Scott PowersAugust 16, 2022
6min0
Realtors, Apartment Associations want Orange County's rent control proposal declared invalid.
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Scott PowersAugust 16, 2022
Jesse SchecknerJanuary 11, 2022
12min695
Post-redistricting, Grieco is likely to be alone in running for SD 37.
Renzo DowneyJune 15, 2021
6min1164
The group wants to use the Constitution to allay concerns a current anti-sweep measure is temporary.
Staff ReportsMay 15, 2018
5min490
Asked for a 30-second ‘elevator speech‘ on why voters should choose ‘yes’ for Amendment 2 in November, Florida TaxWatch president Dominic M. Calabro didn’t blink. “If you don’t vote ‘yes,’ either you or your neighbors will see massive tax increases and great deal of property tax dissatisfaction … anger even, if we see property taxes jump […]
Drew WilsonMay 8, 2018
4min307
The political committee backing a ballot amendment to make a 10 percent cap on annual non-homestead property tax increases permanent brought in another $200,000 in April. Amendment 2 is for Everybody raised that cash with a single contribution from The Florida Association of Realtors, which has now funded the committee to the tune of $660,000 […]
Ryan RayAugust 4, 2015
3min440
With just a two-person shop — prominent Republican strategist Rich Heffley and Kelly Horton, the firm’s VP of governmental affairs — Heffley & Associates is making the most of the “keep it small, keep it all” approach to the influence business. Its reported legislative earnings in the second quarter of 2015 reached an estimated total of $320,000 […]
Christine Jordan SextonMarch 24, 2015
3min273
With time running short the Senate Committee on Regulated Industries on Tuesday deferred action on a controversial bill that real estate professionals believe will help expedite the sale of home. SB 736, sponsored by Sen. Kelli Stargel, addresses estoppel letters, how long they are effective and how much home owner associations and community management companies can […]
Ryan RayJanuary 24, 2015
2min217
Former Rick Scott Director of External Affairs Carrie O’Rourke has landed one of the plum positions in Florida politics: She’s the new John Sebree. O’Rourke is leaving her position as vice chancellor for governmental affairs at the Florida Board of Governors to become the vice president of public policy for the Florida Association of Realtors. […]
Ryan RayJanuary 24, 20152min191
Former Rick Scott Director of External Affairs Carrie O’Rourke has landed one of the plum positions in Florida politics: She’s the new John Sebree. O’Rourke is leaving her position as vice chancellor for governmental affairs at the Florida Board of Governors to become the vice president of public policy for the Florida Association of Realtors. […]