@Genesis Pacheco, LLC filings are drastically different between states and, whelp, the publishers lobbied for the LLC publication requirement and ensured a much higher cost here/more income for them because you HAVE to publish to finish your filing.

My bank has little carbon copy receipts in the lobby.  

Did you know that the NAR is the second largest lobbying organization, by dollars spent, in this country? 

Jay Kaufman, Chair of the Joint Committee on Revenue, and then Rachel Lake, Operations and Constituent Services Director for Senator Julian Cyr, who represents the Cape and Islands.As we mentioned in previous communications on the topic of the Lodging Tax, the momentum is growing among Cape and Islands Chambers of Commerce and state legislators across the state to impose the 11.7% Lodging Tax to all short-term rentals, with 5.7% going to the state and up to 6% to the towns.Our opinion piece that was published in the Cape Cod Times on April 5, outlines our reasons for opposing this tax.Despite our concerted efforts for nearly ten years, it is becoming increasingly clear that legislators are intent on imposing this tax and will likely succeed.Homeowners can certainly continue to lobby against this tax, but a more realistic approach at this point might be to attempt to mitigate the negative effects it would have on the Cape and Islands.

Protecting hotels and casinos, a very powerful lobby.

The issue is the car dealer lobby is powerful and has deep pockets so they've been able to get politicians to make ridiculous arguments against Tesla to protect the interests of the dealerships. 

Just came across a news article today that Expedia, who owns VRBO, is pitching in some money in order to keep STRs in some La Quinta, Ca. neighborhoods. I would be curious to know if anyone knows of any other instance...

I would think they in theory would encourage this but know that the wealthy generally own the RE in SF and would likely lobby against the "forcing" of landlords to comply to policies increasing density in their properties.2) For what @Bruce Woodruff mentions above.

Everybody loves movie tickets and when they are used to go to the theater the experience causes the tenant to think positively of the landlord as providing something nice.

Obviously getting an NHL and NFL team was big, but they are also lobbying for an MLB team and there are multiple arenas being built that could house an NBA team.https://www.si.com/nba/2022/03...If you follow the big money, there are a lot of groups buying up land and/or starting new projectshttps://www.buildcentral.com/t...And not to mention Elon investing pretty significantly into Vegashttps://www.engadget.com/borin...I chose to focus on building a portfolio in Vegas based on where it is currently and future growth prospects.