$2,599
Some say Sacramento is a circus. So perhaps it’s fitting that when Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey came to town this fall, Capitol staffers got into the Big Tent for free. Lobby powerhouses AT&T and BP-Arco spent a combined $2,599 hosting legislative aides and their families, cotton candy included. —Nancy Vogel
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