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SO: third_quarter 2026 lobbying report

Energy issues, generally. Advocacy related to debt collection. Environmental Issues, generally. Counsel and advocacy related to tax reform. Tax issues, generally.

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Became public
Oct 20, 2026, 8:12 AM EDT
Event / period date
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Collected
Nov 11, 2026, 11:59 AM EST

Why this is connected

Legal-name match: SOUTHERN COMPANY is SOUTHERN CO (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92122/), differing only in punctuation, "the" or suffix spelling (Corp/Corporation).

Reported lobbying amounts

Income: $40,000.00

These are different reporting measures. They are not added together or treated as spending on one particular bill.

Source evidence

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