OTOH, here in Connecticut they didn't have a lobbyist firm, and they almost got banned in the state (after already running for a few months), because the taxi c

OTOH, here in Connecticut they didn't have a lobbyist firm, and they almost got banned in the state (after already running for a few months), because the taxi companies were lobbying the politicians. So they hired a lobbyist, and got actual hearings on the subject. Which seems a bit more fair.