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Mitch PerryJuly 21, 2015

Monday’s official resumption of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba was met with full-throated denunciations from Republican elected officials up and down the Sunshine State, and David Jolly, the latest entrant into the GOP 2016 Senate race, was no exception. “Look, I oppose the president’s decision,” Jolly told Florida Politics Monday regarding President Barack Obama‘s […]

Peter SchorschJuly 2, 2015

Veteran newsman Darren Richards has been named Chief Operating Officer for Tucker/Hall, one of Florida’s largest public relations firms. Richards has been promoted from Vice President and shareholder at the Tampa-based strategic communications company, which he joined in 2009 after a 23-year career as a news executive. As head of Tucker/Hall’s crisis practice group, Richards […]

Mitch PerryApril 15, 2015

It was eight years ago today, April 15, 2007, when Barack Obama made his first appearance ever in Tampa. Obama appeared at the Cuban Club in Ybor City on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon, giving a speech from the outdoor plaza after the famed Florida A&M marching band opened the program. But according to Tampa City […]

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David Jolly supports expanded American travel to Cuba

Personnel note: Darren Richards named Tucker/Hall Chief Operating Officer

Tampa City Council poised to vote on requesting city hosts U.S.-Cuba signing ceremony