Headline gives me instant murder feelings. Going to go read and report back.

“It is clearly not an appropriate relationship for an industry lobby group to have with a department charged with the expenditure of millions in public funds.”

No lies detected.

Critics argue that the agency’s work with a lobbying group is a conflict of interest.

Then these critics don’t understand the relationship between state and capitalism, because it is in fact serves both parties interests quite well, by design.

The state doesn’t exist for the benefit of society.