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Federal lobbyist briefs Tamarac commission on dozen White House executive orders; earmark questions follow

3315971 · May 14, 2025
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Valerie Massello of the Ferguson Group told the Tamarac City Commission on May 14 that about a dozen White House executive orders could affect local government operations, from election administration to environmental rules. Commissioners pressed her about federal earmarks and the status of the city's contract with the Ferguson Group.

Valerie Massello, the Ferguson Group’s federal lobbyist, briefed the Tamarac City Commission on a set of roughly a dozen presidential executive orders she said could affect local government operations.

Massello highlighted orders on citizenship documentation, election integrity and voter identification, sanctuary jurisdictions and federal funding, gender-identification policies for federal records, rollbacks of climate-related regulations, Second Amendment protections, a national resilience/ preparedness strategy, and updates intended to reduce improper federal payments. She told the commission many of the orders are already facing legal challenges and their implementation remains in flux.

The presentation aimed to flag potential local impacts. “This could significantly affect how local governments administer federal elections,” Massello said,…

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