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What are they trying to hide? California lawmakers kill lobbying transparency bills
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California lawmakers are poised to kill legislation that would have forced them to immediately release lobbying letters from business and advocacy groups and given the public a new window into ...
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This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California lawmakers are poised to kill legislation that would have forced them to immediately release lobbying letters from business and advocacy groups and given the public a new window into ...
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According to The Almanac’s source item, What are they trying to hide? California lawmakers kill lobbying transparency bills, This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California lawmakers are poised to kill legislation that would have forced them to immediately release lobbying letters from business and advocacy groups and given the public a new window into the secretive world of Capitol lobbying. Two bills that would have required the […]
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