The pandemic and ban on gifts to lawmakers have changed how lobbyists go about their daily work.
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Dylan Sherman / N.D. Newspaper Association Education Foundation |
7:00 am, Jan. 25, 2021
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The North Dakota Capitol in Bismarck. North Dakota Game and Fish Department / Special to The Forum
BISMARCK -- A loss of personal interaction. That’s how Levi Andrist, lobbyist and president of the North Dakota Lobbyists Association, describes the change in how lobbyists work compared to previous years.
“The halls are, generally speaking, very quiet as compared to previous sessions,” he said.
Lobbyists, like lawmakers and everyone else in the Capitol, have to follow the coronavirus guidelines, such as wearing a mask and limiting personal contact, and abide by new ethics guidelines banning gifts.