FFM Investigative Director Tom Steward was featured on BigGovernment.com for his piece on FFM's latest report on local government federal lobbying expenses. The full article from BigGovernment.com can be read below or by clicking here. Federal Lobbying by Minnesota’s Local Governments Flies Under the Radar by Tom Steward Local governments in Minnesota have already spent at least …
Archives for August 2010
MN local governments spending more tax dollars to lobby feds
The Pioneer Press picked up FFM's report on local government lobbying expenses. The article features the "top federal spenders" list headed by Scott County's $815,000 between 2006 and 2010. The full article can be read here. …
[Read more...] about MN local governments spending more tax dollars to lobby feds
Star Tribune: Government lobbying in D.C. flies under the radar
Spending taxpayer money to get more taxpayer money? The Star Tribune posed this question after a report released by FFM on the true cost of local government lobbying. Said FFM Vice President Jonathan Blake: “Local governments are spending millions of tax dollars to lobby for millions more,” Blake said. “When local governments use taxpayer money to lobby legislators in St. Paul, …
[Read more...] about Star Tribune: Government lobbying in D.C. flies under the radar