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Mitch PerryFebruary 7, 2018

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 7, 2018

No more Mr. Nice Guy. That was the message Bob Buesing conveyed to a crowd of Democrats with checkbooks in their pockets Tuesday night at his campaign kickoff event at Mise en Place in Tampa. The attorney and civic activist will need the financial support as he takes on Republican state Senator Dana Young for the second time […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 6, 2018

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

Sanctuary cities have become another flashpoint in the heated political battle otherwise known as the House District 72 special election. In this latest salvo, Republican James Buchanan says Democrat Margaret Good has been less than straightforward in her opinion about the issue. Pressed on where she stood on the issue during a candidates forum Monday […]

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 proposal to expand the number of prisoners on death row who could have their sentences reviewed by a jury was approved by a Senate committee Tuesday. The issue dates back to early 2016 when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Florida’s death penalty was unconstitutional, as it allowed judges to make the final decision […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 6, 2018

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 6, 2018

Longtime local educator Dr. Stacy Hahn is making another run for Hillsborough County School Board District 2, the seat currently held by Sally Harris. “As an educator, working professional and mother, I’ve seen firsthand how a quality education can change a life,” Hahn said in a statement. “I’m running for the School Board to use […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 5, 2018

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 […]

Mitch Perry
Fredericka Wilson wants the nation to get wired.

Ted Deutch hails effort to address sexual harassment in Congress

During campaign kickoff, Bob Buesing gets aggressive versus Dana Young

Senate advances funding for alternative transit in Tampa, Miami

Sanctuary cities become latest flashpoint in heated HD 72 special election

American Action Network touts tax reform in new South Florida digital ads

Bill to expand the number of retroactive death penalty cases advances

CD 12 Democratic hopeful Chris Hunter wants to restore ‘principled leadership’ to D.C.

Front-runners Gwen Graham, Adam Putnam challenged according to new poll

Stacy Hahn takes another crack at the Hillsborough School Board

USF adjunct faculty to hold union election