Maryland’s top lobbyists got $15.5M during 2011 session 

Posted: 7:17 pm Wed, October 12, 2011
By Nicholas Sohr
Daily Record Business Writer

Maryland’s biggest businesses, interest groups and labor unions increased spending on lobbyists to $15.5 million during the 2011 General Assembly session, according to the State Ethics Commission. That was a 14.4 percent bump over the 2010 session, when the top spenders had $13.5 million in lobbying expenses. There were 32 lawmakers in new seats and major issues ...