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Drew WilsonMay 25, 2018

Sebring Sen. Denise Grimsley is steadily racking up law enforcement support for her statewide campaign to succeed Adam Putnam as Agriculture Commissioner. The longtime Republican lawmaker had already earned the backing of 14 county sheriffs, and on Thursday she added four more — Citrus County Sheriff Mike Prendergast, Liberty County Sheriff Eddie Joe White, Madison […]

Drew WilsonMay 25, 2018

The boutique lobby firm run by Louis Betz earned up to $230,000 during the first quarter of 2018 according to newly filed compensation reports. Betz and partner Travis Mitchell were retained by 23 clients for legislative lobbying work in Q1, with about a third of them signing on for work in the executive branch as […]

Drew WilsonMay 25, 2018

Adam Putnam is on a spending spree. The Republican gubernatorial candidate’s main fundraising vehicle, Florida Grown PC, tacked on another $226,000 in contributions through the first three weeks of May according to contribution reports on its website, but those gains were outstripped by nearly $3.25 million in spending. Receiving the bulk of those funds was […]

Drew WilsonMay 25, 2018

Liberty Partners of Tallahassee brought in at least $150,000 between New Year’s and the end of March, remaining consistent with its reported earnings over the past several quarters. The three-member team of Jennifer Jankowski Green, Melanie Shanks Bostick and Timothy Parson juggled the needs of nearly two dozen clients during the 2018 Legislative Session, including 17 paid […]

Drew WilsonMay 24, 2018

Holland & Knight reeled in up to $740,000 in lobbying fees during the first three months of the year, which included 2018 Legislative Session. Newly filed compensation reports show the firm earned between $250,000 and $490,000 lobbying the Legislature and another $100,000 to $250,000 lobbying the Governor and Cabinet. Using the median number reported for […]

Drew WilsonMay 24, 2018

The two-person shop run by Richard Heffley and Kelly Horton had a lucrative start to the year according to newly filed lobbying compensation reports. Heffley & Associates brought in at least $350,000 in total compensation for legislative and executive branch lobbying last quarter and could have earned as much as $590,000 if their clients topped […]

Drew WilsonMay 24, 2018

Gunster Yoakley & Stewart brought in up to $750,000 in lobbying fees during the first quarter of 2018 according to recently filed compensation reports. Lobby firms report their compensation in covering $10,000 increments up to $50,000. Using the median numbers for each client on the roster would place Gunster Yoakley & Stewart’s Q1 haul at […]

Drew WilsonMay 24, 2018

Hopping Green & Sams reeled in up to $300,000 in lobbying pay during the first quarter of 2018, keeping pace with its earnings during the same three-month stretch in 2017. The full-service law firm reported earning up to $250,000 for its legislative efforts and up to $50,000 for executive branch work. Median compensation estimates peg […]

Drew WilsonMay 24, 2018

Democratic Sen. Daphne Campbell picked up 11 endorsements from her colleagues in the Florida Legislature ahead of her contested primary for another term in Senate District 38. Incoming House Minority Leader Kionne McGhee and Senate Minority Leader Pro-Tempore Lauren Book topped the list, which also included Democratic Sens. Gary Farmer, Perry Thurston, Darryl Rouson, Kevin […]

Drew WilsonMay 24, 2018

Americans for Prosperity-Florida on Thursday launched a three-pronged attack on Democratic U.S. Reps. Stephanie Murphy and Debbie Wasserman Schultz for voting in favor of a $1.3 billion spending plan in March. “Both Representatives Murphy and Wasserman Schultz once touted the need for reigning in our enormous deficits, but their vote for this enormous spending bill […]

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Denise Grimsley rolls out third wave of sheriff endorsements

Louis Betz & Associates snags up to $230K in first-quarter earnings

Adam Putnam’s committee has spent $3.25M this month

Liberty Partners trio banks at least $150K in Q1

Holland & Knight lands up to $740K in Q1 pay

Heffley & Associates nets $390K in Legislative Session earnings

Gunster Yoakley & Stewart earns up to $750K in Q1

First quarter brings Hopping Green & Sams up to $300K

Daphne Campbell lands wave of endorsements ahead of primary battle

Americans for Prosperity criticizes two Stephanie Murphy and Debbie Wasserman Schultz for spending bill vote