In the year of HQ2, Amazon’s 2018 lobbying budget ballooned to a record $14.2 million (Monica Nickelsburg/GeekWire)

Monica Nickelsburg / GeekWire
In the year of HQ2, Amazon’s 2018 lobbying budget ballooned to a record $14.2 million – Amazon spent more money lobbying the government in 2018 than any year in the companys history. The Seattle tech giants lobbying budget was $14.2 million last year, according to a new filing. It was the year Amazon took a more prominent role on the national political stage, making headlines not …