Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 25 days agoPesticide manufacturer spent more than $200K lobbying in Iowaiowacapitaldispatch.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkPesticide manufacturer spent more than $200K lobbying in Iowaiowacapitaldispatch.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 25 days agomessage-square4linkfedilink
minus-square52fighters@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·25 days agoI’m surprised it isn’t a lot more.
minus-squareSeductiveTortoise@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·25 days agoMaybe politicians are just really cheap in Iowa?
minus-squareFermion@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-225 days agoWhat could one legislator cost, Michael, 25,000 dollars? Iowa pays its general assembly members a salary of $25k a yr. So $200k a yr in lobbying from a single company potentially buys a lot of influence.
minus-square52fighters@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·25 days agoLobbyists cost money. One full time person plus expenses could easily cost $200k. If they employ any lawyers to review draft legislation, it’ll be more.
I’m surprised it isn’t a lot more.
Maybe politicians are just really cheap in Iowa?
What could one legislator cost, Michael, 25,000 dollars?
Iowa pays its general assembly members a salary of $25k a yr. So $200k a yr in lobbying from a single company potentially buys a lot of influence.
Lobbyists cost money. One full time person plus expenses could easily cost $200k. If they employ any lawyers to review draft legislation, it’ll be more.