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Phil AmmannMay 9, 2017

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Tampa-based Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, an Am Law 200 firm, is extending its public affairs arm with the launch of Shumaker Advisors Florida. The group will offer legislation advocacy, issue management and business-to-government and business-to-business services. Shumaker employees more than 260 lawyers and operates five offices in Toledo and Columbus, Ohio; Tampa and Sarasota; and […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 15, 2015

Mounting student loan debt continues to grow in the U.S., and there doesn’t seem to be any end in sight. Recent reports put the cumulative student debt level at $1.2 trillion. It’s a hot issue on the campaign trail, and yesterday in Iowa, President Obama announced a new initiative that will allow students and families to […]

Mitch PerryMarch 11, 2015

One Florida Political Action Committee, the political committee formed by friends of Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn, has raised more than $60,000 since being created in December. The PAC raised $43,875.15 in February, by far its most prolific month in its short life. Nearly a quarter of that amount, or $10,000, came via a contribution from […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 19, 2015

This month, former Hillsborough County Commissioner Jim Norman blew some minds when he told The Tampa Tribune that he’s probably going to attempt a return to local politics, as he eyes the countywide District 6 commission seat being vacated next year by a term-limited Kevin Beckner. Norman was a county commissioner 18 years, before he […]

Tag: Loop & Kendrick

Tampa-based Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick law firm launches Shumaker Advisors Florida

Kathy Castor presses House to pass student loan reform bill

February proves lucrative for Bob Buckhorn PAC

Brian Willis considering bid for Hillsborough County Commission