Lobbying

Auto dealers join lobbying blitz for bailout (The News Journal)

20 Nov 2008

WASHINGTON -- Hayden Elder's beaver pelt cowboy hat delivered his message to lawmakers as starkly as anything else did: The proposed $25 billion federal loan to keep the U.S. auto industry breathing is a local issue.

City of Decatur considers pulling out of Paragon, a joint lobbying effort in Springfield (Herald & Review)

20 Nov 2008

DECATUR - Mayor Michael Carrigan said he is considering withdrawing the city's commitment from a plan to work alongside other local governments in lobbying state and federal lawmakers for money to fund local projects.

Regional Medical Center at Memphis to cut legal, lobbying expenses (Memphis Commercial Appeal)

20 Nov 2008

The Regional Medical Center at Memphis wants to reduce its legal and lobbying expenses by $500,000 to $750,000 per year, its interim CEO said at a board meeting Wednesday.