The fight around the right to repair is insane. LET PEOPLE FIX THEIR OWN STUFF!! KEEP THINGS GOING!!

"The argument being made by these lobbyists and major tech companies is that only the manufacturers or their authorized representatives should be allowed to fix these types of electronics. But, again, the definition of “critical infrastructure” is so broad that it can be applied to almost any type of electronic, and there is nothing fundamentally different between a router used at a data center and a router used in a school, business, or home."

https://www.404media.co/data-center-tech-lobbyists-fearmonger-in-attempt-to-retroactively-roll-back-right-to-repair-law/

#righttorepair #tech #lobbyist #infrastructure #goods #information #legal

The Self Lobbyist

Before there were professional lobbyists, aspiring influencers had to visit the capital city to get heard. Most did not have the funds.

https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=178

#tiereddeemocraticgovernance
#lobbyist #lobbying

'People forget': Council Member Alter warns some lobbyist meetings could go unreported

Future meetings between Austin's elected officials and lobbyists hoping to influence their votes could go unreported because "people do just forget," Council Member Ryan Alter said.

https://www.kxan.com/investigations/people-forget-council-member-alter-warns-some-lobbyist-meetings-could-go-unreported/

#Investigations #Austin #Local #News #TopStories #AustinCityCouncil #Lobbyist #RyanAlter

Austin boosts lobbyist transparency, but relies on self-reporting

When paid lobbyists try to influence Austin’s elected officials, new rules taking effect next week aim to bring more of those efforts into the open -- but critics warn one change could do the opposite.

https://www.kxan.com/investigations/austin-boosts-lobbyist-transparency-but-relies-on-self-reporting/

#Investigations #Austin #Local #News #TopStories #CityCouncil #Lobbyist #PublicCitizen #Transparency

The Self Lobbyist

Back in the good old political days, we did not have professional lobbyists:

https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=178

#tiereddemocraticgovernance
#lobby #lobbyist #lobbying

Corrupt Police Union Prez & Cohort Headed To #Federal #Prison ...

Longtime #Massachusetts State #Police Union leader and his fave registered state lobbyist have both been resentenced in federal #court for a years-long “organized criminal enterprise” to defraud union members and the state.

Both Dana Pullman, then State Police Association of Massachusetts (#SPAM) president, and Anne Lynch, a top cop #union #lobbyist, were convicted in 2022 of a scheme where Pullman would use his role to steer biz to Lynch and receive copious cash kickback$. 

"Dana Pullman and Anne Lynch ran the Massachusetts State Police union like an old-school racket, siphoning money from troopers, deceiving the Commonwealth, hiding income from the IRS and then lying when they got caught. Their conduct was deliberate, sustained and corrosive,” said United States Prosecuting Attorney Leah B. Foley.

https://www.wcvb.com/article/massachusetts-state-police-union-sentencing/70411106

https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/02/18/former-state-police-union-president-lobbyist-sentenced-in-racketeering-fraud-scheme/ #CopWatch #LEOs

Private Prison Lobbyist says Right to Repair is bad for black people🤦‍♂️ this has to be a joke....

https://peertube.gravitywell.xyz/w/vS99QuWoKbeaYv5FNRbdn3

The Self Lobbyist

How did concerned citizens make their concerns known before lobbyists:

https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=178

#tiereddemocraticgovernance
#lobby #lobbyist #lobbying