GoKawiilFlock Safety spent over $2M lobbying politicians amid ALPR expansion push
Surveillance firm Flock Safety has donated nearly $500,000 to local and state candidates in Illinois alone over roughly two years, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The company spent more than $2 million nationwide on lobbying this election cycle, hiring firms including Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies and Mercury Public Affairs to court politicians from both parties as its network of automatic license plate readers has grown to nearly 150,000 devices.