"It's a legitimate question to ask why an entity would want to spend a lot of money to make sure that someone is or is not sitting in that seat of power," the bill's sponsor, state Senator Michael Gianaris, told the Post.
Current state law requires individuals or organizations to file disclosure reports with the state's ethics watchdog when lobbying on legislation showing who they work for and how much they're spending on their efforts. However, the law currently does not require lobbyists to file disclosure reports when lobbying a nomination, as with LaSalle.
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