Staff ReportsMarch 8, 2024
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In Florida, traditions focus on colors: Pink, red and white.
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Staff ReportsMarch 8, 2024Staff ReportsMarch 8, 2024
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The tradition pays homage to a Tallahassee titan.
Guest AuthorMarch 11, 2022
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Jovial and trustworthy, Marvin stood as an honest broker of information on any issue for which he lobbied.
Peter SchorschApril 7, 2021
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Keep Calm and Session On.
Staff ReportsMay 3, 20197min714
In Florida, traditions focus on colors: Pink, red and white.
Staff ReportsMay 3, 20195min860
Pink is what distinguishes the last day of Florida’s Legislative Sessions. Lobbyists, consultants, former lawmakers and observers, clad in pink outfits, roam the Capitol hallways during the session’s final hours. Pink is the tradition for Capitol veterans to pay tribute to the late lobbyist Marvin Arrington. “Marvin was here for a long time, and he had […]
Jim RosicaMarch 11, 2018
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Tallahassee is devoted to certain traditions on “sine die,” the final day of the yearly Legislative Session, but it’s the not only state that has them. In Idaho, capital reporters wear ugly ties near session’s end to “encourage legislators to finish their business quickly and go home,” says a Legislative Research Librarians newsletter. In the Magnolia State, Mississippi State University […]