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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 re-designate a tract of […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 20, 2015

On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott gave reporters a “wish list” of what he hopes for in the next president, but stopped short of supporting either prospective candidate from Florida: Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio. Instead, the governor focused on the Sunshine State’s economic recovery at POLITICO’s Fifth Annual State Solutions Conference held in Washington D.C. this […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 20, 2015

On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott gave reporters a “wish list” of what he hopes for in the next president, but stopped short of supporting either prospective candidate from Florida: Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio. Instead, the governor focused on the Sunshine State’s economic recovery at POLITICO’s Fifth Annual State Solutions Conference held in Washington D.C. this […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 20, 2015

Members of the Pinellas County Republican Executive Committee will be hearing from Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater at their 2015 Lincoln Day Dinner, one of the best political events each year.. Atwater will give the keynote address Friday, March 27 at the Hilton Carillon Hotel in the Gateway area of St. Petersburg. Pinellas County Congressman […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 20, 2015

Members of the Pinellas County Republican Executive Committee will be hearing from Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater at their 2015 Lincoln Day Dinner, one of the best political events each year.. Atwater will give the keynote address Friday, March 27 at the Hilton Carillon Hotel in the Gateway area of St. Petersburg. Pinellas County Congressman […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 20, 2015

Mike Fasano represented Pasco County in the Florida Legislature 19 years before being appointed tax collector in 2013 by Gov. Rick Scott. Having spent almost an equal amount of time between both chambers, he says there’s a vast gulf of difference between the two GOP-controlled bodies in Tallahassee as far as independence, philosophy, and temperament. “In […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 20, 2015

The First Coast Tiger Bay Club held a candidate forum Friday for the at-large seats on Jacksonville City Council hopefuls . Though not every candidate showed at the club’s monthly meeting, each of the five at-large races was represented, and the candidates acquitted themselves well for the mature crowd of the influential in the venerable University […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 20, 2015

Noted Republican political protagonist Tim Miller has joined Jeb Bush‘s Right to Rise political committee as a senior adviser. Miller is executive director of America Rising, a super PAC that The Wall Street Journal’s Beth Reinhard called the foremost GOP attack machine in recent American politics. Previously, Miller was a spokesman for the Republican National Committee, as […]

Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 20, 2015

The state on Friday approved certificate of needs for 34 providers to operate 2,613 nursing home beds, rehab centers and hospices in 25 different counties across the state. The beds are the first new nursing home beds the state has approved in 14 years since implementing a moratorium in 2001. The beds are being built […]

Melissa RossFebruary 20, 2015

Whether he’s discussing the finer points of cold fusion or explaining incredibly complicated geo-engineering technologies, the lauded chief scientist at NASA’s Langley Research Center is skilled at explaining cutting-edge solutions to the effects of climate change for a general audience. Dennis Bushnell has been with NASA since 1963, working on the Gemini, Apollo and Space […]

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

Rick Scott to wait until Florida's 2016 GOP primary to endorse

Rick Scott to wait until Florida’s 2016 GOP primary to endorse

Jeff Atwater to keynote Pinellas GOP's Lincoln Day Dinner March 27

Jeff Atwater to keynote Pinellas GOP’s Lincoln Day Dinner March 27

At Tampa Tiger Bay, Mike Fasano says GOP leadership’s rein too tight on state House

Jax City Council hopefuls promote agendas at Tiger Bay forum

GOP oppo research king Tim Miller Joins Jeb Bush PAC

And the winners are? Agency OKs 2,613 new nursing home, hospice, rehab beds

NASA climate expert: Sea level rise will be very "interesting" for Florida