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Jump to full article: The Washington Post, 2009-08-03
Author: John Wagner Washington Post Staff Writer
Intro: Lobbyists in Annapolis collectively made $24.7 million during the six-month period that included this year's 90-day legislative session, according to figures compiled by the State Ethics Commission. . . .
The new numbers out of Maryland provide some of the firmest evidence to date that State House lobbying appears to be a largely recession-proof business. Figures from Virginia have yet to be released, but veteran lobbyists in Richmond say they noticed no significant drop-off in activity during a session that featured battles between moneyed interests over a ban on smoking in restaurants and regulations affecting payday lenders and energy companies.
"I'm not aware of any dilution," said Charles J. Davis III, whose clients in Richmond include tobacco companies and health-care interests.
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