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Apple ramped up lobbying spending in 2022

Monday, January 23, 2023 12:35 pm1 Comment

Apple grew its lobbying spend the most last year compared to its peers, according to public disclosures. The company increased its lobbying…

Apple CEO Tim Cook goes to Washington D.C. to meet with top Republican lawmakers

Wednesday, November 30, 2022 9:23 am9 Comments

Apple CEO Tim Cook is in Washington D.C. this week to meet with top Republican lawmakers as the company seeks to forge ties with…

Apple provides the majority of The App Association’s funding

Monday, September 19, 2022 5:41 pm3 Comments

The vast majority of the funding for the App Association, which brands itself as the leading voice for thousands of app developers around…

Apple CEO Tim Cook personally lobbying U.S. Congress to stop antitrust bills

Thursday, July 21, 2022 1:39 pm10 Comments

Apple CEO Tim Cook is reportedly personally lobbying U.S. Congressmen and women in an effort to stop antitrust bills targeting Apple…

Apple spends record quarterly high on lobbying

Thursday, April 21, 2022 9:49 am2 Comments

Amid increased pressure from the U.S. Congress alleging antitrust issues, Apple spent $2.5 million on lobbying in the first three months…

Apple beefs up lobbying at U.S. state level ahead of Arizona App Store bill vote

Monday, March 15, 2021 5:01 pmTuesday, March 16, 20219 Comments

Tech companies including mighty Apple are turning their lobbying attention to statehouses across the country as a wave of local bills…

Apple hires drone and aviation law specialist to lobby Washington D.C.

Wednesday, January 15, 2020 5:31 pmWednesday, January 15, 2020No Comments

Apple has retained Lisa Ellman, a parter at Hogan Lovells and a specialist in drone and aviation law, to serve as a lobbyist in Washington D.C…

Apple spent near-record amounts of money lobbying the U.S. government in 2018

Wednesday, January 23, 2019 1:22 pm7 Comments

Apple spent $6.6 million on lobbying the U.S. government in 2018, after spending a record…

Apple searching for new public policy director to influence governments worldwide

Friday, June 26, 2015 2:25 pmFriday, June 26, 20159 Comments

Apple is searching for a new director of public policy…

Apple boosts U.S. federal government lobbying efforts by 16% in Q1

Wednesday, April 22, 2015 10:37 am5 Comments

Apple Inc., which has been boosting its presence in the U.S. capital…

Apple steps up lobbying in Washington D.C.

Tuesday, January 20, 2015 8:25 am14 Comments

Apple CEO Tim Cook posed for a photo with Senator Orrin Hatch, the Utah Republican…

Apple hires former Senate Finance Committee Democratic Staff Director Amber Cottle as chief D.C. lobbyist

Monday, March 24, 2014 9:46 pm21 Comments

Apple has hired Amber Cottle as its new chief lobbyist…

Google’s 8th-ranked D.C. lobbying machine flexes new political power

Tuesday, November 5, 2013 3:20 pmTuesday, November 5, 201317 Comments

Google Inc. is moving its Washington office closer to Capitol Hill…

Apple’s lone-wolf strategy backfires; recent setbacks may force Cupertino to rethink its ‘us vs. them’ mentality

Wednesday, July 31, 2013 12:32 pmWednesday, July 31, 201338 Comments

Apple Inc. is a synonym for independence, hipness and originality…

Don’t expect Silicon Valley to stop asking for political favors

Tuesday, July 2, 2013 2:09 pmTuesday, July 2, 20138 Comments

If legislators don’t stop granting favors to tech companies…

Apple becomes latest target of the Beltway Shakedown

Thursday, May 30, 2013 4:01 pmThursday, May 30, 201363 Comments

U.S. Senators are angry that Apple isn’t paying its fair share – not in taxes, but in campaign contributions and lobbying fees…

Patent infringement war with Apple spurs Samsung’s U.S. lobbying push

Wednesday, March 6, 2013 5:01 pmWednesday, March 6, 201316 Comments

Samsung Electronics Co. has doubled mobile-phone sales in the U.S. since 2008…

Facebook, Google, eBay and Amazon join U.S. Internet lobbying group

Thursday, July 26, 2012 1:03 pm7 Comments

Google, Facebook, Amazon and eBay are joining forces to create a powerful lobbying group…

Google’s D.C. lobbyists have outspent Apple nearly 10 to 1 so far this year

Monday, July 23, 2012 12:01 pmMonday, July 23, 201214 Comments

The U.S. congressional lobbying disclosure reports for the second quarter of 2012…

Apple is taking a bruising in Washington D.C. as lobbying effort has yet to ripen

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 1:31 pmWednesday, May 9, 201245 Comments

Apple is taking a bruising in Washington, and insiders say there’s a reason…

With antitrust mutters growing, Apple triples federal lobbying expenses, boosts D.C. presence

Saturday, April 9, 2011 12:02 pmSaturday, April 9, 201177 Comments

Growing from a scrappy underdog to one of the biggest technology companies…

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