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Mitch PerryDecember 18, 2017

Knox Medical, which operates medical marijuana dispensaries in five separate locations throughout Florida, is opening its sixth such facility this week in St. Petersburg. After receiving approval to dispense medicinal cannabis from the Florida Department of Health, the Knox dispensary — located at 601 34th St. N. in St. Pete — will open at 12:30 p.m. […]

Mitch PerryDecember 17, 2017

Debbie Wasserman Schultz is supporting fellow Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in her campaign for Florida’s 26th Congressional District. “I am proud to endorse Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in her campaign for Congress,” said the former Democratic National Committee chair Sunday afternoon in a statement from the Mucarsel-Powell campaign. “Debbie has spent her career working to expand health care access to underserved communities in Miami. […]

Mitch PerryDecember 16, 2017

South Florida law professor and 2016 Democratic congressional candidate Tim Canova is calling for a congressional investigation into why Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes destroyed all of the ballots in his 2016 primary race against Debbie Wasserman Schultz in Florida’s 23rd Congressional District. Canova lost to Wasserman Schultz by 13 points in their […]

Mitch PerryDecember 15, 2017

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Like most of his colleagues, Mike Suarez will soon be heading into his final year on the Tampa City Council—he’s term-limited in 2019. But the 54-year-old West Tampa native and District 1 councilman is considered to be set on staying in city government once his term ends. How? By becoming the next mayor, succeeding a similarly term-limited […]

Mitch PerryDecember 14, 2017

It’s no secret that one of the most significant problems dragging down the Tampa Bay-area economy is a lack of sufficient transportation options, as well as the lack of money to fund potential solutions. Attempting to provide a partial solution are Tampa-area state legislators Dana Young and Jamie Grant, who publicly discussed their bill that […]

Mitch PerryDecember 14, 2017

While much is made about how a Democrat hasn’t held the Florida governor’s mansion for nearly two decades, the drought is almost as long as for the state’s three other Cabinet officers. While Alex Sink served as Chief Financial Officer from 2007-2011, Democrats haven’t made much noise in years, particularly in the Agriculture Commissioner’s race, echoing […]

Mitch PerryDecember 14, 2017

It’s time to deal with privacy in the age of Alexa, Sen. Jeff Brandes says. The St. Petersburg Republican has filed legislation (SB 1256) to protect the expectation of privacy in the use of cell phones and other microphone-enabled household devices. The surge in sales of “smart speakers” like Amazon’s Echo, with its “Alexa” cloud-based voice service, […]

Mitch PerryDecember 14, 2017

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Count Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi among the increasing number of Republicans who are blasting special counsel Robert Mueller‘s Russian probe for being rife with partisan bias. Bondi appeared on Fox News “Hannity” program Wednesday night as part of a panel discussion with host Sean Hannity and Sebastian Gorka, a former Donald Trump deputy assistant hired by the network […]

Mitch PerryDecember 13, 2017

Minimum wage workers in Miami Beach — and the political ambitions of Mayor Philip Levine — took a hit Wednesday when an appeals court affirmed a Miami-Dade circuit court decision from earlier this year to reject the city’s proposed minimum wage law. Levine introduced his proposal to great fanfare in June 2016, which mandated the city […]

Mitch PerryDecember 13, 2017

GOP House and Senate leaders announced Wednesday afternoon they had reached a tentative agreement on a tax reform bill for a vote next week. Shortly before the announcement, Republican Congressman Gus Bilirakis of Pasco County called on conferees to include the Senate version of the bill on a provision regarding a deduction for teachers and principals who […]

Mitch Perry

Medical marijuana dispensary to open in St. Petersburg Wednesday

Debbie Wasserman Schultz formally backs Debbie Mucarsel-Powell for CD 26

Tim Canova wants a state and federal investigation into why Broward County SOE destroyed ballots in 2016 race

Mike Suarez talks Tampa—but not own political future

Dana Young, Jamie Grant seeks to provide cash for ‘innovative’ Tampa Bay transit

Democrat David Walker begins making his case for Agriculture Commissioner

Jeff Brandes wants privacy protection for Echo, Google Home

On Fox’s ‘Hannity,’ Pam Bondi suggests that Robert Mueller ‘corrupt’ probe ‘worse than Watergate’

Appeals court strikes down Miami Beach minimum wage increase

Gus Bilirakis wants GOP tax plan to cover teachers buying school supplies