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Personnel note: Capital City Consulting hires Andrew Ketchel

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Updated Thursday: Ketchel’s hiring has been announced in a news release. This post has been updated. Andrew Ketchel, a veteran of Gov. Rick Scott‘s administration, is joiningĀ Capital City Consulting,Ā FloridaPolitics.com has learned. Ketchel’s first day will be Oct. 17. HeĀ most recently was legislative affairs director forĀ the Florida Department ofĀ Environmental Protection.Ā His coming on board signals that CCC aims to be a player next session as the state continues to struggle withĀ water use and conservation issues. Firm co-founder Nick Iarossi also wasted no…

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Jet fuel tax changes set to become law July 1, barring unlikely veto

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The future of Florida’s aviation fuel taxation regime is set for a major overhaul on July 1, if Gov.Ā Rick ScottĀ signs an omnibus tax billĀ into law as expected. For the state’s largest air carriers, that’s a good thing indeed. The bill removes exemptions to the state’s jet fuel tax, which currently apply to once-upstart carriers likeĀ Southwest AirlinesĀ andĀ JetBlueĀ beginning in 2018.Ā It would alsoĀ lower the overall rate for all carriers from 6.9 percent to 4.23 percent, in order to keep the change “revenue neutral,”…

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The 12 Days of Christmas, as brought to you by these Florida lobbyists and politicos

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‘Tis the season, and the Legislatureā€™s dubious Christmas present this year wasĀ moving upĀ the 2016 Legislative Session two months from its usualĀ March start date.Ā  We will no doubt have many gifts in store, besides the inevitable policy food fights, such asĀ perhaps seeing some lawmakers in their ugly holiday sweaters (theĀ Old Farmerā€™s AlmanacĀ predicts ā€œT-storms, then sunny, coldā€ for the first day of session). Of course, there’s the Gay Pride Festivus pole, rainbow-colored with a disco ball on top, but that should be…

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Firms collect nearly $31 million in Legislature lobbying fees for Q3 2015

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Ballard Partners tops the compensation list for lobbying the Florida Legislature in the third quarter of 2015, bringing in $2.22 million, according to newly released compensation reports. Registered lobbying firms took in almost $32 million in fees ā€” $31,775,000 to beĀ (somewhat) exact ā€” between July and September 2015 to represent clients in front of Florida lawmakers. In addition to Ballard ā€” the only firm reporting over $2 million in compensation ā€” three other companies cracked the $1 million mark: Ronald…

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Southern Political Report names Florida’s top five lobbying firms

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SouthernĀ Political Report, a glossy quarterly focused on insider aspects of Dixie politics, hasĀ ranked the top law and lobbying firms in each Southern state for its newest issue. The top “small firms” (the magazine’s words, not ours) devoted to governmental affairs consulting in Florida were listed as follows: Ballard Partners Southern Strategy Group Capital City Consulting Corcoran & Johnston The Rubin Group According to the magazine’s methodology,Ā rankings were compiled based on “the results of an online survey sent to lobbyists and…

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