Coalition for Smarter Growth Lobbyist Jane Lyons did not register with the State of Maryland despite having testified before the Montgomery County delegation on behalf of the Coalition for Smarter Growth in December 2020. Lyons is the paid Maryland Advocacy Manager of the Coalition, so she is required to register under the law. Paid lobbyists must register unless they earn under the $2500 minimum compensation for related activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This new violation of state lobbyist law follows on last week’s report that Lyons failed twice to register<\/a> as a lobbyist with Montgomery County. She did this despite knowing about the county legal requirement since she had registered previously. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This repeated failure to comply with lobbying laws contrasts with CSG’s touting that Lyons’s experience<\/a> \u201cspans multiple levels of government\u201d including the \u201cMaryland General Assembly\u201d and a \u201cfellowship at the Montgomery County Council.\u201d Lyons has an BA and Master\u2019s in Public Policy from the University of Maryland, College Park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Coalition for Smarter Growth Lobbyist Jane Lyons did not register with the State of Maryland despite having testified before the Montgomery County delegation on behalf of the Coalition for Smarter Growth in December 2020. Lyons is the paid Maryland Advocacy Manager of the Coalition, so she is required to register under the law. Paid lobbyists … Continue reading Coalition for Smarter Growth Lobbyist Didn\u2019t Register with State<\/span>