http://www.kentucky.com/210/story/643727.html
Is there a conflict of interest if a lobbyist has a partner in a privileged office of the executive branch? Apparently not, provided you're in Frankfort. From the story:
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Although Babbage is a friend and business partner, Edelen said, he is received no differently by the Democratic Beshear administration than other lobbyists at the Capitol. Cutting his ties to Babbage is unnecessary, he added.
"He is treated just like any other lobbyist who comes in," Edelen said. "They're directed to the agency heads who are directly responsible for that given policy area.
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How convenient and efficient! You don't need to go through gatekeepers or any of that nonsense. You get direct access to the agency heads, but we're just supposed to accept that every other lobbyist gets the same treatment? I'm sorry, but I'm just not buying that tall tale. In his own defense, he explains the preferential treatment given to his partner.
Go read the rest of it.