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Apple's pricey lobbying L - POLITICO

Apple shelled out more than half a million dollars as it unsuccessfully fought to convince the White House to veto a ruling in a patent dispute.

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Why the NRA's chief lobbyist left

Jason Ouimet insisted in an interview that the organization’s recent turmoil played no role in his departure.

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Michael Best lobbyists strike out on their own

The new firm will have an emphasis on clients in the agriculture, food, energy, environment, tax and trade industries.

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Crypto group, chipmakers add more lobbyists- POLITICO

The Crypto Council for Innovation has added another outside firm to its lobbyists on retainer.

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Polis signs bills to reduce groundwater use, fund water conservation projects

Gov. Jared Polis signed two bills into law that are aimed at conserving a precious and dwindling resource in the state: water.

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Frontline Democrats ask Biden to get involved in Covid small business talks

Nearly a dozen lawmakers, all of whom represent battleground districts, wrote a letter to President Joe Biden on Wednesday.

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Trees, silt clog the Republican River's South Fork. Colorado officials hope money can fix that

Little to no water flows from the Republican River's South Fork in southeast Yuma and northern Kit Carson counties into Kansas and Nebraska, where it merges with the main river. Officials have a plan that could cost about $40 million to save the fork.

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