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Lobbying compensation: Mid-major firms fared well during first quarter Here’s a rundown of how the rest of the firms in the Top 15 fared in the first quarter. The state’s biggest lobbying firms may be scooping up $2 million-plus every quarter, but there’s still plenty of work to go around for the rest of the lobby corps. In fact, many of the firms lingering just outside the Top 6 are putting up numbers that could go toe-to-toe with the bluebloods if team size is considered. Here’s a run...

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Trump Casino In Florida? GOP Lawmakers Clear Way For Gambling License KEY POINTS Florida lawmakers approved a bill that would block the Seminole tribe from interfering should the state issue gambling licenses Donald Trump "spent approximately $250 million" renovating the Doral location The bill will also allow the Seminole tribe to operate sports betting and waging Florida lawmakers Wednesday approved a bill that if signed into law would make it possible for former President Donald Trump to op...

GOP Lawmakers Clear Way For Trump Casino In Florida By Danielle Ong on May 20 2021 2:31 PM Former US president Donald Trumps grip on the Republican Party has tightened with the ouster of one of his chief Republican critics from her leadership role in the party AFP / Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS Florida lawmakers Wednesday approved a bill that if signed into law would make it possible for former President Donald Trump to open a casino in his ...

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Share this article Share this article TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Seminole Tribe of Florida Chairman Marcellus Osceola Jr. issued the following statement on behalf of the 4,300 members of the Seminole Tribe of Florida regarding todays ratification of the Gaming Compact by the Florida Legislature: "Today, all the people of Florida are winners, thanks to legislative approval of the Gaming Compact between the State of Florida and the Seminole Tribe of Florida.  It is a histori...

The state will receive at least $2.5 billion over the next five years and an estimated $20 billion over the course of the 30-year deal.

Lawmakers may snap the ball, but will the courts yank it away before DeSantis can kick it? While it may be tempting to write-off Florida Governor Ron DeSantis‘s foray into a Gaming Compact with the Seminole Tribe as another attempt by Charlie Brown to kick the football before Lucy pulls it away from him, he may actually get a solid foot on the ball. Then again, some legal experts think he’s about to take a spill. If DeSantis gets help from lawmakers and the court, the 2021 Gaming Compact wi...

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 5.14.21 Another poll found Florida voters largely support the Gaming Compact recently signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Seminole Tribe of Florida Chairman Marcellus Osceola Jr. The poll, commissioned by the Florida Chamber of Commerce, found 68% of voters approve of the deal, which would give the Seminole Tribe exclusive rights to oversee sports betting in Florida, both on their own properties and through pari-mutuels...