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Jacob OglesNovember 20, 2018

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Some of Florida’s biggest gun control advocates saw in Nikki Fried’s Agriculture Commissioner race a victory. “This is a victory for those of us who believe we can do more for gun safety,” wrote Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter Jaime died in the Parkland high school mass shooting in February, on Twitter. “I am honored to […]

Drew WilsonNovember 20, 2018

The Florida Alliance of the Boys & Girls Clubs have had Jack Cory‘s Public Affairs Consultants on retainer for more than a decade, but that’s set to change. Newly filed lobbying registrations show David Ramba, Allison Carvajal and Cameron Yarbrough of Ramba Consulting Group picked up the Florida Alliance contract last week. Public Affairs Consultants still lists […]

Danny McAuliffeNovember 20, 2018

State lawmakers are preparing to address election laws in the wake of a controversial midterm that saw three statewide races head to hotly disputed recounts. What’s more, addressing the issue appears to have a bipartisan backing. State Rep. Kionne McGhee on Tuesday pledged to make election reform a top priority, just hours after he formally assumed […]

Drew WilsonNovember 20, 2018

Johnson & Blanton earned an estimated $1.13 million in lobbying pay from their legislative and executive clients in the third quarter of 2018. Team JB reeled in $725,000 of that cash from its legislative clients, with another $410,000 flowing into their coffers thanks to work before the Governor and Cabinet. The Johnson & Blanton team […]

Drew WilsonNovember 20, 2018

New lobbying registrations show Capitol Alliance Group has inked a deal with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, a venture geared toward revolutionizing the high-speed rail industry. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies was formed by Elon Musk back in 2013. It aims to bring consumers “vactrain” lines — a type of next-gen rail that features vacuum sealed tubes where “train […]

Drew WilsonNovember 20, 2018

The team at Floridian Partners brought home an estimated $925,000 in pay from the 60-plus clients they repped in the third quarter of 2018. Floridian Partners had seven advocates in its lobbying corps for the July through September reporting period: Jorge Chamizo. Charles Dudley, George Feijoo, Nichole Geary, Cory Guzzo, Gary Guzzo and Teye Reeves. […]

Drew WilsonNovember 20, 2018

The Fiorentino Group brought in more than $600,000 in lobbying fees during the third quarter, topping it’s reports from earlier in the year. Led by named partner Marty Fiorentino and featuring Davis Bean, John Delaney, Joseph Mobley, Mark Pinto and Jason Roth on the roster, the firm reeled in an estimated $315K via legislative lobbying […]

Jim RosicaNovember 20, 2018

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As expected — and scripted — the Florida Senate unanimously elected Bill Galvano as President of the GOP-controlled chamber for the 2019 and 2020 Legislative Sessions. The move came at a constitutionally mandated “organization session” on Tuesday after the 2018 general elections. Outgoing President and Stuart Republican Joe Negron passed the gavel, and 10 new members also took seats […]

Michael MolineNovember 20, 2018

Riddle me this: How is a lobbyist like playing a professional sports team? “You have a season, then you take a break, then you do the spring training, then take a little bit of a break, then you come back for the pre-season, and there’s the season,” veteran Tallahassee lobbyist Chuck Hinson says. “You never can […]

Jacob OglesNovember 20, 2018

Attorney General-elect Ashley Moody named former Assistant U.S. Attorney John Guard as executive director for her transition team, which includes a number of prominent leaders in the legal and law enforcement community. In announcing her team, the Republican also laid out a list of top priorities, including the opioid epidemic, elder abuse, law enforcement, human […]

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Gun safety advocates claim victory with Nikki Fried win

Lobby-up: Boys & Girls Clubs dump Jack Cory, jump to Ramba Consulting

Election reform an early talking point in Florida House

Third quarter brings Johnson & Blanton $1M-plus in lobbying pay

Lobby Up: Capitol Alliance Group lands high caliber high-speed rail client

Q3 nets Floridian Partners $925K in lobbying pay

The Fiorentino Group snags $615K in third-quarter fees

Pledging to be a ‘facilitator,’ Bill Galvano becomes Senate President

TECO’s Chuck Hinson reflects on 40 years in the lobbying game

Ashley Moody puts John Guard in charge of transition team