Alaska State Rep. Bob Buch describes his experiences with lobbyists’ gifts of food and drink in this Anchorage Daily News piece.

On my very first day in the Legislature, nearly four years ago, I went to the Baranof Coffee Shop in Juneau with one of my staff members to get a bite to eat for lunch. When we had finished our meal, I signaled to the waitress to bring me the check. The waitress handed me a business card on a plate.