lobbyists, and these communities have become particularly adept at lobbying to secure additional grant money and shift state … of the professional lobbying industry. And while some states have recently debated measures to restrict lobbying by local … governments, these efforts will likely do more harm than good in the absence of structural reforms to the lobbying industry more …

-- Part Three. Political Economy -- 9. Lobbying -- 10. Money and Politics -- Part Four. An In-Depth Look at Some Industries …