Mitch Perry

Mitch PerryDecember 17, 2015
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A dispute with a signature-gathering firm makes it likely that the group attempting to expand solar power choice in Florida will fall short of acquiring the necessary signatures to qualify for the ballot next year. Floridians for Solar Choice (FSC) needs to get 683,149 signatures turned in to state Division of Elections by February 1. Currently, the state […]

Mitch PerryDecember 17, 2015
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There are several gun bills that will be before the Florida Legislature when they convene next month in Tallahassee, including a guns-on-college-campuses bill. The legislation failed in the 2015 session, but GOP lawmakers are pushing for it again next year. On Wednesday, Florida’s Congressional Democrats sent a letter to Senate President Andy Gardiner and House Speaker […]

Mitch PerryDecember 17, 2015
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Former Florida Senate Democratic Leader and 2014 Gubernatorial candidate Nan Rich is endorsing Jupiter Representative Patrick Murphy in the race for U.S. Senate. “Patrick is a leader with intelligence and integrity who I know will always defend a woman’s right to choose, protect Social Security and Medicare from cuts, and fight to preserve Florida’s environment. In […]

Mitch PerryDecember 17, 2015
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6min220
I’m going to guess that conservatives in Congress aren’t going to turn on new House Speaker Paul D. Ryan so soon, since he’s still undergoing a honeymoon less than two months after replacing the very unpopular John Boehner. But there’s definitely unease among the far right part of the party on this omnibus spending bill […]

Mitch PerryDecember 16, 2015
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2min362
Pinellas County Congressman David Jolly has a three-point lead over Ponte Vedra Beach Representative Ron DeSantis in a new St. Pete Polls survey released Wednesday, but over 43 percent of Republicans polled said they’re unsure or would prefer another candidate. Jolly gets 21 percent of the vote, with DeSantis next at 18 percent. Lieutenant Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera is […]

Mitch PerryDecember 16, 2015
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Debbie Dooley, president of one of the groups that spearheaded the movement to open up the solar power movement in Florida through a proposed constitutional amendment earlier this year, is blasting the report by the James Madison Institute released earlier on Wednesday. That report said that passage of the amendment sponsored by Floridians for Solar […]


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