At the request of NL’s [NL Industries, formerly National Lead] lobbyist, Republicans inserted a handful of words into the 2013-15 state budget that sought to halt such lead-paint lawsuits, including the one filed by Yasmine, according to a memo obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy, a left-leaning watchdog organization that exposes corruption in government.
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In the memo obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy, Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald of Juneau documented the request by NL lobbyist Eric Petersen to insert the language into the budget.