Lobbyists And The Ways They Try To Influence State Legislators
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Iowa’s legislators get pulled in many directions by those who want to see their favorite policies put into law. This podcast explains.
Databases
Database: Lobbying Function Reports – 2015
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Read the Story: Iowa Flunks Integrity Test When Keeping Tabs On Special Interests
Iowa’s practices to ensure transparency in lobbying earned an F in a recently released State Integrity Investigation by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit investigative journalism organization. The survey examined various measures of transparency and accountability in state government. IowaWatch was involved in conducting the survey of Iowa government agencies. Read more.
Business & Consumer Affairs
Lobbyists Of All Kinds Flock To Farm Bill
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The $956 billion Farm Bill, which set U.S. food policy for the next decade, is no longer the purview solely of agricultural interests. It has evolved from a spotlight on commodities to a focus on consumers, a joint investigation by Harvest Public Media and the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting found.