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Rahul Lal
/CalMattersThe increase in lobbyists means there鈥檚 now at least one lobbyist for every legislative staff member. -
Miguel Gutierrez Jr./CalMattersMore than $114 million was spent to lobby California state government in the first quarter of this year, about the same amount as last year when advocates set a record for spending on influence efforts.
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Oregon lawmakers jetted off to Taiwan, Portugal, Denmark and tech hubs in California this fall, all paid for by companies and groups that have a keen interest in the laws they鈥檒l pass. -
Three nonprofit environmental groups are calling out Avista for raising natural gas prices while using ratepayer money on lawyers fighting climate regulations. -
An email from a state division director asking customers to advocate for the agency鈥檚 budget raised eyebrows among business owners and legislators. -
For a bill described by its author as 鈥渢he most significant political reform of the last 50 years,鈥� Senate Bill 1439 sure didn鈥檛 get much attention when it was working its way through the Legislature last year.
