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High hopes for Springs’ lobbyist in Washington

by Allen Greenberg Published: December 17,2010

Tags: David Castagnetti, Greenberg, Lobbyist

Question: How does a lobbyist sleep? Answer: First he lies on one side and then he lies out the other. OK, so everyone knows there’s no shortage of lobbyist jokes out there. And now that a lobbying firm has been hired by a group of locals that includes the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce, I guess we’ll be [...] [...]

Chamber trip to D.C.: Relationships, lobbyists and health care (access required)

by Amy Gillentine Published: October 1,2010

Tags: Chamber in D.C., Health Care, Lobbyist

Below is a collection of blog entries chronicling the Chamber of Commerce’s annual trip to Washington, D.C., which lasted Sept. 27-30. Sept. 27: Trip focuses on building relationships About 70 business and community leaders left the Springs this morning for the nation’s capital for an annual trip designed to focus Washington’s attention on the Pikes Peak region. Sponsored [...] [...]

Hearing scheduled on complaint against lobbyist  (access required)

by admin Published: April 13,2010

Tags: Lobbyist

A joint House and Senate ethics committee is meeting to hear a complaint against a lobbyist after a Colorado lawmaker says he the lobbyist threatened him. Rep. Wes McKinley, a Democrat from Walsh, says lobbyist Nate Gorman shook his fist and “threatened to cut out my lying tongue” during confrontations over McKinley’s bill that would bar [...] [...]

Publisher’s opinion: Who needs a lobbyist? (access required)

by Published: December 31,2009

Tags: Lobbyist, Lon Matejczyk

A lobbyist. That’s all I wanted for Christmas, remember? And the Monday morning after my letter to Santa appeared in this space, a lobbyist contacted me and wanted to meet with a group from the city a couple of days later. The group gathered in the CSBJ office, with representatives from the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce, [...] [...]

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