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Phil AmmannFebruary 9, 2015

Wilson & Associates LLC (W&A), a Tallahassee-based lobbying and association management firm specializing in the fields of energy and construction, announced today that it is expanding its team with the addition of Wayne Bertsch as Vice President of Political Operations, and Tami Torres-Fillyaw as a senior communications consultant. As part of its expansion, the firm’s Chief […]

Associated PressFebruary 9, 2015

Communications and information technology company Harris is buying Exelis in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $4.4 billion. The new company will have about 23,000 workers worldwide, including 9,000 engineers and scientists. Exelis, the former defense unit of manufacturer ITT Corp., makes night-vision goggles, anti-bomb products and does technical work for the government. Harris Chairman, […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 6, 2015

A Florida children’s nonprofit marks two decades of mentoring low-income and high-risk students with a Tallahassee rally next week. Hosted by Take Stock in Children, the Rally in Tally will bring together more than 800 students, dignitaries and supporters – including Gov. Rick Scott and former University System Chancellor Frank Brogan – at the Historic […]

Gary FineoutFebruary 5, 2015

Florida Gov. Rick Scott apologized Thursday for the way he forced out the state’s top cop, but he continued to insist he did nothing wrong even as other Republican elected officials continue to call for additional investigations into how it was handled. Scott’s rare act of contrition came just a month after his inauguration for […]

Gary FineoutFebruary 5, 2015

Florida Gov. Rick Scott apologized Thursday for the way he forced out the state’s top cop, but he continued to insist he did nothing wrong even as other Republican elected officials continue to call for additional investigations into how it was handled. Scott’s rare act of contrition came just a month after his inauguration for […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 5, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott announced today the appointments of Rahul Patel and Robert Stern to the University Of Florida board of trustees. Each is appointed for a term ending Jan. 6, 2020. Patel, 42, of Atlanta, is partner with the law firm King and Spalding, where he is on the policy committee, which serves as the […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 4, 2015

Jeb Bush will take his prospective 2016 presidential candidacy to the Hawkeye State next month, with a speech at the Iowa Ag Summit on March 7 in Des Moines. There was a great deal of speculation over whether the center-right former Florida governor would avoid Iowa altogether, bypassing a group of voters that lean distinctively anti-establishment, […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 4, 2015

Jeb Bush is giving one of his first 2016-policy speeches not in Iowa, the first caucus state, or New Hampshire, the first primary state, but in Detroit, the nation’s chronically troubled city. Selecting Detroit – a calculated choice – gives some insight into Bush’s campaign strategy, Dana Bash of CNN says. In a speech at […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 4, 2015

Jeb Bush is giving one of his first 2016-policy speeches not in Iowa, the first caucus state, or New Hampshire, the first primary state, but in Detroit, the nation’s chronically troubled city. Selecting Detroit – a calculated choice – gives some insight into Bush’s campaign strategy, Dana Bash of CNN says. In a speech at […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 3, 2015

Joe McCann is taking his deep understanding of Florida politics and legislative talents to Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, one of the nation’s most venerable and influential law firms. Formerly a senior VP at Ballard Partners, McCann will now be Baker Donelson’s senior public policy consultant in Tallahassee. He becomes the latest high-profile acquisition […]

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Personnel note: Wilson & Associates adds Wayne Bertsch, Tami Torres-Fillyaw

Harris buying defense contractor Exelis in $4.4 deal

Take Stock in Children celebrates 20th anniversary with Rally in Tally

Rick Scott acknowledges mishandling in ouster of state’s top cop

Rick Scott acknowledges mishandling in ouster of state's top cop

Gov. Scott names Rahul Patel and Robert Stern to UF Board Of Trustees

Jeb Bush takes it to Iowa, Scott Walker mounts money challenge

Jeb Bush to roll out “reform conservatism” vision in Detroit speech

Jeb Bush to roll out "reform conservatism" vision in Detroit speech

Personnel note: Joe McCann takes his lobbying talents to Baker Donelson