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Phil AmmannNovember 2, 2015

On Monday, former Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp was appointed to the board of directors for the Florida Association of Professional Lobbyists. Kottkamp, a three-time Florida House member who served from 2007 to 2011 as the state’s 17th lieutenant governor, will fill the remaining term of FAPL Board Member Fred Leonhardt. Leonhardt died suddenly last month. […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 10, 2015

Participants at a $2,700-a-person Jeb Bush fundraising event in Tallahassee will have to settle for shaking hands with Jeb Bush Jr. The Oct. 9 fundraiser, timed to align with the end of an interim committee week, is billed as a “Mission: Next” event. The group, co-chaired by Jeb Bush Jr. and brother George P. Bush, tailors […]

Bruce RitchieApril 20, 2015

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The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 likely shut the door politically on oil drilling in Florida waters, a Florida State University oceanography professor said Monday on the five-year anniversary of the spill. In April 2010, a Florida House committee led by future House Speaker Dean Cannon was considering draft legislation to allow drilling in state […]

Bruce RitchieMarch 12, 2015

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The Democratic sponsor of a Senate bill that would ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, said Thursday that local governments are creating a groundswell of support for the legislation. Fracking can involve using water, sand, and chemicals to force oil and gas from underground rock. Environmentalists have raised concerns that the process is a threat to […]

Bruce RitchieMarch 6, 2015

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Bills that would regulate hydraulic fracturing and restrict the public disclosure of chemicals used in the process have been filed again after similar bills died amid opposition in previous Legislative Sessions. Hydraulic fracturing, also called fracking, is a process of using sand, water, and chemicals under pressure to extract oil and gas from oil shale […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 4, 2015

Abundant energy can lead to a pristine environment. As we take time to reflect during this holiday season and enter a new year, what better time to truly appreciate our beautiful state and quality of life. Florida is home to wondrous natural resources delighting our residents and tourists alike: sugar white beaches, springs that support […]

Guest AuthorDecember 31, 2014

Abundant energy can lead to a pristine environment. As we take time to reflect during this holiday season and enter a new year, what better time to truly appreciate our beautiful state and quality of life. Florida is home to wondrous natural resources delighting our residents and tourists alike: sugar white beaches, springs that support […]

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Jeff Kottkamp named to finish Fred Leonhardt’s term on FAPL board

Young Republicans will have to settle for Junior at Jeb Bush Tallahassee fundraiser

Offshore oil drilling has been off Florida’s table since Deepwater Horizon

Darren Soto says cities, counties pushing for fracking ban

Fracking regulation bills filed again after years of opposition

Offshore energy energizes Florida parks

David Mica: Offshore energy energizes Florida parks