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Phil AmmannApril 10, 2015

Last year has certainly been a wild ride for Uber, and now it’s giving something back to Tampa. The San Francisco-based ride-sharing company is celebrating its first anniversary in the Tampa Bay area with an email to supporters promising to share a portion of each ride to Feeding America Tampa Bay. According to the Uber […]

Phil AmmannApril 10, 2015

New Hampshire hosts all-but-announced presidential candidate Jeb Bush at the annual “Politics & Eggs” breakfast held by the New England Council. Bush will speak 8-9:30 a.m. Friday at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. Politics & Eggs is the premier forum for local leaders to hear from presidential hopefuls […]

Phil AmmannApril 10, 2015

The latest edition of the 4th Floor Files speaks with Thomas Hobbs, the newest member of the Liberty Partners lobbying team. Serving as Liberty’s Director of Operations and Government Relations, Hobbs brings a decade of experience with state government, including both the Governor’s Office and the Florida House of Representatives. As a helicopter pilot for […]

Phil AmmannApril 10, 2015

Berger Singerman, a leading Florida real estate and business law firm, added Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan attorney Floyd Self as the newest member of its Government and Regulatory Team. Self, who joins as a partner, will work from the firm’s Tallahassee office. Self specializes in government and regulatory practice for the utility, energy, telecommunications and […]

Phil AmmannApril 9, 2015

First comes love … then comes marriage … but with the Florida House, no baby carriage exists for same-sex couples. Bill Day sharpens his gaze on a bill, HB 7111, passed Thursday by the House, which allows private adoption agencies the option to turn away gay couples, either on religious or moral grounds. The measure was in response to a […]

Phil AmmannApril 9, 2015

New documents reveal a legislative attack on a trust fund intended to pay for corrections officer training and equipment, which intensified already aggravated under-funding of the Department of Corrections. The situation has led to dangerous failures in felon supervision, reports Noah Pransky of WTSP News. In 2004, lawmakers closed the trust fund, although the state […]

Phil AmmannApril 9, 2015

Sachs Media Group is tipping its stylish fedora to Don Draper and all the other Mad Men. Florida’s leading independent public relations firm is marking an end of an era — the final seven episodes of Mad Men, which began airing this week. In honor of the popular AMC show, SMG produced a miniseries of […]

Phil AmmannApril 9, 2015

On Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scott announced six appointments to a variety of state regulatory boards, including the replacement for Cyndi Stevenson as St. Johns County commissioner. Merritt Island Library District Board Scott began by announcing one appointment and two reappointments to the Merritt Island Library District Board. Barbara Giel, 63, of Merritt Island, is an assistant […]

Phil AmmannApril 8, 2015

Ridesharing service Uber is, if anything, tenacious. Facing a newly filed lawsuit by Hillsborough County, the San Francisco-based company’s foe since its Tampa launch last year, Uber sent an email to customers saying they are still open for business. Subject line, “Continuing to Operate in Hillsborough County.” Spoiler alert: They are. The Hillsborough County Public […]

Phil AmmannApril 8, 2015

After a grueling seven hours on the campaign trail, Annette Taddeo is already tired. Just hours after Charlie Crist’s former running mate announced she is running to unseat Carlos Curbelo in Florida’s 26th Congressional District, new audio from a local radio show shows Taddeo bailed on a scheduled interview — telling producers she was “too […]

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Florida Politics' Drew Wilson a few pounds heavier and with a bit more hair next to Academy Award winner Sam Rockwell ... (guess who we're rooting for?).

Email insights: Uber celebrates Tampa birthday by feeding the poor

Jeb Bush to hit New England annual “Politics & Eggs” forum Friday

4th Floor Files talks with Thomas Hobbs about educating legislators, Blackhawks and Go Army!

Personnel note: Berger Singerman adds energy, utilities pro Floyd Self as partner

Bill Day’s latest: Love, marriage and denied adoption for gays

While lawmakers starve DOC budget, probationers still pay for supervision

Sachs Media honors end of “Mad Men” era with mini-series of TV spots

Rick Scott announces 6 appointments, including new St. John’s County commissioner

Email insights: Persistent (and popular) Uber sued by Hillsborough County

Email Insights: After 7 hours, candidate Annette Taddeo already “tired”