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Spending on lobbying firms grew 9 percent in the second quarter of 2023

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by BRIAN JOSEPH posted 08.22.2023

For the entire first half of 2023 – that is, the first and second quarters combined – special interests paid more than $147 million to lobbying firms, per California Secretary of State disclosures analyzed in mid-August.

Fifteen lobbying firms account for nearly a third of all first quarter lobbying payments

The California seal, photo by Cheri Alguire via Shutterstock

by BY BRIAN JOSEPH posted 06.01.2023

Capitol Weekly’s analysis found that nearly a third of the money spent on lobbying in the first quarter went to just 14 lobbying firms – the only firms to report receiving more than $1 million each in lobbying payments over the first three months of 2023.