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March 20, 2007
NEW HIGH IN PAY-TO-SWAY
$151M IN LOBBY COSTS
NY Post
By Kenneth Lovett
Special-interest groups spent a record $151 million on lobbying in the Capitol last year - with the health-care industry leading the way at $22.3 million, according to a report released yesterday.
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The Yankees, Nets owner Bruce Ratner and the city teachers union also were among the top 10 big spenders on lobbying in New York last year, according to the commission's report.Forest City Ratner Companies, a commercial real-estate development company that is pushing for a Brooklyn stadium for the Nets, ranked third in lobbying expenses last year, having spent $2.1 million, according to the report.
The company, run by developer Bruce Ratner, signed the priciest single lobbying contract - $656,520 with Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson.
Posted by lumi at March 20, 2007 7:40 AM