Cedar Rapids' City Council interviews of lobbyists to represent them in DM & DC

State Lobbyists Interviewees

Title Date Duration
Cedar Rapids' City Council—Part 1: L&L Murphy Consulting Asso. (Larry Murphy) and Grant Consulting LLC (Gary Grant). Bid: $70,000, the highest of the three applicants. June 22, 2009 Play 30 minutes
Cedar Rapids' City Council—Part 2: State Legislative Services—Piper Conculting (Emily Piper), Des Moines, IA. Bid: $30,000. June 22, 2009 Play 30 minutes
Cedar Rapids' City Council-Part 3: State Legislative Services—Advocacy Strategies, LLC (Threase Harms), Des Moines, IA. Bid: $20,000. June 22, 2009 Play 31+ minutes
Cedar Rapids' City Council-Part 4: Part 4: Discussion and decision to select by the Council. June 22, 2009 Play 23 minutes

Federal Lobbyists Interviewees

Title Date Duration
Cedar Rapids' City Council—Part 1: Federal Legislative Services—Patton Boggs of Washington, DC. Bid: $120,000/year. June 23, 2009 Play 56 minutes
Cedar Rapids' City Council—Part 2: Interviews Dennis M. McGrann, Lockridge Grindal Nauen, Minneapolis/Washington DC, an applicant to provide the Council with Federal Legislative Services. June 30, 2009 Play 50+ minutes
Cedar Rapids' City Council—Part 3: Interviews representatives of Alcalde and Fay, Washington DC, an applicant to provide the Council with Federal Legislative Services. July 7, 2009 Play 60 minutes