The Pasco County Commission last week voted to not renew the contract of its lobbyist when it expires next year. Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward told Inweekly he has no plans to discontinue…
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Speaker Corcoran says local elected officials should do their own lobbying [podcast]
On “Pensacola Speaks,” incoming Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran discussed why he believes that city and county governments shouldn’t hire firms to lobby the Florida House. “The concept that a public government…
Florida Senate, House differ on lobbyist rules
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA New Florida Senate rules released Tuesday do not include the broad-based restrictions on lobbying and budget measures that will be imposed by the House,…
Hammer: private dollars should pay for lobbyists, not public
In a viewpoint in the Tallahassee Democrat, NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer said that she agrees with incoming Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran when it comes to using public dollars to lobby the…