The secret to Never Lose to NIMBY Opposition Again is understanding the revelation that conflict sustains NIMBY crisis threatening your projects. When there’s no controversy, then the public isn’t as hyped against change, and emotions and fear have a chance of being superseded by logic and facts.
HUD SECRETARY BEN CARSON DOESN'T UNDERSTAND NIMBYISM
SLEVIN INTERVIEW'S GROVER NORQUIST PRESIDENT OF AMERICANS FOR TAX REFORM
Grover Norquist has been responsible, more than anyone else, for rewriting the dogma of the Republican Party (Steve Kroft, 60 Minutes). Grover Norquist is president of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), a taxpayer advocacy group he founded in 1985 at President Reagan’s request. ATR works to limit the size and cost of government and opposes higher taxes at the federal, state, and local levels and supports tax reform that moves towards taxing consumed income one time at one rate...
5 ENDURING PR LESSONS I LEARNED AS A MAYOR
learned public relations the hard way the day the city clerk informed me that I would become the youngest mayor in the history of Safety Harbor, Florida, at 27. Within a few hours of learning the news, I was mobbed by reporters from the St. Petersburg Times, Tampa Tribune and television news crews from ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox...
SL7-INTERVIEW'S TALLAHASSEE POWER BROKER CHIP CASE
There are only a handful of influential lobbyists in Tallahassee who have unimpeded access to leadership in the Florida Legislature. SL7 Interviews Chip Case, political consultant, lobbyist and owner of Jefferson Monroe Consulting and Spartan Strategies. Chip is one of a handful of public affairs operatives who can leverage the power of politics with the power of legislation...
MISSING BRIGHTEST MIND IN FLORIDA POLITICS
In today's politics it's not who you know, but rather who knows you. Recently, SaintPetersBlog profiled the brightest and most influential politicos in Florida. Political operatives like Brett Doster, Steve Schale and Sarah Bascom are among the Brightest Minds in Florida Politics, who have earned the respect of their peers...
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN: THE SKY IS STILL UP THERE
The government shutdown is in full effect and the earth hasn't stood still. The sky isn't falling and Americans continue their daily lives with little to no interference from the shutdown. Could it be that the ineffectiveness and waste of most federal government programs, were never felt by most Americans to begin with?...
PUBLIC RELATIONS: 5 CRUCIAL TIPS FOR LEGISLATIVE SUCCESS
Tallahassee is one of the most politically dynamic cities in the world and Florida’s state capital has some of the most powerful and influential lobbying professionals in the nation. In order to maintain that high level of influence, a growing number of public affairs professionals are employing grassroots public relations to impact the legislative process...