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Five firms vie to be next Pasco County lobbyist

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Five companies are under consideration to become the next Tallahassee lobbyist for Pasco County, with county commissioners asked to narrow the list down to three before scheduling oral presentations for Oct. 19. As reported by the Tampa Bay Times, two firms are from Tallahassee — Pittman Law Group and Public Affairs Consultants. The others are Smith, Bryan & Myers, The Advocacy Group of Cardenas Partners and Shawn Foster of the Trinity-based Sunrise Consulting Group. Pittman represents Miami, Orlando, Tallahassee, Port Orange,…

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Pinellas top lawyers, Bob Dillinger and Bernie McCabe, running for re-election in 2016 with eyes on mental health issues

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Pinellas’ top lawyers, Bob Dillinger and Bernie McCabe, want four more years. Dillinger, 65, has been the public defender for Pinellas and Pasco counties since ’96. McCabe, 67, has represented the same area — Florida’s Sixth Judicial Circuit — as the state attorney since ’92. They’ll be running for their sixth and seventh consecutive terms, respectively. Saint PetersBlog recently spoke with each candidate, and atop both of their future to-do lists, should they get re-elected, were mental health related issues. “I…

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Richard Corcoran draws a long-shot opponent for 2016

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Speaker Designate Richard Corcoran today drew a primary opponent in Ronson Hale Biedrzycki of Brooksville, according to the Florida Division of Elections. Biedrzycki filed paperwork to run for House District 37 on May 12 as a Republican. The 36-year-old with libertarian leanings is unlikely to raise much money compared to the vast sums Corcoran is known for amassing  — $196,450 in hard money alone was collected for his 2016 campaign account by April — as Biedrzycki is involved with Wolf-PAC Florida, a group that seeks to amend the…

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Pasco Republicans file grievance against state Sen. Mike Fasano

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Local Republicans are trying to exile Sen. Mike Fasano from the party. His offense? Remaining loyal to Gov. Charlie Crist, who left the party to run as an independent for U.S. Senate. The five-member executive board of the Pasco Republican Executive Committee filed a grievance against Fasano with the state party this week, saying he had violated the party’s loyalty oath by supporting a non-Republican candidate. “The senator continued to support publicly Charlie Crist for his senate run,” Pasco GOP…

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In H-45, GOP rivals line up allies

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She is a School Board member from one of Pasco County’s most prominent families. He is a lawyer with the backing of one of Pasco’s most powerful politicians. Never mind that the primary is more than a year away. The battle between fellow Republicans Kathryn Starkey and Richard Corcoran for the House District 45 seat is on. By the fundraising numbers alone, the opponents are neck and neck. Starkey has raised $52,000 since February, and Corcoran has raised just under…

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