Article: The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., John Kennedy and Jason Garcia column: Many Florida ex-lawmakers discover the sweet, lucrative life of lobbying.(Column)

Byline: John Kennedy and Jason Garcia

Oct. 22--Disclosure forms now required of Florida lobbyists show that the business of influencing the state Legislature could be a $50 million enterprise in Tallahassee. No surprise, then, that even legislators have taken notice. A new national report by the Center for Public Integrity shows that Florida is second only to Texas in the number of lawmakers turned lobbyists, with 60 ex-legislators working the state Capitol hallways last year. The findings show that the revolving door between public and private service swings just as freely in state capitals as it does in Washington, D.C., on the federal level. And ...

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