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Snuffed: How Big Tobacco Killed the Texas Smoking Bannew

With the tide of public sentiment so strong against them, Big Tobacco's well-paid minions adopted ninja tactics, lobbying members behind closed doors and over the telephone to snuff out a high-profile bill with such widespread public support.

The Texas Observer | Melissa del Bosque | 07-01-2009 | Politics

Tags: smoking bans, Texas, lobbying, health, tobacco

Unseated by Republican Redistricting, Five Former Texas Congressmen Cash Innew

An investigation has discovered that the Texans whom Tom DeLay gerrymandered out of Congress have proven even more likely than the average member of Congress to become lobbyists.

The Texas Observer | Andrew Wheat | 03-12-2009 | Politics

Tags: Texas, lobbying

Sins of Commission: Alabama's Jefferson County Approves Absurd Lobbying Contractnew

"Like flushing money down the toilet." Now there’s an expression just about everybody in Jefferson County understands. Just about everybody — with the exception of three county commissioners.

Birmingham Weekly | Kyle Whitmire | 02-03-2009 | Commentary

Tags: lobbying, Alabama

Can Portland's 5,000 Cyclists Swing a City Hall Election?new

Bikes are the new babies in Portland elections, where it seems every candidate gets photographed wearing a helmet and a smile. Stop laughing. There really is a bike lobby here -- in influence, sorta like Big Oil in Dallas or Little Havana in Miami, just without the cash.

Willamette Week | Corey Pein | 05-07-2008 | Politics

Tags: lobbying, Portland, bicycling, pressure groups