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Drew WilsonNovember 3, 2016

Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo raised more than $50,000 on Monday and Tuesday according to notices filed with the Federal Election Commission. Curbelo brought in $7,000 on Monday, followed by another $44,195 on Tuesday, for a total of $51,195 in fundraising across the two days. Congressional candidates are required to report donations of $1,000 or […]

Staff ReportsOctober 14, 2016

Private prison operator The GEO Group says it has “no plans” to provide prisoner reentry services in Florida. Spokesman Pablo E. Paez responded Friday to a FloridaPolitics.com report this week on nonprofit groups saying the Department of Corrections was shutting them out of continuing to help inmates and probationers readjust to life “outside the walls.” Bridges of America CEO Lori Costantino-Brown and […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 14, 2016

With Northeast Florida focused on the approach of Hurricane Matthew last week, fundraising for state-level races and political committees slowed throughout the Jacksonville region. **** In House District 11, which includes the hard-hit areas of Jacksonville Beach and Nassau County, Republican Cord Byrd raised $2,000 from two PACs: the Florida Conservative Alliance and the Beer Distributors Committee. […]

Jim RosicaOctober 13, 2016

A Florida Department of Corrections spokeswoman Thursday said speculation about private prison operator The GEO Group muscling out nonprofits that run rehab and re-entry programs in the state “is false.” Spokeswoman Michelle Glady responded to a FloridaPolitics.com report earlier in the day. In a press conference, nonprofit heads said the department was shutting down programs that help ex-cons with […]

Jim RosicaOctober 13, 2016

The head of a nonprofit that runs prisoner re-entry programs in the state said she had “no evidence” her group and others were being muscled out by private prison operator The GEO Group. But, Lori Costantino-Brown quickly added, there’s been a “lot of speculation” that the company has somehow been involved. Costantino-Brown, president and CEO of Orlando-based […]

Phil AmmannOctober 13, 2016

GEO Group, the Boca Raton-based private prison corporation, recently hired three lobbying firms in Washington D.C. POLITICO Influence reports that this month, GEO brought on David Olander of Capitol Counsel for real estate investment trust tax issues; David Stewart and Ryan Robichaux of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings — former aides to Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions — to […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 7, 2016

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Miami Republican Sen. Miguel Diaz de la Portilla built on his fundraising lead in the Senate District 37 race against Democratic Rep. Jose Javier Rodriguez, with another $15,000 in contributions between Aug. 13 and Aug. 25. The second-term senator took in 16 contributions over the two-week period, including three $1,000 checks from private prison company […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 9, 2016

The path to the GOP nomination, for Marco Rubio, clearly involves winning GOP Primaries in Minnesota and Puerto Rico, before holding an MSNBC Town Hall. The big news coming out of the event had gotten reported, to a large degree in teaser promos. He won’t say that he would be interested in running as Donald […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 1, 2015

The company slated to get as much as $300,000 for an outside review of the state prison system is itself a designer and developer of correctional facilities. The Florida Legislature last month issued a “notice of intent” to award a contract to Carter Goble Associates, part of Miami-based CGL Cos. The study was funded as […]

Ryan RayAugust 12, 2015

The lobbying practice led by longtime Adams Street fixture Ron Book continued to net some of the largest earnings figures in all of Florida lobbying this past quarter: His firm took in $2,015,000 in lobbying fees, according to estimates based on a compensation report submitted Tuesday. The Ronald L. Book PA firm led by its namesake had a legislative […]

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Carlos Curbelo posts two-day haul of $50K in CD 26

GEO Group says it’s not interested in Fla. re-entry services

Fundraising slowed in NE Florida as Hurricane Matthew approached

Corrections says ‘we are not limiting services’ to inmates

‘No evidence’ GEO Group behind prisoner rehab grab

Private prison firm GEO Group hires more lobbyists for D.C.

Miguel Diaz de la Portilla widens fundraising lead in SD 37

Marco Rubio’s MSNBC Town Hall was held in Donald Trump’s shadow

Prison developer in line to review state’s corrections system

Ron Book’s shop hauls in more than $2 million in Q2 lobbying fees