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I shall post videos, graphs, news stories, and other material. We shall use some of this material in class, and you may review the rest at your convenience. You will all receive invitations to post to the blog. (Please let me know if you do not get such an invitation.) I encourage you to use the blog in these ways:

To post questions or comments about the readings before we discuss them in class;

To follow up on class discussions with additional comments or questions;

To post relevant news items or videos.

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

State Lobbying: Stakes and Rules

Some video


Political maps of California 2006.

Oil companies are usually powerful. But in California, the education lobby is more powerful.



Want to know about lobbyists in California? Look here.

Some lobbyist profiles:



FPPC information on lobbyists

From the CA Lobbying Disclosure Information Manual: "Gifts made directly to members of an official’s immediate family are not subject to the gift limits unless the family member is also a public official described above, but are subject to disclosure on quarterly reports"

Institute of Governmental Advocates ethics code.

There are limits on gifts, but members have used campaign funds for personal purposes:

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