No longer on staff

By Elspeth Reeve

Former government aides join state lobbying ranks

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"… lso moved into private advocacy positions.Former Michigan Republican House speaker and current lobbyist Rick Johnson told the Center that ex-legislative staf …"

"… he committee's Democratic chairman, Tom Finneran, who would later serve as speaker. He now represents more than 20 clients, and his bio notes that he "was re …"

Watchdogs on short leashes

By Kenneth Vogel and Leah Rush

For most legislatures, ethics enforcement is an in-house affair; for the rest, agencies that oversee them are kept on a short leash

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"… justice of the state Supreme Court, the senate president pro tem, and the speaker of the house.Robert Stern, director of the Los Angeles-based Center for Go …"

"… y political concerns.In Alabama, the governor, lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house jointly appoint the commission's five members, who are confir …"

"… appointed one each by the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, speaker of the house, and senate president pro tem. "I don't think any of the comm …"

More than 2,000 spin through revolving door

By Elizabeth Brown

Nearly 250 former members of Congress and agency heads register to lobby
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Bells vs. AT&T

By Daniel Lathrop

Telephone companies spend hundreds of millions to influence policy

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"… ansportation, is second at $475,000; and Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.), the speaker of the House, is third at $436,000. Democratic presidential candidate John …"

More cities offering wireless Internet access

By David Baumgarten

Bells call it unfair competition

Nice work if you can get it

By John Dunbar

Political patronage rules in state utility commissions

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"… rmer House member, from 1972 to 1995; and Mark C. Christie, counsel to the speaker of the House from 2000 to 2004, and a former gubernatorial staffer.In seco …"

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Consultant profile

By Chris Landers

Bill Hillsman (North Woods Advertising)

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"… a panel discussion entitled "Understanding the Internet In Campaigns." The speaker at the microphone begins as latecomers stand or drag chairs into the crowd …"

Lobbying showdown over the future of student loans

By Danielle Knight

Sallie Mae's plan to retain their majority share of the student loan industry? Lobbyists

California crime lab escapes budget cuts

By Ben Protess and Emily Witt

One key crime-fighting agency has emerged from the state's recent budget slashing unscathed

Daschle had public and private role in push for digital health records

By Fred Schulte and Emma Schwartz

Former Sen. Tom Daschle kept Washington's revolving door spinning

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