4th Quarter - Report — WASHINGTON LINKAGE GROUP, INC for CITY OF BALTIMORE (2012)

Firm

WASHINGTON LINKAGE GROUP, INC

Client

CITY OF BALTIMORE

Income

$16,500

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

7 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Transportation TRA

Mass transit funding and development, bridge rehabilitation, transportation security

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRANDT THORINGTON	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Economic Development Administration; Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Office of Justice Program; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Energy, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Disaster planning and emergency response funding issues as well as port, rail, and bus security

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRANDT THORINGTON	—

Contacted: Economic Development Administration; Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Justice Program

Housing HOU

Section 8, HOPE VI, CDBG, CSBG, Eminent Domain, community development

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRANDT THORINGTON	—

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Office of Justice Program; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Economic Development Administration; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Telecommunications, franchise fees and agreements, broadband issues, and communication tax structures

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRANDT THORINGTON	—

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Economic Development Administration; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Justice Program; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Education EDU

E-Rate program and Universal Service Fund, Vocational Training

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRANDT THORINGTON	—

Contacted: Office of Justice Program; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Economic Development Administration; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Homeland Security HOM

Homeland Security funding and mandate issues, grant formulas, and apportioned formulas

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRANDT THORINGTON	—

Contacted: Economic Development Administration; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Justice Program; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

COPS, Juvenile Justice, Prisoner Reentry, Justice Assistance Grants, Illegal Guns

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRANDT THORINGTON	—

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Economic Development Administration; Office of Justice Program; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.