Life and politics from the Sunshine State's best city

Author

Drew Wilson - page 31

Drew Wilson has 363 articles published.

Drew Wilson covers legislative campaigns and fundraising for SaintPetersBlog and FloridaPolitics.com. While at the University of Florida, Wilson was an editor at The Independent Florida Alligator and after graduation, he moved to Los Angeles to cover business deals for The Hollywood Reporter. Before joining Extensive Enterprises, Wilson covered the state economy and Legislature for LobbyTools.

Nearly 75% of Florida voters support Smart Solar Amendment, new poll shows

in Statewide/Top Headlines by

Nearly three out of four Florida voters are in favor of Amendment 1 according to the first opinion poll since the Consumers for Smart Solar initiative made the ballot in late January. Hill Research Consultants polled 607 likely Florida voters and found 73 percent support for the amendment. “We are proud to have more than 1 million voters on record in support of our Smart Solar Amendment,” said Consumers for Smart Solar co-chair Dick Batchelor. “And, we are delighted with…

Keep Reading

U.S. Travel Association names David Jolly “Distinguished Travel Champion”

in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by

The U.S. Travel Association named Republican U.S. Senate candidate and current U.S. Rep. David Jolly as a Distinguished Travel Champion award winner, the group said Friday. “Rep. Jolly has clearly demonstrated his commitment to advancing well-thought, sensible measures that keep our industry strong,” Association President and CEO Roger Dow said. “We are privileged to honor him and all other Distinguished Travel Champions for their work, and hope that other political and government decision-makers will follow his lead in advocating for travel…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Valentine’s Day 2016 spending expected to reach nearly $20 billion

in Apolitical/Top Headlines by

Valentine’s Day spending is set to hit a record high of nearly $20 billion nationally, according to a survey released by the National Retail Federation. The NRF Valentine’s Day Consumer Spending Survey estimates love birds will spend an average of $146.84 a piece for holiday celebrations, up $4.53 from the 2015 average and overall spending is expected to hit $19.7 billion. “Valentine’s Day continues to play a significant role in the bottom line for Florida retailers, as consumers buy gifts…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Florida adds nearly 18K jobs in January, 3rd-best in nation

in Statewide/Top Headlines by

Florida added 17,900 jobs last month, giving it the third-best total of the 50 states according to numbers released Wednesday by payroll company ADP. The January Regional Employment Report shows a 12,800-job gain in the service industry, with the remaining 5,100 heading to the goods-producing sector. According to the industry breakdown, the Sunshine State added 3,800 jobs in the trade, transportation and utility sector, 3,700 jobs in professional and business services, 3,600 in mining and construction, and 1,500 in manufacturing.…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Brian, Kathryn Ballard donate building to FSU Moran School of Entrepreneurship

in Apolitical/Top Headlines by

Florida State University’s newly minted Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship is coming to Monroe Street thanks to lobbying heavyweight Brian Ballard and his wife Kathryn, an FSU trustee. “We are so excited and proud to support the Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship,” Kathryn Ballard said. “This will be a special place for FSU students, faculty and alumni for generations to come.” The Ballard’s announced Monday that they had donated a 19,000-square-foot, $1.1 million building located at 111 S. Monroe St.…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Advocates of elected Education Commissioner launch website to “bug” lawmakers

in Statewide/Top Headlines by

A group pushing to get the Commissioner of Education post to back on Florida ballots unleashed a web page Monday that’ll help voters bug every lawmaker in the state. Fund Education Now created the page so Floridians could urge their representative to vote for HB 767, sponsored by Vero Beach Republican Rep. Debbie Mayfield, which would put an initiative to bring back an elected education commissioner on the 2016 ballot. “Florida’s experiment with an appointed Commissioner of Education has robbed…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Republican committees post 6-figure hauls in first days of 2016

in Statewide/Top Headlines by

Lawmakers could only raise money for the first 11 days of the year, but that didn’t stop some of the top Republicans in Legislature the posting six-figure hauls to start the year. Campaign and committee finance reports aren’t due until Wednesday, though Sen. Bill Galvano’s political committee, Innovate Florida, leads early filers after posting $216,000 raised in January. That haul came across in just 31 contributions, including three checks for $25,000 from the Florida Medical Association PAC, optometry group OD-EYEPAC,…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

1 … 29 30 31 32 33 … 52
Go to Top