does the escort  business pick up when the state legislature is in session.  several dancers at the ATL strip clubs that I visit  have told me that their business increases quite a bit when the boys are in town

Business should pick up. I worked as a lobbyist for a couple of years, and I was amazed at the number of state legislators who just couldn't make drive home at the end of the day's session. They always had company, though, and that company was usually decades younger.

Higher end Restauranteurs will tell you that business picks up a bit during the general assembly since Lobbyists are smoozing our elected officials. I know Rays in the City gets a bit more crowded this time of year on the Fridays I make it to mid-town. I don't work there, just an observation.