Elevator pitch

Phil AmmannDecember 2, 2015

An ambitious new Medical Center for the University of South Florida may be closer to reality, but school officials need to step up fundraising if they are to hold up their share of the cost. That’s the message delivered to the USF board of trustees during a workshop update Monday as the college works toward […]

Phil AmmannDecember 2, 2015

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Florida students with disabilities could have expanded educational options in a bill that passed its final Senate committee hearing Wednesday morning. LobbyTools is reporting that SB 672, sponsored by Niceville Republican Don Gaetz, is now on its way to the Senate floor. If passed, the bill would expand the one-year Personal Learning Scholarship Account program, […]

Phil AmmannDecember 1, 2015

A Florida Senate committee approved Tuesday a $25 million per year investment, lasting 10 years, for water quality, restoration and protection of the habitat surrounding the Florida Keys. The Senate Committee on Community Affairs passed Senate Bill 770, known as the Florida Keys Stewardship Act, which seeks to protect the water supply in and around […]

Phil AmmannDecember 1, 2015

A Florida Senate committee Tuesday postponed a bill that seeks to lower the burden of proof in public corruption cases and expand the law’s reach to more state-related groups such as contractors. As reported by Lobby Tools, bill SB 582 came under harsh criticism from lawmakers on the Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee, who felt […]

Phil AmmannDecember 1, 2015

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will briefly step off his presidential campaign trail to raise money for the state Republican Party, something the current governor seems hesitant to do. Bush will headline a Tampa fundraiser Friday, Dec. 11, in support of the Republican Party of Florida. The $1,000 per person event, hosted by RPOF Chair […]

Phil AmmannDecember 1, 2015

The streak survives. For the 10th year running, Florida dodged a hurricane, setting a new record, while the rest of the eastern seaboard escaped a hit by a major hurricane. It helped that the 2015 season – four hurricanes, a depression and seven tropical storms, including one that triggered a state of emergency across Florida […]

Phil AmmannNovember 30, 2015

Uber kicks off the holiday season Tuesday with an ambitious goal: an AIDS-Free Generation. In celebration of the third annual World AIDS Day – Dec. 1, also known as “Giving Tuesday” – the San Francisco-based on-demand service is partnering with AIDS charity (RED) in its mission to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV globally by 2020. […]

Phil AmmannNovember 30, 2015

Congressional candidate Susannah Randolph knows the challenges facing a woman with political ambition. She learned it more than 30 years ago, while in fifth grade. Randolph writes about her first encounter with the glass ceiling in a new fundraising email to supporters. “Our class project was to come up with a candidate for president, a […]

Phil AmmannNovember 29, 2015

Jeb Bush once again criticized rival presidential candidate Donald Trump, calling the Republican front-runner “scary” and suggested was too “uninformed” to lead the nation. Louis Nelson of POLITICO reports that Bush, in an interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” blasted the billionaire real estate tycoon for changing positions on Syrian refugees and how to fight […]

Phil AmmannNovember 29, 2015

A round-up of Sunday editorials from Florida’s leading newspapers: Tampa Bay Times — St. Petersburg should wait on spending most BP money St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman has imaginative plans to spend BP settlement dollars to fight environmental calamity and enhance the city’s quality of life. But the City Council has wisely applied the brakes […]

Phil Ammann

USF Health closer to downtown Tampa facility, but needs to pick up fundraising pace

Bill to expand education for students with disabilities passes final Senate committee

Senate panel OKs Florida Keys Stewardship Act, funding water quality, protection

Senate committee postpones anti-corruption bill

Jeb Bush lends star power to Florida GOP fundraiser Dec. 11

Florida marks record of 10 years without major hurricane

Uber, (RED) join forces Tuesday to raise money and awareness for World AIDS Day

Email insights: Susannah Randolph, her daughter and finally breaking ultimate glass ceiling

Jeb Bush: Donald Trump “scary,” too “uninformed” to be president

A round-up of Sunday editorials from Florida’s leading newspapers