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Peter SchorschSeptember 28, 2016

Updated Thursday: Ketchel’s hiring has been announced in a news release. This post has been updated. Andrew Ketchel, a veteran of Gov. Rick Scott‘s administration, is joining Capital City Consulting, FloridaPolitics.com has learned. Ketchel’s first day will be Oct. 17. He most recently was legislative affairs director for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. His coming on board signals that CCC […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 8, 2016

Capital City Consulting continues to be one of the top lobbying firms in the state, bringing in more than $1 million in the second quarter of 2016. The Tallahassee firm reported a median compensation of more than $1.2 million for its work lobbying the Florida Legislature between April 1 and June 30. Those second quarter […]

Jim RosicaJuly 21, 2016

Boyd Gaming Corp., which bills itself as “one of the largest and most successful casino entertainment companies in the United States,” has ended its relationship with its Tallahassee-based lobbyists. Lobbying registration records accessed Thursday show the casino company’s representation by The Mayernick Group was “canceled” last Monday. Firm principal Frank Mayernick declined comment and Boyd spokesman David Strow did […]

Jim RosicaMay 16, 2016

Registered legislative lobbyists reported total median earnings of $36.4 million for the first three months of this year. The first-quarter results were posted by LobbyTools Legislative IQ on Monday. Once again, the top five earners come as no surprise: Ballard Partners, $2.4 million; Southern Strategy Group, $2.3 million; Ron Book, $2 million; Capital City Consulting, $1.5 […]

Ryan RayMarch 23, 2016

The future of Florida’s aviation fuel taxation regime is set for a major overhaul on July 1, if Gov. Rick Scott signs an omnibus tax bill into law as expected. For the state’s largest air carriers, that’s a good thing indeed. The bill removes exemptions to the state’s jet fuel tax, which currently apply to once-upstart carriers like Southwest […]

Peter SchorschDecember 28, 2015

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‘Tis the season, and the Legislature’s dubious Christmas present this year was moving up the 2016 Legislative Session two months from its usual March start date. We will no doubt have many gifts in store, besides the inevitable policy food fights, such as perhaps seeing some lawmakers in their ugly holiday sweaters (the Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts […]

Jim RosicaNovember 23, 2015

With Monday’s release of Gov. Rick Scott’s proposed 2016-17 state budget, so begins the game of smoke signals between the governor’s office, legislative leaders, and the lobbying corps and their clients. What lobbyists took away from the “Florida First” budget is that Scott will be focused like a Tesla death ray on getting his $1 […]

Peter SchorschNovember 17, 2015

Ballard Partners tops the compensation list for lobbying the Florida Legislature in the third quarter of 2015, bringing in $2.22 million, according to newly released compensation reports. Registered lobbying firms took in almost $32 million in fees — $31,775,000 to be (somewhat) exact — between July and September 2015 to represent clients in front of Florida […]

Ryan RayNovember 13, 2015

Capital City Consulting, consistently ranking as one of top four governmental affairs firms in Florida, maintained its position during the third quarter of this year, collecting about $1,656,000 between July and the end of September, according to recently filed state lobbying compensation reports. Among CCC’s most substantial accounts were health insurance company Aetna, which paid an estimated […]

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 […]

Tag: Capital City Consulting

Personnel note: Capital City Consulting hires Andrew Ketchel

Capital City Consulting tops $1M in second quarter lobbying compensation

Boyd Gaming cancels Florida lobbying contract

State lobbyists earned more than $36 million during Q1 to lobby Legislature

Jet fuel tax changes set to become law July 1, barring unlikely veto

The 12 Days of Christmas, as brought to you by these Florida lobbyists and politicos

Lobby corps has muted reaction to Rick Scott’s budget

Firms collect nearly $31 million during Q3 to lobby Florida Legislature

Capital City Consulting commands $1.7 million in Q3 lobbying fees

Big-time Tallahassee influence firms ranked in regional magazine