The Lobbyist for Everyone - Almost

Guess who's doing extra duty these days, in addition to looking after the Town's business?
None other than Matthew M. Price, the current president of the Town Council.
Aside from that thankless job, which incidentally pays Mr. Price $10,000 annually, as an attorney with the powerhouse Indianapolis law firm of Bingham McHale, he also registered as a ``compensated lobbyist'' with the Indiana Lobby Registration Commission on Jan. 1, 2010, according to documents on file there.
In his filing, Mr. Price also noted that W. Tobin McClammroch, is the managing partner with Bingham McHale. Mr. McClammroch is not an unknown name to Boone County government.
Under a section of the form, Mr. Price was asked to list all subject matters ``for which you anticipate performing lobbying activity on behalf of this employment.''
When asked to identify the topics that he anticipated he would be associated with in his lobbying efforts, Mr. Price checked off 44 boxes.
Those included: AIDS, Business, Construction, Education, Housing, Infrastructure, Licensure, Medicaid/Medicare, Nursing Homes, Pharmaceuticals, Property Tax, Teachers, Alcoholic Beverages, Commerce, Consumer, Gaming, Homeless, and Human Services.
And more - Local Government, Medical Records, Municipalities, Public Safety, Regulation, State Government, Telecommunications, Budget, Community, County Government, Economic Development, Energy, Finance, Health Care, Hospitals, Industry, Legislative Ethics, Managed Care, Mental Health, and Reproductive Rights.
And finally - Safety, Taxation, Utilities, Welfare, Other and lastly but not least, Women's Issues.
Gadzooks, that's certainly a full plate in addition to tackling the many weighty issues Mr. Price has to deal with as Town Council president, such as weeds on Main Street.
But, Zionsville Confidential would wager its collective soul he can pull it off.