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Influence: A booming business

State lobbying becomes billion-dollar business By Sarah Laskow December 20, 2006 Hired guns – Initial report By Robert Morlino, Leah Rush and Derek Willis May 15, 2003 The influence industry in state capitals continues to grow, as state lobbyists and the companies and organizations that hire them spent a record of almost $1.3 billion in […]

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