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As one of Tallahassee’s top specialty lobbying firms, Capital City Consulting has become one of few to crack $4 million for the first half of 2014. In Q2 2014, Capital City filed estimated maximum earnings of $1,402,931 in legislative fees, $719,931 for executive advocacy, bringing its total to $2,122,862. Adding the $2,255,857 from Q1, the total now stands at an impressive $4,378,719 for 2014. Posing blockbuster lobbying fees comes as little surprise, considering Capitol City’s six-member lobbying team featuring top…

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There are 53 organizations out there who look to the lobby team at Johnson & Blanton for expert legislative and executive strategy. And lucky for that, they are. Johnson & Blanton’s four-person team — which just increased in great measure by the addition of Darrick McGhee — tackles issues ranging from the most complex health-care debates to banking, technology, and industry. Jon Johnson, Travis Blanton, Melanie Brown and Amy Christian charged through the 2nd quarter of 2014, which included about…

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With Rick Scott, some things never change. That’s the theme of “Important,” a new digital spot released Tuesday by the Florida Democratic Party. The 30-second ad features how, in 1995, the future Florida governor had to answer for secret files kept by his hospital company. The FDP is calling out Scott to answer once again for secret email accounts, this time used to conduct official state business outside of public scrutiny. What’s important, asks the ad, is that the governor of Florida should not break…

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Reacting to a Tampa Bay Times story attempting to link an apolitical trip by Rep. Steve Southerland to the King Ranch in Texas with “pro-sugar” legislation sponsored by Southerland, United States Sugar Corporation is demanding a correction from the newspaper. Citing the use of “blatant factual errors and misstatements that result in indefensible innuendo,” a press release from U.S. Sugar confirms an earlier report first published on this blog that U.S. Rep. Southerland has never visited the company’s leased lands…

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The latest polls suggest that the GOP primary in House District 74 pitting Julio Gonzalez versus Richard DeNapoli will go down to the wire. In a race that could be decided by a handful of votes, every decision made by the candidates is all the more important. There is no room for a miscalculation. That’s why, in this environment, the latest television ad from supporters of DeNapoli could be dangerous for him. They may be playing with fire. First, some background.…

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Regular readers of this blog know that I am a committed supporter of Gwen Graham, the Democrat challenging Republican Steve Southerland in Florida’s 2nd Congressional District. I champion her on this site, I tweet about her campaign’s progress, and I have donated to her.So when the headline, “Touting pro-sugar bill, Southerland first U.S. congressman to confirm King Ranch trip” popped, I knew Graham had just been given ammunition to fire at Southerland thanks to Times reporters Craig Pittman and Michael…

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It’s not everyday, that you see the word “oomph” in an editorial. But that is exactly how the Sentinel’s endorsement of House District 96 candidate, Kristin Jacobs read – with a whole lot of oomph. The highlights: “Jacobs thinks big, has proven skills to achieve goals. … striking difference in the scope of the candidates’ goals and achievements … She has the negotiating ability, the background knowledge and the necessary spine to become a force in the Democratic Party and…

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