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Congressman Gus Bilirakis Heart of the House Tour: HDG’s Quality Inn & Suites (Video)

A former state legislator who worked with Mark during his years in the Florida House, U.S. Congressman Gus Bilirakis joined Mark and his hotel industry partners on a ‘Heart of the House’ Tour to see and understand the issues impacting these critical businesses to Florida’s tourism and hospitality industries.

Gov. Scott Announces Eight Appointments to Multiple State Boards

ORLANDO POLITICAL OBSERVER – Mark Anderson, 47, of Tallahassee, is the owner of Mark Anderson Governmental Consulting. He fills a vacant seat and is appointed…

Mark Anderson Featured on Comedy Central (Video)

Comedy Central’s Jordan Klepper enlists the help of “Real Life Lobbyist” Mark Anderson to help solve America’s gun problem…

Don’t estoppel believing: Now it’s a law

FLORIDA POLITICS – After years of unsuccessfully fighting its way through the Legislature, the estoppel bill is now law…

After years of work, estoppel bill heads to governor

FLORIDA POLITICS – We’ve been writing about it for years, all the while wondering ‘why,’ but 2017 was the winning session for an overhaul of the estoppel letter process…

Winners and losers emerging from the 2017 Legislative Session

SAINTPETERSBLOG – He may have had the hottest lobbying hand this year, winning four long and hard-fought battles. Anderson finally killed the “home tax” and…

Lawmakers: High Schoolers Need More Financial Literacy

WFSU – Florida schools should teach their students how to save, invest, and otherwise understand personal finances. That’s according to members of the Florida Financial Literacy summit. Now lawmakers are considering a bill that would make it a graduation requirement….

Takeaways from Tallahassee: Winners & Losers of the 2016 Legislative Session

FLORIDA POLITICS – Mark Anderson and Smash the Home Tax — For the second year in a row, Anderson pulled off another upset against the Realtors and title companies. He made the case that when homeowner associations spend more money, it’s a tax on homeowners. Also,…

Lawmakers consider increase for college financial aid program

POLITICO Florida – Lawmakers are considering an increase in funding for a state financial aid program that helps students who don’t qualify for need- or merit-based scholarships to attend private colleges and universities.

Governor Approves Community Association Manager Legislation

SARASOTA HERALD TRIBUNE – “The legislation signed into law by Gov. Rick Scott protects “more than 6 million Florida homeowners from what would have amounted to a tax increase,” said Mark Anderson, a lobbyist for a community association manager trade group that brought the issue to the attention of legislators last November.”

Community Association Managers Take UPL Issue to the Legislature

THE FLORIDA BAR NEWS – “Mark Anderson, representing the Chief Executive Officers of Management Companies — which represents 18,000 CAMS — told the House Civil Justice Subcommittee in November that the Bar’s UPL process has become less about the practice of law and more about the creation of it.”