{Frankfort, Kentucky}...Legislative Ethics Commission attorney John Schaaf said Friday that more than $13 million has been spent already this year lobbying Frankfort lawmakers, and he projects the total could top $17 million by year's end. That would be slightly more than the $16.9 million spent in 2008. Organizations that have lobbyists in Frankfort are required to file periodic spending reports with the Legislative Ethics Commission. Schaaf says spending on legislative lobbyists could soon reach three times the $6.5 million spent in 1994.
