Boy, did we miss this. House Speaker Dean Cannon's new political committee, Florida Freedom Council, pulled in $364,500 in just one week before the start of session. The Capitol Press Corps can't complain because some of the money was used to purchase Press Skit tickets, clearly a political manuever that ensured freedom in Florida for the "council."
The contributors are a who's who of who wants what during the legislative session:
| $ 25,000.00 | BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA |
| $ 25,000.00 | THE GEO GROUP, INC |
| $ 25,000.00 | REALTORS PAC FLORIDA |
| $ 25,000.00 | UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION |
| $ 2,500.00 | FLORIDA PODIATRY PAC |
| $ 5,000.00 | JAKS TRUST, LLC |
| $ 7,500.00 | RIVERSTONE CLAIMS MANAGEMENT, LLC |
| $ 5,000.00 | DAVID GRIFFIN CONSULTING |
| $ 25,000.00 | MARSHALL THOMAS BURNETT, PL |
| $ 25,000.00 | INTERNATIONAL INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES, LLC |
| $ 25,000.00 | FLORIDA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, PAC |
| $ 20,000.00 | MILLENNIUM LABORATORIES, INC |
| $ 10,000.00 | AUTOMATED HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, LLC |
| $ 5,000.00 | HCR MANORCARE |
| $ 5,000.00 | HOMEWISE MANAGEMENT COMPANY |
| $ 5,000.00 | HOMEWISE MANAGEMENT COMPANY |
| $ 25,000.00 | DISNEY WORLDWIDE SERVICES, INC |
| $ 5,000.00 | MEADOWBROOK, INC |
| $ 10,000.00 | UNITED GROUP UNDERWRITERS, INC |
| $ 10,000.00 | DOSAL TOBACCO CORPORATION |
| $ 5,000.00 | SOUTHERN FIDELITY INSURANCE COMPANY |
| $ 5,000.00 | CAPITOL PREFERRED INSURANCE COMPANY, INC |
| $ 5,000.00 | HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES |
| $ 15,000.00 | HARTMAN & TYNER, INC |
| $ 5,000.00 | LARRY J OVERTON & ASSOCIATES, INC |
| $ 2,000.00 | FLORIDA HORSEMEN'S BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION/PAC |
| $ 5,000.00 | AZTEC GROUP, INC |
| $ 2,500.00 | ACTION FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE |
| $ 25,000.00 | FLORIDA CRYSTAL CORPORATION |
| $ 5,000.00 | PREFERRED CARE PARTNERS HOLDING CORP |
Funny thing is - that's a who's who of who is getting shaftedby the House this Session...funny
Posted by: Emmanuelle Javi | April 30, 2011 at 07:32 PM
Not necessarily. It could be some of them would have gotten worse had they not paid up.
One wonders who International Internet Technologies is. I'd bet it's connected to those sweepstakes gambling joints that have been popping up all over Florida.
Posted by: whasup | April 30, 2011 at 08:03 PM
Internet cafe gambling. Interesting
Posted by: Watchman | April 30, 2011 at 08:58 PM
And you wonder why they want to privitize prisons....guess who is in that business...GEO...thanks for the 25k---how is this not pay-to-play...where's the FBI on this?
Posted by: SenNorm | May 01, 2011 at 10:02 AM