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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 13, 2016

Floridians overwhelmingly support increased water quality and quantity standards, according to a new poll released Wednesday. The survey, commissioned by Associated Industries of Florida’s H2O Coalition, found 82 percent of respondents said they support a plan that creates new standards for Florida’s water policy and efforts to improve water quality. State lawmakers are expected to […]

Ryan RaySeptember 27, 2015

Southern Political Report, a glossy quarterly focused on insider aspects of Dixie politics, has ranked the top law and lobbying firms in each southern state for its newest issue. The top “small firms” (the magazine’s words, not ours) devoted to governmental affairs consulting in Florida were listed as follows: Ballard Partners Southern Strategy Group Capital City Consulting […]

Mitch PerryAugust 27, 2015

Pinellas County U.S. Rep. and 2016 Florida Senate candidate David Jolly is moving a bit gingerly these days. The 42-year-old broke his fibula while playing in a family football game with his new in-laws this month in Pennsylvania. “Too old, too stubborn, and now I shouldn’t be playing,” the congressman quipped on Wednesday after a news […]

Staff ReportsAugust 18, 2015

Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) will announced today its engagement of the law firm of McConnaughhay, Duffy, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver, Stern, and Thomas, P.A. to enhance the workers’ compensation legal and industry expertise available to its members. AIF has long been Florida’s leading voice of the business community on workers’ compensation in the halls of the […]

Phil AmmannJuly 27, 2015

Associated Industries of Florida is taking a closer look at information technology used in state government, to offer recommendations for ways to provide better service to all Floridians. AIF announced the launch of three focus groups on Monday – Cyber Security, Education and Health Care, and an IT Stakeholders panel – each made up of technology and […]

Mitch PerryJuly 14, 2015

Associated Industries of Florida, considered a powerhouse lobbyist group for the business establishment in Tallahassee, has produced their annual scorecard on how often state lawmakers have maintained the AFI line, and the discrepancy isn’t that large between Democrats and Republicans in the state Senate, at least. AIF’s 2015 Voting Records contains each of the state’s 120 legislators voting […]

Guest AuthorJune 11, 2015

Here in Florida, manufacturing takes on many forms. Computer and electronics production, chemical, aerospace engineering – these are just a few of the sectors in which our state’s manufacturers excel. There is one major factor – aside from the tenacity of Florida’s workforce – that has fostered such a diverse and flourishing manufacturing industry: international […]

Ryan RayJune 6, 2015

The business-backed Associated Industries of Florida’s H2O Coalition has weighed in on the ongoing budget talks, signaling their opposition to funding for acquisition of ecologically sensitive land favored by environmentalists. AIF’s Senior Vice President for State and Federal Affairs Brewster Bevis issued a statement, prior to Saturday morning’s budget conference meetings, on behalf of the pro-industry water […]

Mitch PerryMay 29, 2015

Among the many casualties in the aborted legislative session last month was legislation regulating ride-sharing apps Uber and Lyft. On the eve of the Special Session, though, Uber’s Florida General Manager Matthew Gore and other Florida business leaders have asked House Speaker Steve Crisafulli and Senate President Andy Gardiner to include transportation network companies in […]

Mitch PerryMay 12, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott‘s Let’s Get to Work political committee raised $687, 691 in April, including a $100,000 contribution from Tampa Bay Lightning owner and Channelside developer Jeff Vinik. That brings his totals in 2015 to more than $2.3 million ($2,368,000). Other major contributions in April came from the AIF PAC, the political action committee formed by […]

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Poll: Floridians overwhelmingly support improving water quality standards

Big-time Tallahassee influence firms ranked in regional magazine

David Jolly campaigning on broken leg

Associated Industries strategically aligns with one of state’s leading Workers Comp legal teams

AIF launches focus groups to improve Florida government information technology

Florida Democratic state Senators score high in AIF’s 2015 voting scorecard

Tom Feeney: Expanded opportunities in Florida depend on House approval of trade legislation

AIF’s H2O Coalition says budget conferees should oppose state’s land-buying efforts

Uber requests that ride-sharing be part of Special Session in Tallahassee

Rick Scott’s Let’s Get to Work PAC has raised more than $2.3 million this year