Katherine Rizzo

6 days ago | news.bgov.com | Katherine Rizzo |Ken Tran |Suzanne Monyak |Ellen M. Gilmer

Weekahead Highlight: $$ NegotiationsWith Congress out of session again next week, our team will be tracking preparations and informal negotiations with lots of dollar signs attached. Committees will be preparing for hearings as lawmakers try to make good on the goals of their hard-fought budget resolution, and federal agencies will be working on their fiscal 2026 budget wish lists — which in the current environment, may largely turn out to be don’t-spend-on-this lists.

1 week ago | news.bgov.com | Celine Castronuovo |Greg Giroux |Rebecca Klar |Katherine Rizzo

30% Health-Program Cut Under DiscussionAn internal Trump administration document shows the array of health programs proposed for fiscal 2026 extinction, Nyah Phengsitthy and Celine Castronuovo report. Under discussion: a budget that would ask Congress to provide no money for rural hospital grants in fiscal 2026. Also zero for state offices of rural health, the HHS Office of Civil Rights, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and other HHS health offices.

1 week ago | news.bgov.com | Courtney Rozen |Jonathan Tamari |Katherine Rizzo |Giuseppe Macri

El Salvador-BoundJonathan Tamari reports that a Democratic senator is headed to El Salvador today to fight on behalf of accidentally deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) drew a standing ovation from a Democratic-friendly crowd when he announced his travel plan at a town hall.

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Katherine Rizzo |Angela Greiling Keane

Federal lobbying spending topped $4.5 billion for the first time in 2024, outpacing inflation. Those gains reflected a true expansion of overall lobbying income. Some of the largest firms registered double-digit gains, while smaller players in some cases doubled or tripled previous amounts reported in Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. Bloomberg Government examined the numbers and identified trends in our 10th annual analysis of lobbying disclosure filings.

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Katherine Rizzo |Angela Greiling Keane

Federal lobbying spending topped $4.5 billion for the first time in 2024, outpacing inflation. Those gains reflected a true expansion of overall lobbying income. Some of the largest firms registered double-digit gains, while smaller players in some cases doubled or tripled previous amounts reported in Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. Bloomberg Government examined the numbers and identified trends in our 10th annual analysis of lobbying disclosure filings.