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Ryan RayAugust 26, 2015

A panel of energy industry experts speaking to the 2015 Gulf Coast Energy Forum in Tampa said that although a lot of buzz has been generated about alternatives to oil and natural gas, fossil fuels will remain the indispensable core the world’s energy portfolio for decades, if not longer. Patrick Sullivan from the Mississippi Energy Institute […]

Ryan RayAugust 25, 2015

Lobbyist Brian Ballard is poised to expand his headquarters as a man about Tallahassee a few blocks over to Monroe Street, downtown’s main artery: As first reported in the Tallahassee Democrat, the Ballard Partners principal has a six-story office complex in the works. “We love being a part of the fine fabric of Tallahassee, where we have raised our family and […]

Ryan RayAugust 25, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott requested a presidential disaster declaration from the federal government late Tuesday afternoon, to help facilitate in the procurement of aid five Florida counties affected by recent flooding in the Tampa Bay area. In a letter addressed to President Barack Obama – with whose administration the governor has had a testy relationship – Scott outlined […]

Ryan RayAugust 25, 2015

Florida Republican strategist Ana Navarro announced via social media Tuesday afternoon that she will be joining ABC’s The View as a segment contributor. “Excited that I’ll be joining #Season19 of @TheView as a political contributor. Looking forward to talking all things 2016 w/the ladies,” Navarro tweeted. The 43-year-old political consultant — who for years worked in […]

Ryan RayAugust 25, 2015

Liberal public interest group End Citizens United endorsed Democratic U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy’s candidacy for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. The group — founded to fight against “dark money in politics” that it says is corrupting the federal government in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Citizens United v. FEC — says that Murphy […]

Ryan RayAugust 25, 2015

Former U.S. Rep. Trey Radel had one hell of a 2013: He was sworn in as a member of the 133rd Congress in January, only to be arrested by federal authorities for attempting to buy cocaine from an undercover officer in October. But life goes on, right? Since then, writes Benny Johnson in the IJR Review, […]

Ryan RayAugust 25, 2015

Rebecca Negron announced Monday she has gained the endorsements of further local elected leaders in her bid to represent Florida’s 18th Congressional District – State Attorney Bruce Colton, Chief Assistant State Attorney Thomas Bakkedahl and Martin County Public Defender Diamond Litty have each pledged their support to Negron. Negron is seeking to replace U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, who […]

Ryan RayAugust 24, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott said Monday he has opened up an emergency loan mechanism called the Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program to make state funding available for businesses affected by recent flooding across the Tampa Bay region. “I saw firsthand the devastating flood damage in the Tampa Bay area communities earlier this month, and we will […]

Ryan RayAugust 24, 2015

Lawyer-lobbyist extraordinaire and publisher of the Sayfie Review Justin Sayfie has announced the Thought Leadership Partners — a group of Florida-based think tanks and advocacy groups — whose work will help inform the publication’s upcoming Florida Leaders Summit, set for Nov. 16 and 17 in Orlando. The list of intellectual partners for the summit is: AIF Foundation Bob […]

Ryan RayAugust 24, 2015

Former Senate President Don Gaetz — fresh from bad publicity for his role in the 2011 redistricting fiasco, when he was chairman of his chamber’s map-making committee — accentuated the positive Sunday in an email to his constituents in his sprawling Senate District 1, which runs from Walton to Jackson counties in the western Panhandle. Legislators […]

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Energy panelists say traditional fossil fuel sources will remain front and center

Brian Ballard unveils downtown Tallahassee redevelopment project

Rick Scott asks President Obama to issue major disaster declaration after severe Tampa Bay flooding

Coral Gables’ own Ana Navarro to join TV’s “The View”

Patrick Murphy picks up endorsement from left-leaning group End Citizens United

How Trey Radel came back from being “The Cocaine Congressman”

Rebecca Negron scoops up local endorsements in CD 18

Tampa Bay area’s severe flooding prompts state emergency loan program

Sayfie Review announces Florida Leaders Summit partners for November conference

Don Gaetz says BP recovery bill a coup for Northwest Florida