AZ lobbyists run through $3.5M in 2008 

Last year represented bad times for the United States economy, but the financial reverberations generally weren’t felt in Arizona’s lobbying community, though 2009 might be a different story. According to figures from the Secretary of State’s Office, cumulative reported spending on lobbyists and lobbying activities was slightly more than $3.5 million in 2008, a slight decrease from the $3.6 million reported in …