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James CallFebruary 2, 2015

In two weeks Florida’s lobbying corps will know which firms will be subjected to state-mandated audits. The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee met Monday and laid out a time line for implementing a 10-year old law mandating audits of lobbying firms quarterly compensation reports. The firms to be audited will be selected Feb. 19 and the […]

James CallFebruary 2, 2015

In two weeks Florida’s lobbying corps will know which firms will be subjected to state-mandated audits. The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee met Monday and laid out a time line for implementing a 10-year old law mandating audits of lobbying firms quarterly compensation reports. The firms to be audited will be selected Feb. 19 and the […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 22, 2015

Bob Buckhorn was within 24 hours last week of being automatically re-elected due to a lack of challenger. But when it was revealed that a write-in candidate had surfaced in Jose Vazquez, the narrative didn’t really change all that much. “With only a frivolous write-in candidate filing to run against him, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn is […]

Mitch PerryDecember 16, 2014

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In a close election, Hillsborough County Republicans on Tuesday night chose former state Representative Deborah Tamargo to be their new party chair, defeating former party chair Debbie Cox-Roush on a 110-80 vote. She succeeds Brandon state Senator Tom Lee, who has led the local party for the past two years. Tamargo had been running for […]

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Lobbying firms will know February 19 whether they’ll be audited

Lobbying firms will know February 19 whether they'll be audited

Meet Jose Vazquez, the man who dares to take on Bob Buckhorn

Hillsborough Republicans choose Deborah Tamargo to be their new party chair