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  • CA: Lobbyist's outbursts spur calls for reform

    06/10/2003 4:19:56 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 15 replies · 235+ views
    San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 6/10/03 | Robert Salladay, Christian Berthelsen, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau
    <p>Sacramento -- A prominent Capitol lobbyist and political consultant who used verbal threats and high-pressure tactics to push a bill has Democratic lawmakers demanding new laws to muzzle out-of-control lobbyists.</p> <p>Despite a looming deadline to pass a state budget, Assembly Speaker Herb Wesson spent nearly two hours Monday trying to soothe angry Democratic lawmakers who feel pushed around by lobbyists, most recently political consultant Richie Ross.</p>