If you’re low-income and need Internet, ISPs are here to help
Letter to the Editor by Brad Swanson, President and CEO of Florida Internet and Television South Florida Sun-Sentinel Linking Florida with discounted Internet services COVID-19 has forced all Floridians to make lifestyle changes, including new ways of interacting with our friends, families, colleagues and customers. Now, families face the task of determining how Florida’s more than 2.7 million kindergarten through …Read More
A tax watchdog questions feasibility of Florida toll road plan
July 29, 2020 Florida TaxWatch generally supports state investments in transportation infrastructure “but there is legitimate concern about the financial prudence of the investment in the Suncoast Connector as a bond-financed toll road,” President Dominic Calabro and Kurt Wenner, vice president of research, said in a joint statement to The Bond Buyer. TaxWatch performed its own analysis of the proposed …Read More
Convalescent plasma donations needed as an emerging COVID-19 treatment
July 25, 2020 Opinion Editorial by Dr. Michael Patete, MD, FACS and President-Elect of the Florida Medical Association While there is no U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved medication specifically for treating COVID-19 at this time, medical researchers are hopeful about convalescent plasma therapy’s potential to strengthen infected patients’ virus-fighting capabilities and to keep moderate cases from worsening. The ever-rising number …Read More
Uber Eats Committed to Support Partners in Restaurant Industry
July 20, 2020 Article by Stephanie Smith, Senior Manager of Florida Public Policy at Uber Uber Eats has been a longtime partner of the restaurant industry, offering innovative, reliable solutions in getting meals to consumers. We support efforts to help the hospitality industry, which is why we’ve focused the majority of our COVID-19 efforts on driving demand to independent local …Read More
U.S. Supreme Court ruling protects LGBTQ workers from job discrimination
The Florida Phoenix / June 15, 2020 (…) John Tonnison, president of Florida Competes, a business-backed coalition that favors legislation to protect LGBTQ workers, also praised the ruling. He noted that 31 cities and 12 counties in the state have “commonsense” human rights ordinances on their books. “In fact, recent polling by PRRI shows 68 percent of Floridians support these …Read More
Florida State Candidate Qualifying AND Campaign Finance Report Available Only at On 3 Public Relations
On 3 Public Relations (On3PR) presents both the state candidate qualifying report and the most recent campaign finance report totals, in one document. State candidates had until noon, Friday, June 12 to qualify for office. This updated report also includes everything raised and spent through May 31, 2020. Please note that many candidates filed for office after May 31 in …Read More
Medical offices are open
Letter to the editor by Dr. Ronald F. Giffler, MD, JD, MBA and President of the Florida Medical Association Ocala Star Banner Now that Gov. Ron DeSantis has lifted the prohibition on elective procedures in Florida, it is important for individuals who have been putting off important tests and treatments to see their physicians for the care they need. To …Read More
Flood mitigation revolving fund deserves congressional action
Opinion Editorial by Gary Williams, Executive Director of the Florida Rural Water Association South Florida Sun-Sentinel For decades, the American approach to disaster recovery has been simple — spend now, talk about innovating later, rinse, and repeat. Since 2000, flood-related disasters have cost taxpayers more than $845 billion with much of this spending on projects to maintain the status quo …Read More
Florida Federal Candidate Qualifying Ends
*UPDATED FROM FRIDAY, APRIL 24 – FINAL LIST NOW AVAILABLE* On 3 Public Relations (On3PR) each election cycle presents its federal candidate qualifying report, along with the most recent campaign finance reports, for our clients, colleagues and media. Federal candidates had until noon, Friday, April 24 to file paperwork to run for federal office in Florida’s 27 congressional districts. There …Read More
In COVID-19 Uncertainty, 2020 Census Counts Even More
Opinion Editorial by Dominic Calabro, president and CEO, Florida TaxWatch and Jim Fogler, president and CEO, Florida Press Association Palm Beach Post Over these past days and weeks, many have looked for ways to help and we have a simple suggestion – read your newspaper and complete the 2020 Census. As the impacts of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, continue …Read More
Keep Florida Fishing thanks Gov. DeSantis for including fishing as an essential activity under Executive Order 20-91, Safer At Home
–Campaign to #ResponsibleRecreation unveiled, promoting social distancing guidelines- Tallahassee, Fla. – April 2, 2020 – Keep Florida Fishing (KFF), an advocacy arm of the American Sportfishing Association (ASA), today thanked Gov. DeSantis for including fishing as an essential activity under Executive Order No. 20-91, which takes effect at 12:01 a.m., Friday, April 3. The ‘Safer At Home’ order limits essential …Read More
Commentary: Honoring physicians on National Doctors’ Day
Letter to the editor by Tim Stapleton, CEO, Florida Medical Association Sarasota Herald Tribune When a health crisis upends our lives, the care of a trusted physician is valuable beyond measure. The past few weeks brought this fact into sharp focus as communities worldwide began grappling with the frightening COVID-19 pandemic. And in each of those communities, countless physicians are …Read More