I have made up some letters that reflect the kind of mail and comments I have been getting lately. Here goes: Dear Doctor Chartock: I keep hearing that Andrew Cuomo is gearing up to run for president. He can’t win, can he? Sign me, Kate in Kingston Dear Kate: Of course […]
Tag: Lobbying
Uber spent $1.8 million during 2017 session, topping the list of Albany lobbying efforts
Interest groups, businesses and issue advocates spent $121.2 million on lobbying efforts during the first half of 2017, according to a report by The Joint Commission on Public Ethics. This represents an increase of about $1 million — or about 1 percent — from lobbying expenditures during the same time […]
Remembering Lester ‘The Lion’ Shulklapper, king of Albany lobbyists
Lester “The Lion” has passed at 82. Lester Shulklapper was the king of the lobbyists in Albany. He and I philosophically disagreed about pretty much everything but I loved the man dearly. He represented just about everyone who had power and money. We are talking about the banking industry […]
Spending on lobbying is down in most recent session
The amount of money spent on lobbying state lawmakers dropped nearly 10 percent between the 2015 and 2016 legislative sessions, according to the state ethics officials. In the session immediately following the convictions of Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, clients of lobbyists spent $120.2 […]