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Peter SchorschOctober 30, 2016

The witching hour is upon us. Ghosts and ghouls fill the streets. Zombies walk side-by-side with princesses and superheroes. Their mission the same: Spook and scare their neighbors in hopes of scoring enough candy to sustain them for the next year. Total spending for Halloween is expected to reach $8.2 billion in 2016, according to […]

Staff ReportsOctober 17, 2016

Prime Strategies, an affiliate of Floridian Partners, has merged with Urban Associates, a government relations and public affairs firm in California. The combined concern, first launched in Florida, now has offices in California, Florida, New York, Texas, and Washington D.C. “California embraces diversity and inclusivity and is typically at the forefront of emerging state and local issues,” […]

Anne LindbergJune 6, 2016

A committee for the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority has recommended that RSA Consulting Group become the next state lobbyist for the county’s bus system. But the proposed deal comes with a string attached: Lobbyist Alan Suskey must be part of the contract. For the two — RSA and Suskey — the PSTA will pay up to $7,500 a month […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 29, 2016

Summertime is here — well, unofficially. While Memorial Day commemorates the men and women who died while serving in the country’s armed forces, the holiday also marks the unofficial start of summer. That means baseball games and cookouts; road trips to the state’s theme parks; and a plethora of tourists visiting restaurants, beaches and hotels. […]

Phil AmmannMay 9, 2016

After five years at the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, insurance expert George Feijoo is leaving for a role at government affairs firm Floridian Partners. Feijoo, a Florida State University graduate in Actuarial Science with an MBA, has the designation of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU). During his stint at OIR, Feijoo worked at both […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 11, 2016

One of Florida’s most prominent government relations and public affairs firms is expanding its reach. Prime Strategies is opening up shop in Washington, D.C., and New York. The firm is an offshoot of Floridian Partners; Adam Sharon has been tapped to manage the Washington, D.C., office. “As clients increasingly asked us to work on multistate and national engagements, […]

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 […]

Phil AmmannNovember 5, 2015

The Seminole Tribe of Florida is taking to the airwaves with a new ad urging the public to pressure Gov. Rick Scott and state legislators to “get it done” and renew the gambling agreement known as the Seminole Compact. Signed in 2010, the Compact allows the Tribe to offer blackjack and other banked card games […]

Peter SchorschOctober 30, 2015

With its compact with the state of Florida expired and now in federal court to protect its multibillion dollar gambling interests, the Seminole Tribe of Florida has retained one of Tallahassee’s most prominent governmental affairs firms. Floridian Partners, the lobbying shop headed up by Charlie Dudley, was inked this week to represent the Tribe before the […]

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Halloween is brought you by these Florida lobbyists and political associations

Prime Strategies merges with California’s Urban Associates

RSA Consulting, Alan Suskey likely to be next PSTA lobbyists

Memorial Day is brought to you by these lobbyists, associations and, of course, Publix

Personnel note: Floridian Partners hires OIR insurance expert George Feijoo

Floridian Partners expanding into Washington D.C., New York with launch of Prime Strategies

Lobby corps has muted reaction to Rick Scott’s budget

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

Seminole Tribe ad calls Rick Scott, lawmakers to “get it done” with new Compact

Seminole Tribe of Florida lobbies up with hire of Floridian Partners