Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 5 days agoPesticide manufacturer spent more than $200K lobbying in Iowaiowacapitaldispatch.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down10cross-posted to: usa@midwest.social
arrow-up186arrow-down1external-linkPesticide manufacturer spent more than $200K lobbying in Iowaiowacapitaldispatch.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square4linkfedilinkcross-posted to: usa@midwest.social
minus-square52fighters@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 days agoI’m surprised it isn’t a lot more.
minus-squareSeductiveTortoise@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 days agoMaybe politicians are just really cheap in Iowa?
minus-squareFermion@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-25 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-up2·5 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.