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“Diversity & Inclusion in State Lobbying Just Makes Cents” – INFLUENCE Magazine

10.26.2020
Yolanda Cash Jackson

The lobbying world could potentially face one of the most challenging sessions in the history of the profession. The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other victims of police shootings, the ongoing Black Lives Matters protests, and the passing of Congressman John Lewis and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg have […]

Areas of Focus: Government Law & Lobbying, Florida Legislative Lobbying

“Best Mentors: Yolanda Cash Jackson Has Inverse Ratio for Talking, Listening,” Daily Business Review

09.28.2020
Yolanda Cash Jackson

Yolanda Cash Jackson Title: Shareholder Firm: Becker & Poliakoff Name a secret ingredient or two for effective mentoring? My two secret ingredients are compassion and empathy. A good mentor will never forget what is was to be in the shoes of a mentee, and a good mentor should always offer advice for […]

Areas of Focus: Government Law & Lobbying, Florida Legislative Lobbying

Updated Coronavirus Relief Fund Guidance for State and Local Governments

09.22.2020
Anthony BedellOmar FrancoBert GómezAlfonso LopezClarence WilliamsAmanda L. Wood

On Monday, September 21, the Department of Treasury’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) released updated guidance in the form of an FAQ document (click here to view) regarding Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) reporting requirements for state and local governments receiving CRF funds. Certain changes made (see questions 63, 70-72) appear […]

Areas of Focus: Government Law & Lobbying, Federal Lobbying, Florida Legislative Lobbying

Yolanda Cash Jackson Creates Largest Endowed Scholarship Fund

08.24.2020
Yolanda Cash Jackson

August 24, 2020 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Becker, a multi-practice commercial law firm with attorneys, lobbyists, and other professionals at offices throughout the East Coast, announced that Management Committee Member and Government Relations Shareholder Yolanda Cash Jackson created The University of Florida Levin College of Law’s (UF Law) largest […]

Areas of Focus: Government Law & Lobbying, Florida Legislative Lobbying

Department of Economic Opportunity Launches New Disaster Mitigation Program

06.24.2020

On June 15, the Department of Economic Opportunity launched the final Community Development Block Grant – Mitigation program, Rebuild Florida Mitigation General Infrastructure Program. The Rebuild Florida Mitigation General Infrastructure Program is designed to provide funding opportunities for local governments and state agencies to develop large-scale mitigation activities that allow...

Areas of Focus: Government Law & Lobbying, Florida Legislative Lobbying