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Mitch PerryJanuary 26, 2017

For more than a year, Latino activists have called on Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn to allow Tampa to officially call itself a “sanctuary city” — a jurisdiction where local law enforcement doesn’t cooperate with federal immigration authorities. In a radio interview conducted late last year, Buckhorn said “we’re looking at that,” when asked about the possibility of Tampa falling into that […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 26, 2017

Last September, Governor Rick Scott ordered new public notification rules and legislation to ensure the public is kept informed of incidents of pollution that may cause a threat to public health and to Florida’s air and water resources. He made that announcement following the sewage spill in St. Petersburg and Mosaic’s sinkhole in Mulberry the sent toxins in the drinking-water […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 26, 2017

Members of the Florida House Subcommittee on Children, Families and Seniors heard from five different speakers on Thursday regarding the process by which refugees are resettled in Florida. However, Democrats on the committee only heard from four, as they walked out en masse in disapproval to hear from Mark Krekorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 26, 2017

Following moves by President Trump and the GOP-led Congress this week on abortion, St. Petersburg Democratic Representative Charlie Crist is blasting D.C. Republicans on the issue of women’s reproductive rights. “This past weekend, I stood with thousands of my neighbors in St. Petersburg, Florida to demand the protection of women’s health and rights – a […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 26, 2017

Rick Kriseman says he ran for Mayor four years ago because he felt that the big issues in St. Petersburg weren’t being addressed. Kicking off his re-election campaign Wednesday night, he said, “It’s so important to keep our foot on the gas pedal.” “This is a time that’s really important for the city of St. Petersburg,” Kriseman told a […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 25, 2017

Although U.S. Senator Bill Nelson’s press conference on Wednesday in Tampa was ostensibly to discuss President Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to spend up to one trillion dollars improving the nation’s infrastructure, he spent considerable time discussing – and criticizing- some of the moves that the newly-inaugurated president has made in his first week in office. Nelson has voted against Jeff Sessions for Attorney […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 25, 2017

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn is calling on President Donald Trump to stand by his campaign pledge to spend up to a trillion dollars to improve the nation’s infrastructure needs. “If there ever was an opportunity for us to potentially find common ground with the new president, it would be over infrastructure,” Buckhorn said at a press conference held in […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 25, 2017

The lead organizers who helped coordinate more than 27,000 people from Florida attend last Saturday’s Women’s March on Washington want to maintain the momentum generated from that event in the Sunshine State. That’s why they say they are forming a 501(c)(4) non-profit group that will continue the grassroots mobilizing and organizing efforts that were created leading up the […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 25, 2017

Although there doesn’t appear to be much publicly expressed sentiment for members of Congress to raise their salaries, Vern Buchanan wants everyone to be aware that he really doesn’t want that to happen. That’s why the Sarasota Republican is introducing the No Pay Raise for Congress Act, which would prohibit pay raises for members of Congress in any fiscal year they fail to balance […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 25, 2017

Veteran NBC News reporter Kerry Sanders says he’s concerned about the proliferation of talk about “fake news,” and says that the perception of partisanship in the media is hurting the credibility of mainstream reporters like himself. “People think that we all have an agenda, and it makes my job that much more difficult,” he said while speaking […]

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A snippet of the Miami-Dade Democratic Party fundraising email Finance Chair Sue Whitman-Helfgot sent Monday.

Bob Buckhorn says Tampa is NOT a sanctuary city, but he doesn’t intend on calling ICE anytime soon

Bill Galvano files “spill bill” strengthening notification requirements

Florida Democrats walk out of committee discussing refugees resettlement

Charlie Crist slams the GOP for ‘extreme measures’ on women’s reproductive rights

In campaign kickoff speech, Rick Kriseman aims to take St. Petersburg to next level

Bill Nelson sounds off on what he calls Donald Trump’s “rocky” first week in office

Bill Nelson and Bob Buckhorn call on Donald Trump to back up plans on infrastructure spending

Florida women who helped organize Women’s March on D.C. to continue efforts

Congress hasn’t raised its pay in 8 years, and Vern Buchanan wants to keep it that way

In Tampa, NBC’s Kerry Sanders talks about reporting in the age of fake news, Donald Trump and Twitter