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Ryan RayFebruary 20, 2015

Major League Baseball’s Washington Nationals have opted to retain Ballard Partners to represent them in Tallahassee this legislative session as the club navigates a tricky land proposal requiring city, county and state cooperation. The Nats — along with the Houston Astros, who have also hired Ballard — are pursuing a delicate and process-intensive initiative that would redesignate a tract of […]

Ryan RayFebruary 20, 2015

Major League Baseball’s Washington Nationals have opted to retain Ballard Partners to represent them in Tallahassee this Legislative Session as the club navigates a tricky land proposal requiring city, county and state cooperation. The Nats — along with the Houston Astros, who have also hired Ballard — are pursuing a delicate and process-intensive initiative that would re-designate a tract of […]

Ryan RayFebruary 20, 2015

Tallahassee lawyer and lobbyist Sean Pittman was elected second vice-chair of the Orange Bowl Committee this week. The move puts him in line to assume the presidency of the committee for the 2018-19 college bowl season, when the Orange Bowl will host a semifinal game in the College Football Playoff. “I am humbled that my fellow OBC […]

Ryan RayFebruary 20, 2015

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The Republican State Leadership Committee announced Friday that former House Speaker Will Weatherford has joined the organization’s Board of Directors. In a statement released this morning, former Florida Attorney General and RSLC Chairman Bill McCollum welcomed his old home state colleague: “I am thrilled to welcome Will to our Board of Directors,” said McCollum. “Electing new, talented […]

Ryan RayFebruary 18, 2015

Hobe Sound Republican state Rep. Mary Lynn Magar is teaming up with state Sen. Dorothy Hukill from Port Orange to push a sales tax exemption on industrial equipment in an effort to stimulate employment in Florida’s manufacturing sector. “Florida’s economy continues to improve and making this sales tax exemption permanent will provide companies with greater economic security, allowing […]

Ryan RayFebruary 18, 2015

Speaker Steve Crisafulli told FloridaPolitics.com in a pre-session interview that he supports an ongoing effort on behalf of St. Petersburg state Sen. Jeff Brandes and once-and-future Tampa state Rep. Jamie Grant to pass a statewide framework to legalize Uber, Lyft and other ridesharing businesses, which are, as of now, operating in something of a legal gray space. Crisafulli joins a […]

Ryan RayFebruary 17, 2015

This morning in the Capitol rotunda, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam stood with Moffitt President and CEO Alan F. List to announce the department’s largest private-sector partnership to promote what they call “Living Healthy in Florida,” an initiative to increase awareness of the importance of being physically active, eating fruits and vegetables, and avoiding carcinogens. “This new partnership underscores the […]

Ryan RayFebruary 17, 2015

This morning in the Capitol rotunda, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam stood with Moffitt President and CEO Alan F. List to announce the department’s largest private-sector partnership to promote what they call “Living Healthy in Florida,” an initiative to increase awareness of the importance of being physically active, eating fruits and vegetables, and avoiding carcinogens. “This new partnership underscores the […]

Ryan RayFebruary 17, 2015

Following weeks of testimony, hostile op-eds and public recriminations about the sordid state of affairs in some Florida prisons, members of the Senate Criminal Justice committee unanimously approved a committee-sponsored bill aimed at beefing up intra-prison security and accountability, SB 7020, late on Tuesday afternoon. Committee chairman Sen. Greg Evers of Baker hailed the passage of the bill through […]

Ryan RayFebruary 17, 2015

Following weeks of testimony, hostile op-eds and public recriminations about the sordid state of affairs in some Florida prisons, members of the Senate Criminal Justice committee unanimously approved a committee-sponsored bill aimed at beefing up intra-prison security and accountability, SB 7020, late on Tuesday afternoon. Committee chairman Sen. Greg Evers of Baker hailed the passage of the bill through […]

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Ballard Partners inks Washington Nationals amid West Palm Beach stadium land deal

Ballard Partners inks Washington Nationals amid West Palm Beach stadium land deal

Sean Pittman snags Orange Bowl committee leadership post

Will Weatherford joins board of Republican State Leadership Committee

Dorothy Hukill, Mary Lynn Magar file sales tax exemption for manufacturers

Steve Crisafulli supportive of Uber legislation, says progress is all but inevitable

Ag Commissioner’s office, Moffitt Center announce “Living Healthy in Florida” partnership

Ag Commissioner's office, Moffitt Center announce "Living Healthy in Florida" partnership

Senate Criminal Justice Committee passes bill to reform embattled Corrections Dep’t

Senate Criminal Justice Committee passes bill to reform embattled Corrections Dep't