Lobbyists so powerful in Legislature that they sometimes write bills themselves: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Lobbyists so powerful in Legislature that they sometimes write bills themselves: South Florida Sun-Sentinel: "Lobbyists so powerful in Legislature that they sometimes write bills themselves

By Linda Kleindienst
Tallahassee Bureau Chief
Posted March 8 2005

Tallahassee � They have been called the Third House and their ranks are rife with former legislators, political party powerhouses and former aides to legislative leaders and governors."