Friday, January 20, 2012
Guv'ment / Enviro Former EPD boss joins — surprise! — a lobbying firm
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 11:30 AM
- EPD
- Allen Barnes
Turns out they were right.
Barnes — who, prior to being appointed EPD director in 2009 by then-Gov. Sonny Perdue, Barnes was an environmental law partner at King and Spalding — is now listed on the Tanner firm's website as "President and CEO."
We doubt Barnes will be winin' and dinin' state lawmakers for the firm. Last we checked the state had a revolving door policy that requires a one-year "cooling off" period before state officials and agency heads can register as a lobbyist.
Nonetheless, we asked Barnes last night via email about his plans — and if he'd still continue to sit in on closed-door negotiations with Alabama and Florida about water-sharing rights. We'll update if we hear back.
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