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…
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Corcoran sets out new Florida House rules, will City of Pensacola follow his lead?
Yesterday, Speaker-designate of the Florida House Richard Corcoran released the 2016 – 2018 proposed House Rules. The new rules push for more transparency and place more restrictions on lobbyists. “It is time…
House Speaker could cut off Mayor Hayward’s lobbying efforts
House Speaker-designate Richard Corcoran last week told the Tampa Bay Times/Miami Herald that is was a “disgrace for cities and counties to hire lobbyists.†Corcoran told the media that he was considering…
State Backroom Briefing: Socialism in Tallahassee?
(Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida) By JIM TURNER AND BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Labeling the use of business recruitment incentives as “socialism,” incoming House Speaker…
Top Podcasts: week ended June 24
The podcasts regarding the AR-15 giveaway by Greg Evers got the most plays: Political analyst Ryan Wiggins discusses Evers’ gun giveaway to draw attention to his campaign. State Rep. Matt Gaetz discusses…
Corcoran: Panhandle will get $300M of first BP settlement tranche [podcast]
The incoming Speaker of the House, Rep. Richard Corcoran (R-Pasco County), said yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks†that Northwest Florida can expect to receive 75-percent of the state’s share of the BP settlement–$300…
Designated Florida House Speaker on ‘Pensacola Speaks’ today
State Rep. Richard Corcoran (R-Pasco County) will be guest at 5:33 pm today on News Talk 1370’s “Pensacola Speaks.” Corcoran is the incoming Speaker of the Florida House. This past session he…
House chairman backs up on BP funds
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 2— Statement by Speaker-Designate Richard Corcoran Regarding BP Oil Spill Settlement Tallahassee, Fla. – Florida House Speaker-Designate Richard Corcoran (R-Land O’ Lakes) today released the following statement…