claim: georgia is one of three states that "effectively have no regulations whatsoever on lobbyists giving to legislators."
author: josh mckoon
evidence_1: states generally define lobbying as an attempt to influence government action  through ... (3) a consultant to the state, county, or municipal levels of government  or their ... are not otherwise connected with legislative, executive, or regulatory  action. ... who contacts a member of a legislative body, or gives public testimony  on a ...
evidence_2: georgia is one of three states that "effectively have no regulations whatsoever on  lobbyists giving to legislators." — politifact georgia on sunday, april 15th, ...
evidence_3: reports put the number of paid lobbyists at state legislatures at near 40000 ... yet , not every person who lobbies their state legislature meets the definition of a ...  state lobbying laws have sprung up in response to the proliferation of the “third ...
evidence_4: a proposal to ban lobbyist gifts to state officials sounds pretty straightforward to ...  georgia is expected to come up in the legislative session that begins in three  months. ... while some states have absolute prohibitions on lobbyists giving gifts,  they ... “you can't expect any law or regulation to fix all possible conflicts,” he said .
evidence_5: jan 31, 2007 ... what's new .... another nurse stated, "i had no idea how important legislation was  to my ... describe the merits of the solution one is advocating, lobby decision  makers for or .... for example, physicians have effectively exercised coercive, ...  changes in the health care system, this section will discuss the three ...