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Over 175 public and private sector groups ban together to call for no recess without relief

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 18:21:29 GMT

A coalition of travel, hotel, franchise, and state and local government groups called for Congress to not go on recess without providing relief for sectors devastated by the coronavirus pandemic.Over 175 organizations representing the public and...

US private sector businesses added 749K workers in September: ADP

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 15:01:07 GMT

U.S. nonfarm businesses added a seasonally adjusted 749,000 workers in September, according to the ADP National Employment Report released Wednesday.The report from payroll processor ADP and Moody’s Analytics showed private sector businesses...

Shell set to cut up to 9,000 jobs in low-carbon overhaul

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 13:43:27 GMT

The oil and gas multinational giant Royal Dutch Shell will cut between 7,000 and 9,000 jobs as the company shifts towards renewable energy sources.The job cuts were announced in an interview with Shell's CEO Ben van Beurden published on the...

Advocacy groups spend big on Barrett fight

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 10:00:16 GMT

The ad wars over Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination are in full swing, with groups matching or exceeding the amount they spent two years ago in the confirmation fight over Justice Brett Kavanaugh.The conservative Judicial Crisis Network on Tuesday...

Lobbying world

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 10:00:07 GMT

Microsoft Corp. named Chris Calabrese senior director of privacy and data policy. He previously was executive vice president at the Center for Democracy and Technology, where he worked for six years. Before that, he was legislative...

Chamber of Commerce's top political adviser ousted

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 21:56:24 GMT

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s top political adviser has been forced out of his post just weeks before Election Day.Scott Reed, a former executive director of the Republican National Committee, has spent almost a decade as the Chamber’s chief...

Restaurants brace for long COVID-19 winter

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 10:00:20 GMT

Restaurant groups are scrambling to secure funds to help an already hard-hit industry make the transition from summer to winter, when outdoor seating that helped many owners stay afloat during the pandemic will become much harder if not impossible...

Advising Capitol Hill on insurance

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 10:00:16 GMT

While other companies have been asking lawmakers for aid and support during the coronavirus pandemic, insurance company Allstate has spent its time lobbying against government intervention in their work.The head of Allstate’s D.C. office, Saat Alety...

Bottom line

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 10:00:07 GMT

TECHNOLOGYComcast Corp. hired Wiley Rein LLP to work on telecommunications issues. Scott Weaver, former chief of staff to ex-Rep. Katherine Harris (R-Fla.), and Hap Rigby, former professional staff member for Republicans on the Senate...

Airline industry applauds Democrats for including aid in coronavirus relief package

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 01:04:17 GMT

The airline industry applauded House Democrats for providing relief for the devastated sector in their $2.2 trillion coronavirus package unveiled on Monday, but stressed the urgent need for the bill to pass Congress.Under the terms of the CARES Act...

Women rise on K Street — slowly

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 10:00:20 GMT

Women are increasingly taking up positions among the top lobbyists in Washington, a century after their first predecessors lobbied members of Congress for a more fundamental right — the right to vote.Today, women hold six places among the top 20...

Conservative groups unleash ad blitz in support of Barrett's nomination

Sat, 26 Sep 2020 21:56:37 GMT

A trio of conservative groups on Saturday announced plans to spend millions of dollars in support of Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court, previewing what will be an expensive and intense confirmation battle in the weeks before...

House Democratic coronavirus relief package to provide more aid for airlines

Fri, 25 Sep 2020 19:05:39 GMT

The House Democratic emergency coronavirus relief package, which has not yet been unveiled, includes additional funding for the airlines, according to a source familiar. A House Transportation and Infrastructure Democratic aide also told The Hill...

Credit union group to spend $7 million on Senate, House races

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 18:56:43 GMT

A major trade group representing credit unions launched a multi-million dollar spending campaign on Thursday in support of congressional candidates on both sides of the aisle.The Credit Union National Association (CUNA) and its PAC,...

Woman says she was fired from Whataburger for wearing Black Lives Matter mask

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 17:04:44 GMT

A woman said she was fired from a Whataburger in Fort Worth, Texas, for wearing a Black Lives Matter mask in a discrimination complaint she filed Wednesday. Ma’Kiya Congious, 19, alleged in her complaint to the Texas Workforce Commission Civil...

Business groups pushing for access to coronavirus vaccine for workers

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 14:27:37 GMT

Advocates for the food, beverage, and household products industry are pushing for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to give their workers priority access to a COVID-19 vaccine after health care workers and first responders.The...

Employers sign on to give time off for voting

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 10:00:10 GMT

A record number of businesses are making Election Day a paid vacation day for employees, adding momentum to this week’s voter registration efforts. Best Buy, Nike and Twitter are among the major U.S. companies that will give time off for workers on...

Blockchain trade group names Mick Mulvaney to board

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 21:31:19 GMT

The Chamber of Digital Commerce, a blockchain trade association, named Mick Mulvaney, President Trump’s former acting chief of staff, to its board of advisers on Wednesday.Mulvaney founded the Congressional Blockchain Caucus when he was in Congress...

Wells Fargo CEO issues apology after saying there was a 'limited pool of Black talent'

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 21:30:25 GMT

Wells Fargo chief executive Charles Scharf on Wednesday issued an apology after drawing a wave of backlash online for attributing a lack of diversity at the company to what he referred to as “a very limited pool of Black talent.” Scharf...

AARP endorses Dem measure to overturn Trump's payroll tax deferral

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 16:58:58 GMT

AARP this week endorsed a Democratic resolution to overturn President Trump's payroll tax deferral, arguing that the deferral is "engendering uncertainty among older Americans and the general public about Social Security and its ability to pay...