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Peter SchorschMarch 16, 2018

Once the hanky dropped on the 2013 Legislative Session, my family headed to St. Augustine Beach to recuperate from the 60 days of working in that pressure cooker. Michelle and I had been married for just over a year and our daughter, Ella Joyce, was only months old. Our business was just starting to take […]

Peter SchorschOctober 31, 2017

Republican state Rep. Jason Fischer is holding a fundraiser far away from his Jacksonville-area district Nov. 2, and the invitation promises a special appearance from former Miami Dolphins wide receiver Mark “Super” Duper. While Duper is the headliner, Fischer’s host committee includes more than a few movers and shakers in South Florida politics, among them […]

Drew WilsonOctober 25, 2017

The Rubin Group announced Tuesday that it is setting up shop in Miami and has tapped a former higher-up in Miami-Dade’s Office of Intergovernmental affairs to run the new location. “We are excited to expand our firm’s footprint with the opening of our Miami office that will be led by Erica Chanti,” said firm founder […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 20, 2017

A week after Hurricane Irma ravaged the Sunshine State, the long road to recovery is beginning in both South Florida — hardest hit by the storm — and in Tallahassee. Companies that deal in disaster relief and cleanup have begun lobbying up in advance of the 2018 Legislative Session, registration records show: — AshBritt Environmental, a […]

Peter SchorschApril 15, 2017

Grab your bonnet, pull out the seersucker and get ready for a good-old-fashion Easter egg hunt. Americans are expected to spend about $18.4 billion on Easter this year, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey. That projection is 6 percent higher than last year’s record of $17.3 billion and marks an all-time high in […]

Peter SchorschAugust 26, 2016

It’s been several years since the war ended. Many of the veterans who fought the battles of this war are no longer with us. All that’s left are the headlines declaring the end of hostilities. I am referring, of course, to the “Eyeball Wars” that raged through the last decade and the beginning of this […]

Diane RobertsSeptember 3, 2014

Let’s be Florida-springs crystal-clear here: Gov. Rick Scott’s staff looked everywhere, even under the sofa. If alleged emails about certain plans for property acquisition and fundraising and taking down a particular pain-in-the-backside lawyer existed, why, naturally the governor’s people would give those emails to anyone who asked. But they don’t. So they didn’t. As for […]

Tag: Bill Rubin

The Schorsch governing theory of Florida politics — Part 1

Dolphins legend Mark Duper to make appearance at Jason Fischer fundraiser

The Rubin Group announces new office in Miami

Lobby Up: Disaster relief concerns get ready for Session

Easter and Passover as brought to you by these lobbyists and political associations

Will Florida’s ‘eyeball wars’ flare up again doing the 2017 Legislative Session?

Diane Roberts: Hey, reporters! Those secret emails are none of your business!