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Colorado lobbyists were paid nearly $70 million in the last year. These 5 bills show their influence on policy.

They played roles — for and against — on oil and gas, consumer protections, housing, restrictions on “forever chemicals”

State Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer, center, and other senators and lobbyists chat outside the Senate chamber as lawmakers went back into session at the Colorado State Capitol on Nov. 19, 2023, in Denver. Lawmakers were midway through a special session before the Thanksgiving holiday. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
State Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer, center, and other senators and lobbyists chat outside the Senate chamber as lawmakers went back into session at the Colorado State Capitol on Nov. 19, 2023, in Denver. Lawmakers were midway through a special session before the Thanksgiving holiday. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Nick Coltrain - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 5, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | ncoltrain@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Money spent on lobbying the Colorado legislature again hit a record high this year — but the tally only begins to hint at the ways the deluge steers policy through the statehouse.
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