Mitch Perry

Mitch PerryFebruary 9, 2018
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Reflecting the importance of winning Florida’s largest media market as he seeks the Democratic nomination for Governor, Philip Levine has named Jocelyn Mund as his regional director for the Tampa Bay area. Mund most recently served as deputy finance director for Charlie Crist, handling community outreach and public events for the Democratic congressman from St. Petersburg. She began her […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 8, 2018
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Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Lorde is scheduled to perform in Tampa and Miami this April, but one Republican lawmaker says her shows should be canceled due to her involvement in the BDS movement. BDS stands for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against the Israel government for its treatment of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 8, 2018
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Libertarian Alison Foxall is reporting she has now raised more than $30,000 in her bid for the House District 72 special election. Also, the Foxall camp is touting a recommendation from YourObserver.com, which covers Sarasota, Longboat Key, Siesta Key and Lakewood Ranch. HD 72 includes northern Sarasota and parts of southern Manatee counties. “Given the exasperating, […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 8, 2018
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As “the best Democratic pickup opportunity in the country” — dubbed such by New York Times Upshot columnist Nate Cohn last summer — Florida’s 27th Congressional District is among the most competitive in 2018, at least with Democrats. Since entering the CD 27 race in August, former Knight Foundation Director and Miami Herald reporter Matt Haggman has […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 8, 2018
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Some members of the Fourth Estate have had a field day with GOP gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam, following the report that the current Agriculture Commissioner is seeking a rewrite of Florida’s concealed weapons law so that people can receive gun licenses even when criminal background checks are incomplete. Putnam’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issues […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 7, 2018
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Speaking to a Tampa audience about the opioid crisis, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said those reaching for such drugs should “switch to aspirin.” “I am operating on the assumption that this country prescribes too many opioids,” the nation’s top cop said Wednesday during a visit to the downtown Tampa office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 7, 2018
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Florida’s next governor will be someone who knows the state the best, Adam Putnam said during a campaign appearance Wednesday in Southwest St. Petersburg. As the presumptive favorite for the GOP gubernatorial nomination this year, Putnam met with veterans and other supporters at the Veterans Art Center Tampa Bay, a nonprofit that provides economic and therapeutic support […]


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