Lobbying City and County Attorneys
There is a front-page article in the New York Times today about the recent increase in lobbying and entertaining state attorneys general (AGs), as well as in campaign contributions from businesses who...
View ArticleContingency Fees and Lobbying and Contracting with Attorneys General
There is a lot of disagreement over whether contingency fee arrangements between client and lobbyist should be permitted. Many cities, counties, and states prohibit arrangements where lobbyists are...
View ArticleAn End-of-Year Miscellany
Call for a State Municipal Lobbying Code It may be a big holiday week and the end of the year, but there has still been some news on the government ethics front. The Boston Globe has called for the...
View ArticleWhat a Conflicted Council Candidate Should Do
It is important for local government candidates who have serious conflicts of interest to let the community (not just voters in their district) know how they will deal with the conflicts if they are...
View ArticleMO Municipal Ticket Fixing Systems
More from St. Louis County municipalities. According to an article in Sunday's St. Louis Post-Dispatch, several of these municipalities — with the connivance of municipal court judges, local...
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