Associated Builders and Contractors of Florida has contracted the services of a large legal firm to head its lobbying efforts in Tallahassee for the 2012 legislative session.
According to a new report published by Common Cause, a nonprofit government watchdog group, Rep. John Mica, R-Winter Park, is one of the top 100 recipients of campaign funds from the natural gas industry.
Think Progress is reporting that just months after playing a lead role in the temporary shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration, Rep. John Mica is now touting an FAA grant awarded to his district.
In a recent radio interview, Rep. John Mica, R-Winter Park, says he is willing to compromise on a funding measure for the Federal Aviation Administration.
A bill passed this morning ended the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration, which proved hard on those with jobs in the aviation and construction industries and, if estimates were correct, could have cost the U.S. government more than $1 billion in lost revenue.
A group of environmental activists gathered in Orlando yesterday to protest a bill sponsored by Rep. John Mica, R-Winter Park, that aims to rewrite several tenets of the Clean Water Act.
The Orlando Sentinel notes that Central Florida Rep. John Mica, who chairs the Transportation Committee in Congress, has dropped his opposition to toll lanes on interstates, saying he’s willing to add them to new lanes as a way to pay for widening efforts.
South Daytona becomes the latest city to debate whether to back away from a new 30-year franchise agreement with its local utility (in this case Florida Power & Light). Plus: five more bite-sized bits of Florida news!
U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Winter Park, is proving successful in his effort to thwart the Federal Environmental Protection’s efforts to regulate water pollution. Yesterday, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 2018, a bill sponsored by Mica that would block the EPA from tightening water pollutant limits without a state’s consent.
A six-pack of noteworthy tidbits from this week’s news.
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