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It passed overwhelmingly in the House and Senate and was quickly signed by Gov. Godwin, whose office told me there had been virtually no opposition.
Common Cause also listed the law firms of Del. Frank M. Slayton (Dem-Halifax) and Del. John Marshall Coleman (Rep.-Staunton) as having Vepco as a client that lobbies for specific legislation.
Of course, Vepco employs other law firms, too, not connected with the State Legislature. It spent approximately $1,500,000 last year for legal fees alone. That, of course, was expensed off to consumers, as was all the money spent for advertising and promotion and for “wining and dininjg” those in position to do the utility the most good in a public-relations sense.
But the “public-relations” expenses are buried in the adver
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