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SAN FRANCISCO — Google is dropping a lot of cash on lobbying, hitting another all-time high.
The Internet search giant, under heavy scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers and regulators, shelled out $2.4 million on lobbying this past quarter, nearly double what it spent in the same period a year ago.
Google spent $5.9 million from Jan. 1 through Sept. 30, a 51 percent jump from a year ago. Google spent $5.2 million total on lobbying last year.
Google has doubled its spending on lobbying in the past two years. It also has formed a political action committee to give donations to candidates, and it has hired influential lobbyists such as Richard Gephardt, a former House Democratic leader.
Los Angeles Times
