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NJ lobbying spending tops $110M for 1st time
Totals hit $110.6 million in 2025, driven by battles over the state budget, healthcare and tax policy.
Mercury Public Affairs promotes Melli to NJ partner
Juan Melli works in the New Jersey office, bringing expertise in government relations, communications and strategy.
MAD Global Strategy grows with key hires, expansion plans
The public affairs firm, led by Mike DuHaime, adds key hires and plans new offices in Washington, D.C., and beyond.
NJ lobbying receipts up more than 4% in 2024
Longtime leading firms Princeton Public Affairs Group and Gibbons PC returned to the top of the ranks in a year where total spending hit $103 million in the Garden State.
Former state senator joins top NJ lobbying firm (updated)
The move comes a year after the Senate Republican leader retired from politics following more than two decades in public service.
PPAG founder shares how the lobbying firm stays on top
Dale Florio, who established Princeton Public Affairs Group in 1987, sits down with NJBIZ to discuss the Trenton-based organization's sustained success, industry trends, what’s on the horizon and more.
MAD Global CEO discusses young firm’s growth
In just over two years since its launch, the bipartisan public affairs group continues to expand its footprint and widen its influence. NJBIZ sat down with founder Mike DuHaime for a wide-ranging discussion, starting with how 2024 is going for the team.
NJ lobbying spend tops $96M in 2023 (updated)
Last year was just the fifth time spending has topped $95 million, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.
MAD Global Strategy taps NJDOT leader Braz for Trenton post
According to founder Mike DuHaime, the former assistant commissioner and chief of staff "is exactly the kind of dynamic young leader we need to elevate our organization."
With overall spending down, law firms report uptick in NJ’s latest lobbying data
Demand for services set a record for the fourth consecutive year in 2022, with the total number of clients increasing by 2.6% over the year prior to 2,343.
New Jersey’s top 2022 lobbying firms revealed
According to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, the $95.1 million spent marks the fourth-highest total ever for the Garden State.
Top lobbying firm rebrands as The Zita Group
The name change, which comes about a year after Patricia Zita became full equity partner, making the company the first and only-woman owned among the state's top groups in Trenton, is meant to reflect that shift as well as the firm’s diversity and “innovative approach to servicing clients.”
