Washington Post – Airbnb bulks up lobbying presence as lawmakers increase scrutiny of ‘sharing economy’

October 11, 2016
Airbnb has hired a trio of Democratic lobbyists at the high-powered lobby firm Podesta Group, marking an increase in the company’s Washington lobbying presence at a time when “sharing economy” companies like Airbnb and Uber are drawing scrutiny from federal and local lawmakers. The San Francisco-based online home rental site hired Podesta in September, according to a lobbying disclosure filing. The filing does not specify what the lobbyists are working on, beyond “issues related to the sharing economy.”…
Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/10/11/airbnb-bulks-up-lobbying-presence-as-lawmakers-increase-scrutiny-of-sharing-economy/