Montana taxpayer-funded lobbying
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This is controversial because the agenda being lobbied for are not decided by taxpayers, whose money is used for the practice. This means the outcomes of lobbying are sometimes opposed to the constituents' benefit.
[edit] Taxpayer-funded lobbying associations
The following is a list of Montana taxpayer-funded lobbying associations by type:
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[edit] Funds for lobbying
The Montana Policy Institute's investigative reporter, Michael Noyes, discovered that Missoula County was spending the most money on lobbyists of all Montana counties and the city of Missoula was spending the most money on lobbyists of all Montana cities.
The following are lobbying expenses reported by cities:
- City of Missoula – $27,787.00
- City of Billings – $19,600.00
- City of Bozeman – $4,652.28
- City of Glendive – $3,000.00
- City of Great Falls – $2,673.30
The following are lobbying expenses reported by counties:
- Missoula County – $15,310.00
- Yellowstone County – $12,830.64
- Lewis and Clark County– $8,500.00
- Fallon County – $5,850.30
- Teton County – $4,142.33
- Rosebud County – $2,000.00[1]
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