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Lobbyists take leap of faith to open progressive firm in red state

Ben Giles//August 4, 2017//

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Lobbyists take leap of faith to open progressive firm in red state

Lobbyists take leap of faith to open progressive firm in red state

Ben Giles//August 4, 2017//

Marilyn Rodriguez and Sam Richard have taken the risky step of opening a lobbying firm that caters to progressive interests in a state in which the...

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Tags: Democrats, Republicans, Gretchen Jacobs, david berman, Paul Eckstein, lobbyist, progressive, Arizona, Sam Richard, Creosote Partners, criminal justice reform, Marilyn Rodriguez, Morrison Institute for Public Policy, Gibson McKay

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