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...stripped pastors of control over parish finances. In April, the Church again trespassed. On its website, the diocese announced its opposition to a bill that legalized gay marriage and spurred parishioners to “contact your legislator.” OSE christened these three words “lobbying?? and warned the diocese against further misbehavior...
Technically, OSE is right. Connecticut law defines lobbying as “communicating directly or soliciting others to communicate with any official…for the purpose of influencing any legislative [action].” A person who spends over $2,000 on “lobbying?? per year must register with OSE before he squawks. He also must file financial reports regularly and submit to random audits by OSE. That miscreant who fails to register faces fines worth up to $10,000. In this case, that miscreant was the Church...
...can’t imagine that he won’t be rehired,” Kelley said. “Whatever my personal views, I’m not out lobbying?? to change councillors’ minds...
...Angeles Times’ finalists, reporters Chuck Neubauer, Richard T. Cooper and Judy Pasternack, exposed instances of “relative lobbying?? in Congress, where Senators and Representatives promoted the interests of firms who employed their children as lobbyists and consultants...
...strategy of “classic, face-to-face lobbying?? with Congress and their...