Reports filed at the end of October show paid efforts to influence California's government are nearing a record high.
Any way you slice the numbers inside the latest reports on lobbying California’s state government, it’s clear that the influence industry is big business. And it’s getting bigger by the day.
That’s about a 14% increase from the same time frame in 2017, which was also the first year of a two-year legislative session in Sacramento. Go back to 2015 and lobbying expenses have risen by about 24% in just four years.for efforts to woo California lawmakers and top state officials.Healthcare groups were a dominant force in Sacramento this year, with combined January-to-September lobbying expenses of $34.8 million.
. Chances are, though, the companies will ramp up their efforts again next year as Newsom has vowed to revisit those rules.As is often the case, it’s not the most visible interest groups that are tops in what they spend to lobby. Big business and labor unions get most of the attention, butpaying to have their voices heard in Sacramento.
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