Corruption trial: Adam Skelos laid out lobbyists’ views of upstate, downstate

In phone call, Skelos son laid out lobbyists' views of upstate, downstate By Chris Bragg Times Union Sunday, November 29, 2015 Adam Skelos, the son of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, believed he knew how things got done in Albany: Don't hire a New York City lobbyist to influence the Senate Republican majority, which was led by his father until earlier this year. It's friendships, familiarity and an upstate ZIP code that move the levers of power. In typically unvarnished, profane fashion, the younger Skelos laid out those views of New York's lobbying industry… http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Corruption-trial-Adam-Skelos-laid-out-lobbyists-6664025.php

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Corruption trial: Adam Skelos laid out lobbyists’ views of upstate, downstate

In phone call, Skelos son laid out lobbyists' views of upstate, downstate By Chris Bragg Times Union Sunday, November 29, 2015 Adam Skelos, the son of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, believed he knew how things got done in Albany: Don't hire a New York City lobbyist to influence the Senate Republican majority, which was led by his father until earlier this year. It's friendships, familiarity and an upstate ZIP code that move the levers of power. In typically unvarnished, profane fashion, the younger Skelos laid out those views of New York's lobbying industry…

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