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October 12, 2010 by
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I’ve written before about of the states taxpayer-funded lobbying. The Minnesota State Auditor publishes a yearly summary of all of the taxpayer-funded lobbying within the state.
is the use of public funds by public entities for the purpose of influencing legislation. is the only state I know of that this activity. Even then, it only discloses taxpayer-funded lobbying within the state. The Auditor’s report only requires lobbying information for governments lobbying the . Of course, many of these governments are also lobbying the .
The contains revealing insight on . For example, of all lobbying:
*Cities account 32% of total spent on lobbying
*School districts: 10%
*Counties: 28%
*Other entities: 30%
Also, for , those governments that did belong to them tended to either be members of one (46.1%) or two (49.9%) associations.
Because other states don’t provide* this level of disclosure, Minnesota serves as an interesting example of government lobbying.
*If you know of another state requires such disclosure, tell us about it!
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September 8, 2010 by
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A few months back, the released a report heralding the transparency of on the state’s disclosure of its taxpayer-funded lobbying.
is just what it sounds like: lobbying funded by citizens’ money. Local and state governments use public funds, which come from tax dollars, to lobby for legislation and to attempt to gain money from other governments.
Not much is known about this process, which is why the about Minnesota’s disclosure. Every year, the Minnesota state auditor releases the , which details the cost of lobbying by entities in the state. The report includes payments to taxpayer-funded lobbying associations, as well as contracts with lobbyists. A very good job of , especially considering the archives for this information go back to 1989.
Or so it would seem. The nonprofit recently released a report highlighting the federal lobbying spending of 26 public entities in the state. The entities spent $5.2 million since 2006 .
So what’s the problem? Federal lobbying . According to the Freedom Foundation president, this needs to change:
“It’s critical that taxpayers have an understanding of how much their local governments are spending on lobbying,” he said. “It is important for them to know how much their cities and counties are spending to lobby legislators in St. Paul. It stands to reason it is just as important for them to know how much they are spending to lobby congressmen in Washington, D.C.”
That makes perfect sense. Minnesota should be lauded for its efforts in being accountable to its citizens, but in transparency, there’s always room for improvement. Federal lobbying should be disclosed as readily as state and local lobbying is. Minnesota will be all the better for it.
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July 17, 2008 by
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I am sorry that it has been so long since my last post. Do not fear I am back and ready to fight once again for liberty.
A friend of mine forwarded me this recent post from the tadalafil promoting the Sam Adams Alliance’s Wiki.
The tadalafil is a liberal on-line media source and it was quite shocking to see it highlight and promote Sunshine Review.
I visit frequently to get updates on open government transparency issues from every state in the nation.
I hope you will to read the original post in the tadalafil or click here to visit the Sunshine Review wiki.
Keep up the good work Sam Adams Alliance!!