December 24 - Palm Beach Post- Southeast Florida - President McClure quoted in an article on Gov. Jeb Bush's leadership style and accomplishments December 15 - Florida Property Tax Reform Committee - Tallahassee - JMI policy staff attend and Sr. Fellow Dr. Randy Holcombe testifies before committee regarding free market solutions to curb escalating property taxes December 11 - Sarasota Herald-Tribune- Sarasota - Policy Director Sanchez quoted in article on the increased minimum wage December 6-8 - Mackinac Center for Public Policy (Michigan) - Tallahassee - President Larry Reed visits with JMI board members and staff December 1 - Florida Trend- Florida - Policy Director Sanchez quoted in "Tax Examiners", an article on tax policy in the December issue of the magazine November 30 - Lion's Club - Tallahassee - Policy Director Sanchez speaks on JMI's mission and activities at the weekly meeting of the Northside Chapter November 15-16 - Associated Press Wire Service- Florida - JMI cited in AP offshore drilling hearing article which appeared in newspapers statewide November 15 - Mineral Management Service Hearing- Panama City - Policy Director Sanchez provided testimony at the U.S. Interior Department's hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed 2007-2012 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program November 8 - SPN Board Leadership Training Conference- Charleston, SC - President McClure spoke before a national gathering of state think tank leaders November 6 - Naples News - Naples - JMI Fall 2006 Journal gubernatorial articles highlighted in column by Michael Peltier subsequently posted on the Sayfie Review website November 2 - The Wakeup Call - Okaloosa & Walton Counties - Ken Walsh and Jerry Melvin of Newstalk 1260/WTFW host JMI President McClure to discuss proposed constitutional amendments and Florida-related energy policy