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Jim RosicaJuly 5, 2017

Senate President Joe Negron‘s net worth is now over $950,000, according to a financial disclosure filed last week with the Florida Commission on Ethics. Negron’s net worth as of Dec. 31, 2016 was $952,634, his filing shows. That’s up 15 percent from his 2015 reported worth of $828,646. As income, he listed $278,887 from the Gunster […]

Peter SchorschJuly 4, 2017

Whether it’s on a boat or at the beach, setting off fireworks or firing up the grill, Floridians are expected to kick off Fourth of July weekend in style. An estimated 2.3 million Floridians are expected to travel during the holiday weekend, part of a historic holiday travel weekend travel pattern, according to AAA – […]

Jim RosicaJune 28, 2017

Five months after he quit a law firm job following concerns of conflicts of interest, Senate President Joe Negron has joined the Akerman firm’s West Palm Beach office. The firm announced the move Wednesday in a press release. Negron will be “of counsel,” an arrangement usually meaning an attorney works on a case-to-case basis and not […]

Ryan RayNovember 16, 2015

The legal-lobbying firm Akerman earned an estimated $185,000 during the third quarter of 2015, the bulk from its legislative work, according to recently submitted compensation reports. The firm’s list of clients features Algenol Biofuels, Indian River Medical Center, Magic City Casino, as well as Miami-Dade County, Pediatric Health Care Alliance, and Rybovich Boat Co. which each spent between […]

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