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The packed room of Mississippi officials and lawmakers behind Barnett erupted in a joyous ovation.

But as long as elected lawmakers do what billionaires tell them, billionaires will continue to ask for outrageous favors.

Lobbyists use political donations to lean on lawmakers, and lawmakers use their vote to solicit donations.

It was a cynical world, when the lawmakers and the lawbreakers mingled together behind the scenes.

Most lawmakers are either scared of the NRA, or politically beholden to it.

Later, some of the lawmakers who voted for the money asked the opera for free tickets.

For lawmakers who preferred fish over fowl, lobbyists lined up angling excursions to the wilds of Colorado, Alaska and Nice, France.

For lobbyists seeking an audience with lawmakers, the theory is time-proven: If you give it away free, they will come.

Little wonder that many lawmakers are glad the state capital is Tallahassee, far from the eyes of their constituents.

Under pressure to appear alarmed about crime, lawmakers jiggle a few numbers and call it sentencing reform.

Last week DOT Secretary Ben Watts made his pitch to state lawmakers, some of whom have taken generous campaign contributions from FOX interests.

Florida lawmakers passed two last-minute bills that could sabotage Everglades restoration.

Thanks to lawmakers, Flo-Sun now stands to make an even fatter-than-usual killing.

That measure gives lawmakers a virtual item-by-item veto over all future changes to the Everglades project, even if no state funds are involved.

Anything they wanted to dump in our drinking water or spray on the ground was pretty much OK with lawmakers, which is one reason our rivers, bays and estuaries are so sick today.