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Sarasota’s Mike Moran spent $30k on entertainment, $900k on lobbying
Sarasota County Commissioner Mike Moran has spent more than $30,000 at high-end restaurants and expensive hotels in Las Vegas, New York and California while leading a government agency created to help finance energy efficient home improvement projects for people with lower incomes, according to receipts first obtained by the Florida Trident. The Herald-Tribune has independently …
The WA government spent $8 million on Coldplay – but this tourism sugar hit comes at the expense of local music
The Western Australian government subsidised two exclusive 2023 concerts by Coldplay to the tune of A$8 million, Guardian Australia reported last week. The November performances at Perth’s Optus Stadium were described by the government as a “major tourism coup” for WA. The state’s “return on investment” will no doubt be reported by one of the …
Locals spent $13.3 million lobbying the MN Legislature last year • Minnesota Reformer
Local governments spent $13.3 million lobbying the Minnesota Legislature in 2023 — a 20% increase from the previous year, according to an analysis released Wednesday by the Office of the State Auditor Julie Blaha. That’s the largest increase since 2005, according to the auditor. The report says the increase in 2023 lobbying dollars is attributable …