Alabama: Poarch Creek Indians hire Fine Geddie lobbying firm ahead of possible 2025 session gambling push

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 3:04 PM
  • Caleb Taylor, 1819 News

The Poarch Creek Indians (PCI) recently hired the high-powered Fine Geddie lobbying firm ahead of the 2025 session.

A PCI spokeswoman confirmed the move to 1819 News on Monday, saying the firm was now part of PCI’s “External State Team.”

“I can confirm that Fine & Geddie now work with Poarch Creek. They are joining our team alongside Kinney & Barton and others who work with the Tribe on lobbying efforts,” Kristin Hellmich, a PCI spokeswoman said.

PCI ultimately opposed the final version of a gambling and lottery package that passed the House and came up short by one vote in the Senate in the final days of the 2024 session in May.