DNT investigation: Excelsior lobbying cash questioned

September 11, 2011 at 7:00 pm in Duluth News Tribune

While state and federal agencies fed more than $40 million of public money into Excelsior Energy over the past decade, the company and its CEOs spent nearly $1.8 million on lobbying and campaign contributions, according to public records examined by the News Tribune. Continue Reading

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DNT investigation: Excelsior lobbying cash questioned

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Bulldogs said: On September 12, 2011 at 11:21 AM

Wow, how do I get in on this deal? Here is what it sounds like to me:
Put up $60,000, take out $600,000 per year, pay the lobbyists to grease the skids, all with no transperancy…why rob a bank with a weapon when you can just use a pen?

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Duluthian2 said: On September 13, 2011 at 7:32 AM

Many people are complaining that teachers have taxpayer-funded salaries that are too big. Meanwhile these people are making 6 figures for running a utility that is not even running and they don’t feel the need to explain where $40 million of taxpayer money has gone. Anyone involved in this fiasco should be ashamed of themselves.

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