Most states have about five lobbyists per lawmaker, which already seems like a lot.
This week, the acting inspector general of the State Department, Harold W. Geisel, disclosed in a letter to lawmakers, which was also provided to The New York Times, that he had "initiated a review of the responses provided to the Congress recently on the issues surrounding oil contracts, oil field development and U.S. policy in Iraq".
British Member of Parliament George Mudie, who chairs a committee of lawmakers which scrutinises the UK tax authority Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs HMRCC), said he would like to have executives from Starbucks answer questions to the committee.
Given the deepening fiscal problems, luxury items like a pay raise for lawmakers, which seemed possible a couple months ago, have become unlikely, people involved in the negotiations said.
The rally is bookended by advocacy meetings of secular organizations and lawmakers, which took place on Thursday and Friday, and a mini-convention on Sunday.
The proposal needed the support of at least two-thirds of state lawmakers, which would allow the new university to access the Permanent University Fund, a major source of revenue that only certain institutions can tap.
Given that his public corruption unit prosecuted many of the cases involving state lawmakers, which prompted Cuomo to set it up, this is hardly surprising.
In 2015, attackers stole gigabytes of data on lawmakers, which Germany's domestic spy agency later accused Russia of being behind the breach.
That decision is yet another that seems likely to be an expensive one for Uber — both financially and, perhaps more importantly, in the eyes of the regulators and lawmakers which it increasingly needs to have on side.
Even the construction of its Nevada-based manufacturing facility has faced roadblocks including missed payments with contractors and pushback from local lawmakers which granted the company massive tax breaks.
