lobbying
Big Sugar spent more than $600k on state lobbying in Q2
September 5, 2025
Big Sugar continues to spend big on lobbying, according to state data. In the second quarter of 2025, the industry reported that at least 55 individual lobbyists from 25 different firms were registered to lobby on their behalf. Those lobbyists collected…
What’s a lobbyist doing on the SFWMD Governing Board?
April 24, 2025
Last week we raised questions about two new members of the South Florida Water Management District Governing Board, because newbies Thomas Hurley and Robert Spottswood Jr., are both developers. This week we raise concerns about an EXISTING SFWMD board member…