With the long election cycle finally at an end, associations are launching a tidal wave of campaigning aimed at preventing the U.S. from heading over the "fiscal cliff." Business-related entities are particularly anxious about the economic impact of tax hikes and automatic spending cuts scheduled to take effect in January if Congress fails to act. Trade groups and their members are joining new, shifting and overlapping—and some exceedingly well-financed—coalitions in an effort to sway lawmakers on tax reform and deficit reduction. The Campaign to Fix the Debt alone has raised $40 million since its July kickoff. Though groups certainly disagree on how to reduce the… Read More