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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 13, 2017

Ballard Partners is continuing to add to its D.C. roster, announcing Thursday former U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler has joined the firm as a senior counselor. “The idea is to develop an international practice,” Wexler told POLITICO. “My hope would be to focus on certain international relationships that I’ve worked on for decades and I’m confident are […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 31, 2017

Ballard Partners is extending its reach, announcing it is opening an office in Washington, D.C. Brian Ballard, the firm’s president, announced this week Ballard Partners has opened an office in the nation’s capital. The announcement comes just weeks after President Donald Trump, who Ballard supported, took the oath of office. “There is great enthusiasm with […]

Scott PowersOctober 4, 2016

The Florida Democratic Party is snowing mailers into Florida’s 7th Congressional District supporting challenger Stephanie Murphy and attacking Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. John Mica, who slammed the campaign Tuesday as “distortions.” In the past week or so, four FDP mailers have gone out, including two that attacked Mica for a deal involving an old federal […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 22, 2016

In a Thursday morning op-ed in USA Today, Florida Governor Rick Scott blasted the federal government for its “incompetence” in the fight against Zika. Scott, who has made many fruitless appeals to the federal government to be a “good partner” in the battle against the mosquito-borne virus in recent months, reprised critiques familiar to Florida media and audiences […]

Scott PowersSeptember 13, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott is in Washington Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday meeting with House Speaker Paul Ryan, Florida’s U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, and and several Florida members of Congress to talk about the latest effort to fund the fight on the Zika virus. Scott’s meeting with Rubio was followed with a visit to Ryan’s office, and then Yoho, as Congress […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 9, 2016

The trip is back on. Gov. Rick Scott will head to Washington D.C., next week to push for Zika funding. The governor’s office said Scott will travel to the nation’s capital on Sept. 13 and 14. The Naples Republican was scheduled to travel to D.C. earlier this week to meet with members of Congress and ask […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 5, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott is postponing his trip to Washington, D.C. to push for Zika funding. The Governor’s Office announced Monday Scott is postponing his trip, choosing to “stay in Florida to continue to monitor response efforts from damage during Hurricane Hermine.” The Naples Republican was scheduled to travel to Washington, D.C., Tuesday to meet with […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 25, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott is headed to Washington, D.C., to push for Zika funding. Scott will travel to Washington Sept. 6 to meet with members of Congress, according to the governor’s office. The governor is expected to call on lawmakers to immediately pass a Zika funding package. “The Zika virus demands immediate federal action and I […]

Peter SchorschNovember 16, 2015

The Tower Bridge in London. The Sydney Opera House. The 408-foot spire of One World Trade Center in New York. The Empire State Building. San Francisco’s City Hall. The CN Tower in Toronto. Even the High Roller Ferris wheel on the Las Vegas Strip. Each of these iconic buildings – and many others – were […]

Associated PressSeptember 24, 2015

Standing before a rapt Congress, Pope Francis issued a ringing call to action on behalf of immigrants Thursday, urging lawmakers to embrace “the stranger in our midst” as he became the first pontiff in history to address a joint meeting of the legislators. Referencing the migration crisis in Europe as well as the United States’ […]

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Former congressman Robert Wexler joins Ballard Partners D.C. office

Ballard Partners going national, opens D.C. office

Florida Democrat Party mailers for Stephanie Murphy irk John Mica

Rick Scott blasts feds for ‘incompetence’ in Zika fight

Rick Scott meets with Marco Rubio, Paul Ryan, other congressmen on Zika

Rick Scott headed to D.C. to talk Zika next week

Rick Scott postpones D.C. trip to focus on Hurricane Hermine recovery efforts

Rick Scott headed to Washington, D.C., to talk Zika

Why isn’t the White House lit in solidarity with France?

Pope Francis addresses religion, Islamic extremists, immigration in historic speech