Lobbyists Get Local
Source: Julia Pflaum, Center for Responsive Politics, October 4, 2007
Professional Washington lobbyists are increasingly becoming middlemen between the federal government and cities and states--so much so that the amount of money spent by city and state governments to lobby Washington has doubled since 2000, according to the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics.
• Includes a chart: Top 15 City and State Entities to Spend Money on Federal Lobbying in 2007