Associated Builders and Contractors of Florida has contracted the services of a large legal firm to head its lobbying efforts in Tallahassee for the 2012 legislative session.
The U.S. House of Representatives could vote this week on a 2012 Homeland Security Appropriations bill passed last Thursday by the Appropriations Committee that includes expanded spending on immigration enforcement.
Though he hasn’t officially declared his bid for president of the United States, Mitt Romney is already gaining ground in fundraising. On Tuesday, Romney visited the First Coast for a fundraiser that brought in $300,000.
A National Journal report on 2010 earmark requests by the new congressional Tea Party Caucus finds that members of the caucus — which, according to Rep. Michelle Bachmann, R-Minn., exists to push for “fiscal responsibility” — requested more than…
Florida politicians, industry heads and even former environmental agency heads have all become vocal opponents of EPA efforts to implement water quality standards that would limit the amount of waste that can be dumped in Florida waterbodies. They have all engaged in letter-writing campaigns decrying the costs to industry associated with following the rules.
Through a public records request, The Florida Independent has obtained an email from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection that details at least one effort to convince several Florida politicians to oppose the criteria.
Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Jacksonville, has been declared the winner in his campaign against independent candidate Troy Stanley, according to The New York Times.
When word of the victory was announced at the election night party of Republican Party Chairman…
Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Jacksonville, has been nothing less than adamant on his stance that the current administration’s stimulus bill (aka the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) does nothing to create jobs, and instead leads to needless spending.…
Independent congressional candidate Troy Stanley, who is running against Republican incumbent Ander Crenshaw in Florida’s District 4, will be hitting the road in October to drum up publicity for his campaign and to meet potential constituents. From Oct. 5…
While big-name candidates running for the U.S. Senate or the governor’s office manage expensive and contentious campaigns, other candidates are running unopposed or against unknown candidates.
State Sen. Frederica Wilson, D-Miami, won the Aug. 24 Democratic primary for the U.S.…
If its past is any indication, Georgia-Pacific certainly isn’t the environmental stalwart its website (.pdf) would have you believe. In 1995, the company allegedly lobbied members of Congress to avoid installing pollution gear at several of its plants. In…
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