The Ottumwa City Council is studying hiring a lobbyist to help with a casino license, according to this Ottumwa Courier report. Council members voted unanimously this week to table the decision on joining Webster, Tama, Lyons and Franklin counties in hiring lobbyist Bill Wimmer, who will help them pursue a casino license from the Iowa […]
Author: Eric Brown
LA: Happy New Year, Now Comply
Today new laws are taking effect all across the country. In Louisiana, there’s some new lobbyist regulations, including the requirement for lobbyist registration and reporting of clients, amounts paid by each client and duties required. The law also prohibits legislators’ family members from doing business with a lobbyist. The Louisiana Board of Ethics Lobbyist Online […]
Financial Crisis, Lobbyist Pay Cuts
Is the financial crises lowering lobbyists’ earnings? Yes, according to this one article from Florida. Mayor Tony Kennon said Tuesday that while Orange Beach very much wants to continue its relationships with lobbyists on Capitol Hill and in the Statehouse, he has asked both of them to work for less money in 2009, which municipal […]