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The A.S.L. lobbies labor and employment issues on behalf of lobbyists, and works to protect the interests of lobbyists in general.
We are in favor of registration and records keeping and against fees. We want every State to implement an online lobbyist/client database, electronic registrations, and forms.

Currently, 8 States and both houses of Congress do not require any fees for lobbyist or client registrations. Most States charge lobbyists a fee in the $25-$35 range. The fees that States charge range from $10 to $1000. For example, to register a lobbyist with one client costs $25 in North Dakota and $500 in Texas. Massachusetts charges $1000. There is no good reason why some States charge hundreds of dollars when others charge little. These States can be shown to be in violation of the First Amendment if they can't show that their fees are in direct relation to their cost to register lobbyists. If some States only need to charge $10, and most charge $35 or less, then how can other States like Massachusetts charge as much as $1000? These States are in conflict with the First Amendment. Free speech is clearly not free in Massachusetts.

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