Despite the sizable amounts spent last year, nearly every measure of local government lobbying showed a decrease from 2009 to 2010.
Local governments spent $8.9 million to influence policies at the Capitol in 2009, an increase of 3.9 percent over the previous year, according to a new report by the State Auditor's office.
In the movie, "The Devil Wears Prada," Meryl Streep plays top fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly (who is really former cold perfectionist Vogue editor Anna Wintour). There’s a great scene where she appears with her personal assistant (Anne Hathaway as Andy Sachs) as the two tour Paris in a chauffeured car with U2′s "City of [...]