These reporting requirements alone go beyond those of the current lobbying law, enacted in 1946.

The lobbying law expires at the end of the year, and the Legislature is likely to return next month to consider the law's future.

The $300,000 fine is the largest that the state has ever imposed on a single company for breaking its lobbying laws.

Changing the lobbying law is an excellent place to start.

If any contract argues for a new lobbying law in Albany, it's this one.

Violations of the state's lobbying law can bring fines up to $25,000 per incident.

The Legislature needs to expand the lobbying law to include state contracts.

He was also under investigation for violations of federal lobbying laws.

"They have a tougher lobbying law, and I think that's a good thing."

New York State's lobbying law says nothing about conflicts of interest.