Pesticide manufacturer spent more than $200K lobbying in Iowa • Iowa Capital Dispatch
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Bayer has substantially increased its spending on lobbying in Iowa since the introduction of a pesticide labeling bill in 2024.
      • Fermion@feddit.nl
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        5 days ago

        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.

        • 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
          2·
          5 days ago

          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.