The City Council is poised to pass legislation that extends lobbying restrictions to cover more power brokers in the Mayor’s office after they leave the government — but it excludes the Council’s own members and staff.
NYC Council pushing lobbying ban on mayor’s office staffers — but excludes itself from crackdown
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