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The Hillsborough Public Transportation Commission deserves some credit; it’s learned that the word “compromise” does exist. The PTC now needs to understand what that concept really means. The Public Transportation Commission proposed two changes in hopes of accommodating the companies. But the changes still force Lyft and Uber to charge customers at least $30 and make them order the service at least a half-hour in advance, reports Caitlin Johnston of the Tampa Bay Times. The transportation commission is hoping the…

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For the first part in our Back-to-School education lobbying series, we take a look at the who’s who of primary education and school choice advocacy. The list is long. Looking only at elementary and secondary schools, 151 lobbyists fill rosters for private academies to public school districts; and that doesn’t count the 102 lobbyists registered to represent educational support services such as the PACE Center for Girls, Rocket Learning, or ACT Aspire. No doubt, for as much as education is…

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A morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. Today’s Rise and Shine Fact-iversary is brought to you by Sachs Media Group, the state’s dominant public affairs PR firm: On this day in 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. . . and Florida has never been the same. Today, one in five Floridians receives Social Security benefits – more than 4.1 million Florida residents in all. By AARP’s estimate, Social Security pumps $54.7 billion into…

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Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday signed off on new maps that will alter several congressional districts in the state, but it doesn’t appear the changes will end the legal tussle over them. Scott approved a new map that was agreed to just two days earlier by the Republican-controlled Legislature. The map will be presented to a Florida judge who ruled that the state’s current congressional map included districts that were illegally drawn to help the GOP. Judge Terry Lewis had…

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Now, I have to go easy on this one, lest I get an ashtray thrown my way the next time I visit the Governors Club… To he right is a picture of Kim McDougal, the Education Policy Coordinator in Governor Rick Scott’s Office of Policy and Budget. The photo was taken at the Tallahassee kick-off of Charlie Crist’s bus tour to touting his plan to restore what he says are Gov. Scott’s cuts to education funding. Obviously, this is an issue dear…

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist embarked on a bus tour of the state Wednesday aimed at touting his plan to restore what he says are Gov. Rick Scott’s cuts to education funding. On the second leg of the barnstorming, Republican state Senator John Thrasher rebutted Crist’s proposal that more of the state’s budget surplus should be devoted to schools. In this photo, Thrasher and Crist, both alums of Florida State University, appear to be sharing a laugh, while Naples Daily News reporter…

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Public relations news publisher Bulldog Reporter recognized Florida-based Sachs Media Group with its 2014 Silver Award as the best PR agency for not-for-profits organizations. The award distinguishes Sachs Media Group, one of the state’s leading public relations firms, as in the top two firms in the country for excellence in nonprofit public relations services. “We are proud of our long history of providing diverse groups of nonprofits with smart, strong and strategic public relations services that help them succeed,” said…

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