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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 rundown of how the rest of the firms in the Top 15 fared in the first quarter.

Easter and Passover, as brought to you by these lobbyists and political associations However you celebrate this springtime, take a moment to enjoy the long weekend. Last year, people were optimistic the pandemic would be over by Easter 2020. Here we are in Easter 2021 and it’s still going. But there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. For the fifth year running, the holiday sneaked into April — barely.  That’ll be the case for another couple years thanks to For the dedicated few in The Process, this weekend — and the Legislature’s lax Friday and Monday schedule — will serve as...

Easter is brought to you by … Last year, people were optimistic the pandemic would be over by Easter 2020. Here we are in Easter 2021 and it’s still going. But there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. For the fifth year running, the holiday sneaked into April — barely. That’ll be the case for another couple of years, thanks to For the dedicated few in The Process, this weekend — and the Legislature’s lax Friday and Monday schedule — will serve as a much-needed halftime break before the back half of the 2021 Legislative Session. For many more, the day wil...

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 3.22.21 Here's your AM rundown of people, politics and policy in the Sunshine State. With the state government firmly in Republican control since the last century, Florida policymakers have been extremely friendly to free-market principles. At the same time, local governments decry the trend of state lawmakers passing so-called preemption bills, which the locals believe step on cherished home-rule principles of local democracy. That’s why it’s particularly shocking that some local governments in the Panhan...