Danny McAuliffe
Staff for the Joint Legislative Auditing Committee on Tuesday randomly selected 24 lobbying firms for audits of their 2018 compensation reports.
Three percent of both legislative and executive lobbying firms were selected. That means 13 firms that lobbied the Legislature and 11 firms that lobbied the executive branch last year will undergo audits.
Multiple backup firms also were selected. These firms will be picked for audits if one of the primary firms cannot be audited.
Staff noted that only a handful of backup firms have been audited in the past.
Audits will begin on May 1 and end before June 30.
The legislative firms:
— Asztalos and Associates;
— bg & associates international;
— Capitol Insight LLC;
— CAS Governmental Services;
— Chamber Consultants LLC;
— Curva and Associates;
— DeLisi, Inc.;
— Horton & Associates;
— James A. Naff & Associates;
— KSF and Associates;
— Peggy H. Matthews;
— Nortelus Roberts Group;
— and Mary Jean Yon.
The backup legislative firms:
— 850 Consulting Group;
— Nancy A. Daniels;
— Gray Fox Strategies;
— Hillsborough Area Regional Transit;
— McGuire Woods Consulting;
— Sue Mullins;
— and Dr. James A Zingale.
The executive firms:
— All Florida Solutions, Inc.;
— Glenn A Bedonie CPA, P.A.;
— Capital Strategies Inc.;
— Carr Allison;
— CS Consulting Group, LLC;
— Nancy A. Daniels;
— Dean Mead;
— Giffords;
— Pelican State Strategic Solutions, LLC;
— Nancy Black Stewart PA;
— and Thomas L. Singleton Consulting, Inc.
The backup executive firms:
— Automotive Industry Center for Excellence, LLC;
— Environmental Visions Achieved;
— Fess Consulting LLC;
— Reginald Garcia PA;
— Johnson & Blanton;
— and Pyle & Associates.
The audits first began in 2015 under a state law passed in 2005. The first report showed many firms over- and under-reported compensation totals. The audits have continued since.
An official list of firms is expected to be posted online later Tuesday.
