The Republican-controlled state Senate, taking a lead from Democratic U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, passed ethics legislation Friday that would change definitions of lobbyists. The bill ...

The 2023 Legislature passed a suite of new laws that expanded who must register as a lobbyist, particularly in regards to lobbying local governments. (A description of those changes can be found here.

Prior to passage of last year’s lobbyist registration changes, those who lobbied metropolitan governmental units were already subject to registration and reporting requirements. Those requirements ...

The transition recognized potential conflicts could arise even beyond the strict legal definition of lobbying. Thus, Pamela Gilbert, who is working on consumer product safety issues for Obama, has ...