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Drew WilsonNovember 20, 2018

The Fiorentino Group brought in more than $600,000 in lobbying fees during the third quarter, topping it’s reports from earlier in the year. Led by named partner Marty Fiorentino and featuring Davis Bean, John Delaney, Joseph Mobley, Mark Pinto and Jason Roth on the roster, the firm reeled in an estimated $315K via legislative lobbying […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 16, 2018

Jacksonville political veteran Matt Carlucci, a Republican running for City Council in At Large Group 4, was the first candidate in the 2019 cycle to clear $250,000 raised. He did that by the end of March, a signal that Carlucci — a former Mayoral candidate, a previous member of the Council, and most recently, the head of […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 20, 2018

A familiar face is assuming the helm of Jacksonville’s Downtown Investment Authority, if only in a transitional role. https://twitter.com/GoMeteoric/status/1042541797824712705 Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry‘s chief of staff Brian Hughes will assume the interim CEO role, while pulling double duty as chief of staff until a new permanent DIA head is found. Though many members of the community saw a […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 19, 2018

Jacksonville University hosted six mayors — current mayor Lenny Curry, and his predecessors Alvin Brown, John Peyton, John Delaney, Tommy Hazouri, and Jake Godbold — Wednesday, with a topic as big as Jacksonville history itself. Namely, the city/county Consolidation fifty years prior. Consolidation brought an efficiency of services, but came with a price. African-Americans were divested of political power, and promises were […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 30, 2018

In April, we reported the next move of former Jacksonville Mayor and University of North Florida President John Delaney: work with a strategic alliance between Rogers Towers and the Fiorentino Group. The Fiorentino Group. one of the top lobbying firms in Florida, has clients across the state though Jacksonville-based groups make up the bulk of their client sheet. Delaney, who […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 2, 2018

GOP Attorney General hopeful Ashley Moody, a retired judge from Hillsborough County backed by most of the Florida Republican establishment, rolled out three meaningful Jacksonville area endorsements Thursday. Florida State Sens. Aaron Bean and Travis Hutson and former Mayor John Delaney were the names rolled out; they join Sheriff Mike Williams (and his friend, Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels) in backing Moody. All three […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 18, 2018

With less than a year before Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry faces the voters, a “good news/bad news” scenario awaits his political operation. The good news: there’s no viable competition filed to run against him yet, even as one could make the argument that City Council antagonists Anna Brosche and Garrett Dennis have sounded like candidates for a while. The […]

Staff ReportsApril 11, 2018

The next move for former Jacksonville Mayor and University of North Florida President John Delaney was revealed Wednesday. He will work as part of a strategic alliance between Rogers Towers and the Fiorentino Group. The alliance, formed five years ago, includes collaboration on business and government affairs issues; business counsel; higher education issues; complex environmental […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 19, 2017

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Since University of North Florida President John Delaney left the Jacksonville Mayor’s Office, speculation has swirled seemingly every political season about his next move. The speculation only increased when he announced his decision to retire from the UNF Presidency, but even before that, he was on the short list of potential replacements for former Rep. Ander Crenshaw […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 4, 2017

When it comes to Gov. Rick Scott and Northeast Florida, is there such a thing as too much of a good thing? For the fourth time since the beginning of March, Gov. Scott was in Jacksonville Tuesday, as Scott held another “business roundtable” with Mayor Lenny Curry and other Jacksonville notables, including former mayor and UNF President […]

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The Fiorentino Group snags $615K in third-quarter fees

Matt Carlucci leads parade of apparent Jacksonville City Council shoo-ins

Former Jacksonville mayors see no issue with Brian Hughes helming DIA

Jacksonville mayors talk highs and lows of Consolidation

Former Jacksonville Mayor John Delaney to ramp up lobbying work

Ashley Moody’s Jacksonville area endorsements reveal local splits in AG race

Lenny Curry critics ‘chirp’ about strongman tactics, transparency issues, stalled agenda

John Delaney signs on with ‘strategic alliance’ between Rogers Towers, Fiorentino Group

No, a John Delaney run for State Senate isn’t happening in 2018

Encore performance: Rick Scott messages economic incentives in Jacksonville