The November elections, policy battles over net neutrality and last-minute action by a lame-duck Congress helped steer millions of dollars to lobbying and advocacy in the fourth quarter of 2014. At least 20 trade groups and professional societies reported spending more than $2 million between October and December. As usual, the biggest spender was the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Together with its Institute for Legal Reform, the Chamber reported $31.9 million on lobby disclosure forms filed with Congress. The Chamber includes all its advocacy and election activity nationwide in its numbers. Lobby disclosure reports for Q4 were due Jan. 20. Coming in at number two, again as… Read More