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Peter SchorschAugust 18, 2015

The second edition of INFLUENCE Magazine should have already arrived in your mailbox. If it has not and you would like to receive a hard copy of this inside view into Florida’s news, politics, and culture, please drop me a line. As you can imagine, I’ve read everything in INFLUENCE several times, backwards and forwards. But, […]

Ryan RayAugust 11, 2015

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Miami-based governmental affairs firm Gomez Barker took in an estimated $230,000 during the second quarter of 2015, according to recently submitted compensation reports. The firm’s three-lobbyist team — composed of Fausto Gomez, Manny Reyes, and William Helmich — represented 29 clients between the months of April and June, all for legislative work. The roster of interests was heavily South Floridian: […]

Phil AmmannJuly 28, 2015

Lobbyist Justin Thames was named Tuesday as Director of Governmental Affairs for the Florida Institute of CPAs (FICPA). Thames previously was governmental affairs manager for more than four years with the Tallahassee-based association, which represents more than 20,000 CPAs and accounting professionals statewide. He will now oversee the group’s political and legislative strategy. A fourth-generation […]

Ryan RayMay 5, 2015

Lobbyist Cameron Yarbrough has taken his talents — and his increasing roster of clients — to the law firm of Gunster Yoakley & Stewart this week, leaving behind his one-man shop Yarbrough Consulting. Responding to inquiry about the move, Yarbrough told SaintPetersBlog it was a choice he made gladly. “As a sole proprietor I was looking for an alliance […]

Bruce RitchieMarch 11, 2015

State Sen. Alan Hays on Wednesday sternly told a Senate subcommittee audience that the Legislature had not neglected the environment in past years, and that Amendment 1 supporters may have misled Florida voters. The ballot initiative, approved by 75 percent of voters in November, provides an estimated $22.6 billion towards water and land conservation during […]

James CallMarch 5, 2015

Another skirmish in the battle over how Florida’s congressional districts were drawn played out Wednesday at the Florida Supreme Court. Sen. Bill Galvano emerged from the courtroom confident that the justices would uphold a plan approved by a lower court judge. David King represents the League of Women Voters which spearheaded a Fair Districts Constitutional […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 19, 2015

Anfield Consulting, the Tallahassee-based boutique public affairs firm, hired longtime Miami-Dade County administrator Edgar Fernandez on Thursday. Fernandez brings more than 25 years of legislative experience, including 16 years with Miami-Dade County. His most recent role was as senior assistant overseeing policy and governmental affairs for the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department. Fernandez begins with Anfield […]

James CallFebruary 16, 2015

Four school board members from across the state have organized as an alternative to the Florida School Board Association. The Florida Coalition of School Board Members is disgruntled by the FSBA support for a lawsuit against a tax credit scholarship program by the Florida Education Association. The state has sought dismissal of the cased, arguing […]

Associated PressFebruary 12, 2015

The nation’s casino industry has announced plans to target presidential battleground states in the upcoming election in a first-time campaign for political support. The American Gaming Association says the effort will tout its ability to create job as it urges White House contenders to support gambling interests. The step into the mainstream, called “Gaming Votes,” […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 11, 2015

Tallahassee-based Moore Communications Group is expanding its social media reach westward with the acquisition of Financial Social Media in Denver. MCG is a nationally ranked integrated communications, branding and public relations firm offering services from full-scale branding and advertising to crisis communications and Hispanic outreach. Founded in 2010 by Amy McIIwain, FSM specializes in digital […]

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13 things I really like about the latest issue of INFLUENCE Magazine

Gomez Barker firm pulls in $230K in Q2 lobbying fees

Personnel note: Justin Thames named Director of Governmental Affairs for Florida Institute of CPAs

Personnel note: Cameron Yarbrough joins lobbying team at Gunster

Alan Hays says Amendment 1 backers misled voters

Five minutes with David King, counsel for League of Women Voters Florida

Personnel note: Anfield Consulting adds Miami-Dade water expert Edgar Fernandez

Lawsuit spawns rival state school board association

Gambling industry targets presidential battleground states

Tally-based Moore Communications acquires Denver social media firm