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James CallFebruary 2, 2015

In two weeks Florida’s lobbying corps will know which firms will be subjected to state-mandated audits. The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee met Monday and laid out a time line for implementing a 10-year old law mandating audits of lobbying firms quarterly compensation reports. The firms to be audited will be selected Feb. 19 and the […]

James CallJanuary 30, 2015

A Chicago, Atlanta, and two Tallahassee-based accounting firms have qualified to certify Florida lobbyists’ compensation reports. The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee has qualified proposals from Chicago-based Grant Thornton, Atlanta’s Warrant Averett and Tallahassee-based Carroll and Company and the Carr, Riggs & Ingram firm for contracts to audit the reports. Last year more than $200 million […]

Darryl PaulsonFebruary 6, 2014

I am going to say a dirty word. Lobbyist. I am not sure if lobbyist ranks above or below politician, but both words evoke mistrust and derision. Even more shocking, I like most lobbyists and I respect what they do. When did you last read the Constitution? I would suggest reading the First Amendment. It […]

Peter SchorschOctober 8, 2013

When lobbyists Ron Book and Guy Spearman filed suit in 2006 to block enforcement of a law requiring lobbyists to report how much they are paid, it probably never occurred to them that the compensation reports they sought to keep private would one day be used as marketing tools. Book, Spearman, and other members of […]

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Lobbying firms will know February 19 whether they'll be audited

Four CPA firms selected to audit lobbyists; examinations to begin in late February

Darryl Paulson: In defense of lobbying

Peter Schorsch: Rescind law that requires lobbyists to report how much they’re paid