Kate Ackley
Reporter at Bloomberg Industry Group
Reporter @BGov, covering lobbying & Congress. Former @RollCall @CQNow. Mom. Denver native.
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1 week ago |
news.bgov.com | Kate Ackley
If artificial intelligence upends the K Street influence sector, Jeff Berkowitz wants to lead the charge. Berkowitz, who once ran the Republican National Committee’s opposition research division and launched his own firm a decade ago, started experimenting with AI in recent years. It’s resulted in a spinoff company that Wednesday is announcing new seed money from lobbying, communications, and venture capital firms.
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2 weeks ago |
news.bgov.com | Katherine Rizzo |Roxana Tiron |Ken Tran |Kate Ackley
Pinning Down the Tax BillTurns out the House only thought it was done with the first round of action on the giant debt limit-spending cut-tax bill. Several swaths of the package are in line to be deleted because the legislation wasn’t written in a way that complies with Senate budget rules, BGOV’s Ken Tran reports. Among the provisions that will need do-overs are the ones targeting an energy assistance program and Medicaid provisions related to the Social Security Act.
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2 weeks ago |
news.bgov.com | Kate Ackley
Lobbyists usually run in herds at bipartisan firms, but a slice of K Street takes a lone-wolf approach to the influence game. Those who opt to go it alone say it makes for a leaner, more nimble operation, reduces potential client conflicts, and gives them control over how they operate the business. In good times, a single-lobbyist enterprise can rake in big money that the rainmaker doesn’t have to share. But risks abound.
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3 weeks ago |
news.bgov.com | Kate Ackley
The day Ned’s Club opened in Washington, President Donald Trump dropped a bevy of tariffs, jolting the city’s lobbyists and a capital establishment already reeling from his contentious agenda. Amid the partisanship, it may come as a surprise that during the club’s four months, Ned’s has become a hot spot for K Street, Capitol Hill, business executives, and artsy denizens to mingle and mix across the divide.
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3 weeks ago |
news.bgov.com | Kate Ackley
Higher education clients, including Ivy League schools such as Harvard and Columbia and state systems and others, are increasingly turning to Washington experts to help them navigate Trump administration budget cuts, proposed new taxes on their endowments, and political pitfalls.
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Lots in @kackleyZ's "Power Play" newsletter on lobbying/influence industry, including: • What top defense contractors spent on Q1 lobbying • Uber starts federal PAC • Top-grossing solo firms in 2024 • Brownstein Hyatt bolstering its roster https://t.co/0Bb8k2guNq
RT @greggiroux: Lots in @kackleyZ's "Power Play" newsletter on lobbying/influence industry, including: • What top defense contractors spen…
RT @BGOV: Ned’s Club in Washington has become a hot spot for lobbyists and others to mingle and mix across the great partisan divide. @kac…
