Mitch Perry
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Mitch PerryFebruary 7, 2018
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The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation introduced by Boca Raton Democrat Ted Deutch that would reform the way lawmakers’ offices handle sexual harassment cases. The bipartisan “Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act” (H.R. 4924) is a direct response to a number of reports and allegations of lawmakers from both parties making making sexually harassing female […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 6, 2018
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A Senate committee Tuesday advanced legislation to repurpose $60 million annually for alternative transportation projects in both Miami-Dade County and the Tampa Bay area. Sponsored by Tampa Republican Dana Young, SB 1200 would use money from an existing $240 million rail fund. Speaking to members of the Senate Transportation Committee, Young explained that the money comes from Florida Rail […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 6, 2018
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New digital ads from the American Action Network (AAN) will drop in a pair of competitive South Florida congressional districts to tout the benefits of the Republican tax reform bill passed in December. The spots, announced Tuesday, will run in Florida’s 18th and 26th Congressional Districts, represented by Republican Reps. Brian Mast and Carlos Curbelo, respectively. Democrats are […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 6, 2018
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A member of the Bilirakis family has represented Florida’s 12th Congressional District since 1982, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is not targeting it as a seat that could flip this fall. But that isn’t deterring former federal prosecutor and FBI agent Chris Hunter.  “I think people in the 12th district are looking for a […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 6, 2018
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In the Florida gubernatorial race so far, neither party has emerged with a clear frontrunner, according to a new Mason-Dixon poll released Tuesday. For Republicans, Agricultural Commissioner Adam Putnam has a slight lead ahead of U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, 27 percent to 23 percent. House Speaker Richard Corcoran is in third place at just seven percent, while forty-three percent […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 5, 2018
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Despite strong objection from administration officials, more than 900 adjunct professors of the University of South Florida (USF) have won the right to vote on unionization later this month. “When we come together and keep fighting, we win,” said Tara Blackwell, a USF adjunct professor of cellular and molecular biology. “The administration took every opportunity to […]


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