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Drew WilsonNovember 27, 2018

Public policy whiz Cesar Fernandez has joined Converge Government Affairs, the growing Miami-based lobby shop founded by veteran influencer Jonathan Kilman. Three years ago, Florida Politics named Fernandez one of its “30-under-30 rising stars” in Florida politics — and his star has only risen since. The Miami native and University of Florida alumnus got his […]

Staff ReportsNovember 26, 2018

Longtime lobbyist Louis Betz has devoted his time and energy to many well-known clients over the years, but now he’s aiming to tackle an issue of immense personal importance — with a little help from his friends, of course. In 2013, Betz was diagnosed with a terminal lung disease and his only chance at survival […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 23, 2018

Suskey Consulting will likely be lobbying for the city of Treasure Island in Tallahassee this year. The firm, owned by former Pinellas resident Alan Suskey, is expected to win a contract with the city Tuesday evening. The contract is on the city’s consent agenda for approval. Such items are typically approved with little to no discussion. […]

Drew WilsonNovember 21, 2018

Sole proprietorships may not have the glitzy websites or decades of combined lobbying experience their high-powered peers boast, but they still manage to reel in solid numbers quarter after quarter. One of the top solo performers of the third quarter was Johnson & Blanton lobbyist Georgia McKeown, who pulled in an estimated $160,000 via her […]

Drew WilsonNovember 20, 2018

The Florida Alliance of the Boys & Girls Clubs have had Jack Cory‘s Public Affairs Consultants on retainer for more than a decade, but that’s set to change. Newly filed lobbying registrations show David Ramba, Allison Carvajal and Cameron Yarbrough of Ramba Consulting Group picked up the Florida Alliance contract last week. Public Affairs Consultants still lists […]

Drew WilsonNovember 20, 2018

Johnson & Blanton earned an estimated $1.13 million in lobbying pay from their legislative and executive clients in the third quarter of 2018. Team JB reeled in $725,000 of that cash from its legislative clients, with another $410,000 flowing into their coffers thanks to work before the Governor and Cabinet. The Johnson & Blanton team […]

Drew WilsonNovember 20, 2018

New lobbying registrations show Capitol Alliance Group has inked a deal with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, a venture geared toward revolutionizing the high-speed rail industry. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies was formed by Elon Musk back in 2013. It aims to bring consumers “vactrain” lines — a type of next-gen rail that features vacuum sealed tubes where “train […]

Drew WilsonNovember 20, 2018

The team at Floridian Partners brought home an estimated $925,000 in pay from the 60-plus clients they repped in the third quarter of 2018. Floridian Partners had seven advocates in its lobbying corps for the July through September reporting period: Jorge Chamizo. Charles Dudley, George Feijoo, Nichole Geary, Cory Guzzo, Gary Guzzo and Teye Reeves. […]

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 […]

Peter SchorschNovember 20, 2018

The ongoing regulatory battle surrounding bike sharing just ratcheted up a notch. New lobbying registrations show Bird Scooters, the first electric scooter sharing company in the world, inked a deal with mega-lobbying firm Ballard Partners while competing dockless bike company Lime has retained Capital City Consulting and Skip has signed on with Southern Strategy Group. The industry […]

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Personnel note: Cesar Fernandez joins Converge Government Affairs

Post-transplant, ‘Louis Betz 2.0’ to push for organ procurement changes

Treasure Island retains Suskey Consulting for state lobbying

Solo lobbyists fare well in Q3

Lobby-up: Boys & Girls Clubs dump Jack Cory, jump to Ramba Consulting

Third quarter brings Johnson & Blanton $1M-plus in lobbying pay

Lobby Up: Capitol Alliance Group lands high caliber high-speed rail client

Q3 nets Floridian Partners $925K in lobbying pay

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

Lobby up: Scooter skirmish hits Sunshine State