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May 8, 2009
Commission on Public Integrity releases annual report
Empire State News
While the economy was cratering in 2008, one industry in New York State was thriving: lobbying. Spending was up, to $173.9 million (and that's just the stuff that gets reported). Guess who was paying for a good chunk of it?
Hinman Straub Advisors, LLC had the largest lobbying contract, valued at $427,532 with Excellus Health Plan, Inc. Wilson Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, LLP had the second largest lobbying contract, valued at $372,030 with the New York Bankers Association. Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson, LLP had the third largest contract, valued at $370,399 with Atlantic Yards Development Company LLC.
NoLandGrab: The biggest shocker in the Annual Report from the New York State Commission on Public Integrity? The real estate industry was only #2 in lobbying spending, thanks to the health care sector. One look at your health insurance premiums, and you'll know what all that spending bought them.
Posted by eric at May 8, 2009 9:08 PM