Category: Mass.

“What’s a Lobbyist, Anyway?”

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date December 22, 2008
Categories In Mass.

That’s what this Boston Globe editorial asks and answers.

Vitale Indicted

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date December 18, 2008
Categories In Mass.

Richard Vitale was indicted in Massachusetts today. According to reports, he is a “close friend” of House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi. Richard Vitale is accused of secretly pushing legislation on behalf of the ticket brokers, which included directly lobbying DiMasi and House Speaker Pro Tempore Thomas Petrolati on several occasions. … Vitale, 63, and his company […]

Proposed Lobbying Suspension

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date December 8, 2008
Categories In Mass.

In Massachusetts, Sec. of State Galvin has proposed suspending certain lobbyists. Secretary of State William Galvin, frustrated by the refusal of Cognos ULC and its lobbyist, Richard McDonough, to detail his lobbying efforts while the software company was seeking state contracts, yesterday moved to suspend him from lobbying in the state for six years.