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Insiders now back former 'outsider' Teresa Jacobs
Three years ago, when Teresa Jacobs was running for Orange County mayor, she made the special interests nervous. Nowadays, she's making them part of her campaign committee. Jacobs, once the proud and passionate outsider, is cozying up with insiders...
Tags: Highway Transportation, Teresa Jacobs, Elections, Politics, Walmart
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Expressway vendors can raise campaign cash, memo says
Attorneys with a firm that does business at the region's toll-road agency have been given a green light to raise contributions for Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs' 2014 re-election campaign, according to a memo obtained by the Orlando Sentinel. Jacobs...
Tags: Elections, Rick Scott, Politics, Finance, Political Fundraising
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Cannon's lobbying firm banks $755k in first full quarter
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- Former House Speaker Dean Cannon appears to have landed on his feet quite comfortably in his return to the lobbying world. The Winter Park Republican, who along with former House Speaker Larry Cretul launched his lobbying firm Capitol...Tags: Lobbying, Executive Branch, Florida Legislature, Government, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Gimme the right to vote the bums out!
Anyone who has read this column for any length of time knows that I'm not exactly Buddy Dyer's biggest booster. I've knocked the mayor of Orlando for everything from improper arrests by his police department to no-bid deals at City Hall. That said,...
Tags: Executive Branch, Highway Transportation, Science and Technology, Government, Elections
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Orange County Xway reorg bill is out
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — As long expected, the potentially controversial legislation re-structuring and expanding the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority has materialized in the Senate. But in a move to appease regional partners, the new authority... -
Texting — and 'textgate' — for dummies
By now, you're probably familiar with "textgate." We have public officials deleting public records, politicians swapping messages with lobbyists during meetings — and now a criminal investigation involving the state attorney and Florida Department...
Tags: Public Officials, Highway Transportation, Orlando Police Department, Trials, Politics
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Senate fast-tracking ethics reform package
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — A Florida Senate panel is fast-tracking a sweeping ethics proposal that would crack down on politicians' lavish lobbyist-funded living, their revolving-door jobs and even their paychecks in cases when they don't pay ethics fines. The... -
Leaders yap – but can they act?
Here in Central Florida, we loooove to talk about cooperation. And "regionalism." And being a "family of communities." Heck, if you can dream up a new catchphrase for "group hug," local leaders will not only embrace it, they'll throw gobs of money...Tags: Seminole County
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Latvala versus Cannon on lobbying revolving doors
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — A key component of the ethics package the Senate workshopped Tuesday takes aim at a common occurance in state politics: the revolving-door that sees formerly powerful lawmakers return to the Capitol as high-priced lobbyists soon... -
Midterm plea to Mayor Jacobs: Get back to basics
Cover politics long enough, and it's easy to get cynical. Yet, two years ago, when Teresa Jacobs was elected Orange County mayor, I was genuinely excited. Jacobs' victory represented a coveted rarity: people power at work. She had ticked off...
Tags: Orlando International Airport, Teresa Jacobs, Elections, Religion and Belief, Human Interest
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Winners and losers in the aftermath of Chris Dorworth’s defeat
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelSeminole County elections officials on Monday finally confirmed Democrat Mike Clelland’s razor-thin victory over state Rep. Chris Dorworth. So now it’s time to declare a few winners and losers – plus someone who was a little of both &#... -
House Speaker Dean Cannon jumps from legislating to lobbying
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelNow that his time as speaker of the Florida House of Representatives has ended, Dean Cannon is making his next career move: lobbying the state government that he spent the past two years helping to lead. The Republican lawyer, who had represented the...
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