Opinion - State’s biggest lobbyist

There is something perverse about it.

The biggest lobby group in Washington state is government itself. Nearly every segment of state government and state funded operations has a lobbying effort to argue and advocate for their own specific programs and needs.

And, who do these government paid lobbyists lobby? They lobby themselves—the state of Washington.

According to recent estimates, millions in tax generated money is spent by government to lobby for more tax generated money.

In fact, last year, state-paid lobbyists spent the most money of any lobbying group, outspending the much maligned pr...