Florida Politics by Jim Rosica April 12, 2017 The list of companies, nonprofits and others who were registered to lobby the Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) now stretches to 55 pages, according to the state’s Lobbyist Registration Office. But many, if not most, of those may be from the state automatically adding names to that lobbying registry—and from […]
Corcoran’s lobbyist-targeted rules to include ban on texting while legislating
November 7, 2016 – Tampa Bay Times by Mary Ellen Klas When Florida’s 120 newly elected members of the state House of Representatives go to Tallahassee later this month, they will be asked to put down their cell phones. The incoming House speaker wants to an impose a ban on texting while legislating. Rep. Richard […]
Emails put Miami City Attorney on the hot seat
September 8, 2016 – Miami Herald by David Smiley At the behest of a lobbyist, Miami City Attorney Victoria Mendez worked behind the scenes this year to help a developer fast-track a controversial residential development and then hid the extent of her involvement, a city commissioner has charged. During the morning session of Thursday’s commission […]
