But there are differences: the governor's plan, unlike the Legislature's, would expand the lobbying commission to include two additional members selected by the governor.

Last year's total expenditures are to be made public on Thursday as part of an annual report by the lobbying commission.

None of these gifts were reported to the lobbying commission as required by law.

The lobbying commission has turned over the records it has collected to those investigators.

The lobbying commission and the company would not comment on the investigation.

"I don't think anyone is going to write that headline about the lobbying commission anymore," he said.

Those records appeared to contradict some information in the reports at the lobbying commission.

That may be because they have some clients whose needs could come into conflict, according to filings with the state's lobbying commission.

On top of that, the lobbying commission has been essentially weakened by political infighting.

The lobbying commission said that expenditures for advertising rose from about $250,000 in 1994 to more than $6 million last year.