, 2017 How’s that for irony: Well-funded lobbyists ‘taking on big money in politics’ The irony of one of Vermont’s most influential and well-funded lobbying organizations speaking out against lobbyists and political funding may be lost on some. For others, it’s impossible to miss.
December 20, 2015 Union leaders under fire for unregistered lobbying Wendell Young IV spent plenty of time last year trying to convince lawmakers that privatizing Pennsylvania’s liquor stores wasn’t the correct move, yet the president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776 wasn’t registered as a lobbyist with the Department of State.
December 20, 2015 Lawmakers look to combat seafood fraud When the weather warms and the South Carolina humidity hangs like a soggy blanket along the coast, you can often find an entrepreneur selling shrimp out of the back of a pickup truck by the road with a hand-scrawled sign promoting it as both fresh and local. There's a chance it's neither.
December 2, 2015 Beef prices reach highest level since 1987 The highest beef prices in almost three decades have arrived just before the start of grilling season, causing sticker shock for both consumers and restaurant owners -- and relief isn't likely anytime soon.
November 5, 2015 American, US Airways name post-merger leadership The new American Airlines will have more top executives from smaller US Airways than from the current American.
January 13, 2015 Appeals court allows horse slaughterhouses to open Companies in New Mexico and Missouri could begin slaughtering horses within a few weeks after a federal appeals court removed a temporary ban that was preventing domestic horse slaughter from resuming for the first time since 2007.
