Governor Cracks Down On Government Paying Lobbyists to Lobby Itself

Here something that’s hard to believe: In many states, taxpayers pay lobbyists’ salaries. So-called “public lobbying” is a common practice whereby one government entity uses taxpayer money to hire lobbyists who then lobby another government entity—even within the same state.

But that won’t happen in Arizona anymore. Governor Doug Ducey recently issued an executive order that will prevent many state government entities from hiring lobbyists.