1st Quarter - Report — WASHINGTON LINKAGE GROUP, INC for CITY OF BALTIMORE (2014)

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.

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

Transportation TRA

Mass transit funding and development, bridge rehabilitation, transportation security

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRANDT THORINGTON	—

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

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); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Economic Development Administration; Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRANDT THORINGTON	—

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

Homeland Security HOM

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRANDT THORINGTON	—

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

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRANDT THORINGTON	—

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

Housing HOU

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRANDT THORINGTON	—

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

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.