New York's 212 legislators collect donations easily because lobbyists and others seeking influence are confident that they will be re-elected.
The purpose of the measure was to cut down on small expensive lunch and dinner meetings paid for by lobbyists seeking to influence senators.
The Senate introduced a bill requiring lobbyists seeking state contracts to disclose their activities, just as lobbyists seeking new laws are required to do.
And Ms. Norwalk said the agency would be besieged by lobbyists seeking higher Medicare payments for specific drugs.
Senior Federal officials are discouraged, and in some cases barred, from discussing private business proposals with lobbyists seeking assistance from the Government.
Some lobbyists seeking insight into their new Governor have started to read Roosevelt biographies, although Albany bookstores do not report a surge in interest in those titles.
Normally, it is Representative Gary L. Ackerman who is being courted by lobbyists and others seeking to influence government.
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The state also closed a loophole that exempted lobbyists seeking state contracts - rather than legislation - from registering with the commission.
Would have strengthened the state's lobbying laws to require lobbyists seeking state contracts to register, just as those seeking new laws are now required to do.