All three school districts whose boundaries include the Chicago Bears' 326-acre Arlington Park property are now all on board in hiring a joint lobbyist to oppose, or at least amend, legislation that would give the franchise a massive tax break there.

Source: https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230222/three-school-districts-select-lobbyist-to-fight-bears-legislation

Along with McClain and Pramaggiore, those on trial include former ComEd lobbyist John Hooker and former City Club President Jay Doherty.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/3/10/23632842/icc-carrie-zalewski-resignation-comed-mike-madigan-ald-23rd-ward-mcclain-doherty-hooker-pramaggiore

Annastacia Palaszczuk with future federal Labor leader Bill Shorten and tourism lobbyist Chris Brown in the late 1980s.

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/queensland/from-accidental-anna-to-labor-legend-the-rise-of-annastacia-palaszczuk-20231210-p5eqe1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

Arlington Heights-based school district officials will look at hiring a lobbyist as talks around possible tax deals for a proposed northwest suburban Chicago Bears stadium heat up in Springfield.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/02/04/arlington-heights-based-school-district-eyes-lobbyist-as-talks-of-bears-move-tax-deals-heat-up-in-springfield/

Average Height, Average Build will have Pattinson playing a killer who turns to a Washington DC lobbyist, played by Adams, in an effort to help change the laws so that he could literally get away with murder.

Source: https://www.1310kfka.com/abc-news/entertainment/03/adam-mckay-arrests-robert-downey-jr-robert-pattinson-amy-adams-and-more-for-serial-killer-satire/

Behind the scenes, however, top aides to both Gloria and Elliott were with Cisterra lobbyist Chris Wahl in an effort to resolve the Ash Street lawsuits, the Union-Tribune reported later in 2021.

Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2023-04-09/ash-street-criminal-investigation-settlement

"But little was ever said about the lobbyist.

Source: https://www.rawstory.com/gop-lobbyist-accused-gaetz/

Buyer (whose last name is pronounced BOO’-yuhr) was indicted last year over stock trades made after he became a consultant and lobbyist.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5467529/ex-u-s-rep-buyer-of-indiana-goes-on-trial-over-stock-buys/

“Don’t forget, we have a lobbyist working on Myanmar issues for this caretaker government.”

Source: https://www.chiangraitimes.com/news/thailands-meeting-with-myanmar/

Doug Taylor, a lobbyist for the Idaho Apartment Association, said the organization manages close to 30,000 apartment units across Idaho and has been talking to Rabe about the bill for several years.

Source: https://www.eastidahonews.com/2023/02/bill-requiring-reasonable-rental-fees-clears-idaho-senate-committee/

Efforts to boost lobbyist transparency are a perennial battle at the Roundhouse.

Source: https://www.abqjournal.com/2584512/new-mexico-legislature-lobbying-transparency-steak-dinners-ski-passes.html

Given the lack of interest for reform on the city council dais over the past year, even in obvious areas like lobbyist registration reform, there are real questions about cracks in city hall’s credibility.

Source: https://voiceofoc.org/2023/08/santana-anaheims-corruption-probe-backs-up-years-of-reporting-community-concerns-now-what/

He said he believed his behavior was fine because he falsely believed Wright was a lobbyist.

Source: https://www.rawstory.com/kevin-parker-new-york-crimes/

Hooker said he “couldn’t afford it,” referring to the cost of Doherty’s contract under his purview as senior vice president of external affairs at ComEd – the utility’s top internal lobbyist.

Source: https://chronicleillinois.com/comed-trial/secretly-recorded-videos-show-comed-lobbyists-discussing-alleged-bribery-scheme/

"JRB will be in Madrid and I can catch a ride with him and fly over to Serbia and back with you," Hunter Biden to Mark Doyle, a registered foreign lobbyist, in April 2010.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/wex/hunter-biden-investigation-doj-enforced-foreign-lobbying-rules-on-hunters-business-partners/article_cc8360a8-3dbc-56f7-8bce-794a9cd2dde0.html

“Right now, the city has no lobbyist registry, so we have no idea who is meeting with council and administration and what their meetings are regarding,” he told Postmedia.

Source: https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/janz-calls-for-lobbyist-registry-in-wake-of-untendered-26-5m-pedway-contract

San Francisco law forbids anyone from contacting city staff or officials to “influence a government decision” unless they are registered as a lobbyist and document their contacts with the city.

Source: https://missionlocal.org/2023/04/sfmta-commissioner-resigns-after-illegal-lobbying/

She had previously worked in policy- and stakeholder-focused roles in Housing Minister Steve Clark’s office from early in the Ford government’s first mandate until shortly before she became a lobbyist.

Source: https://www.baytoday.ca/local-news/integrity-commissioner-looking-into-lobbying-firm-run-by-doug-fords-longtime-right-hand-man-7145316

Sorensen is registered as a lobbyist for the state of Utah.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/utah/2023/1/24/23568990/utah-lawmakers-denounce-claims-of-destroying-public-education

Stanley Schlein, the lawyer with deep ties to the Bronx Democratic Party and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx), just registered as a lobbyist for Bally’s.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/02/12/ballys-eyes-nyc-casino-next-to-trumps-bronx-golf-course/