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Drew WilsonJanuary 15, 2019

Lobby firm GrayRobinson is setting up shop in Washington D.C. The Florida-based firm announced Tuesday that it has inked a deal to acquire Washington-based lobby shop Eris Group, effective Feb. 1. GrayRobinson, which often places well in the Florida list of top-earning firms, said the acquisition would extend their capabilities beyond Florida, and expands its […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 15, 2019

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Jacob OglesJanuary 14, 2019

The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association launched the special interest Florida Inns Chapter, focused on bed and breakfasts. The new group formed from a merger between the state’s leading hospitality industry trade association with the Florida Bed and Breakfast Inns. The two groups closely partnered beginning in 2015 with merger talks starting last July, and the […]

Ryan NicolJanuary 14, 2019

Make sure you’re actually buying — not renting — your next pet. State Sen. Annette Taddeo, a Miami-Dade Democrat, says she’s looking to ban efforts to use contracts that can end up doubling the price of a pet and even call for repossession of the animal if payments aren’t made. Reports have shown the pitfalls […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 14, 2019

The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) released its 2018 analysis last week of Florida sentencing laws and the effects on prison population. The report, commissioned internally by the Florida Legislature in its 2018 General Appropriations Act, makes several recommendations for reducing the state’s criminal justice costs by reducing prison population. The […]

Drew WilsonJanuary 14, 2019

“Florida’s economy is not just numbers, it’s lives.”

Jacob OglesJanuary 12, 2019

Leadership for the Florida Medical Association say Gov. Ron DeSantis’ water quality policies could be good medicine for health in the Sunshine State. “Thank you to Gov. DeSantis for his bold environmental agenda through his ‘Achieving More Now For Florida’s Environment’ executive order,” said Timothy J. Stapleton, CEO for the state association. “Gov. DeSantis understands […]