A Florida donor was indicted for “funneling illegal campaign contributions” to several candidates and a political party, according to this Times report. The indictment charges that those suspect donations were in fact illegally orchestrated and reimbursed by Mr. Ali to circumvent caps on individual contributions as well as a ban on donations from foreign citizens. […]
A Monroe County, Florida administrator seeks to coordinate a lobbyist “dream team” to secure sewer funding, according to this report. Among the best known in the state that [Monroe County administrator Roman] Gastesi wants: South Florida lobbyist Ron Book, whose task will be to go after the $200 million in state funding. The other six […]
According to this report, Panama City is considering hiring a lobbyist. “We can disagree about whether it’s a good idea to have a stimulus, but if (Congress and the president) are going to pass it, we want to position ourselves to benefit from it as much as possible,” Mayor Scott Clemons said a the City […]