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Mitch PerrySeptember 28, 2015

With just three days left in the fiscal quarter, GOP presidential candidates are concentrating on raising as much money before the deadline Wednesday night. No one will be more active this week at fundraisers than Jeb Bush. The former Florida governor is raising money later Monday in St. Louis. Tuesday he does the same in Oklahoma, […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 28, 2015

The Florida Democratic Party will be holding their State Convention at Disney World during Holloween weekend, and party officials announced on Monday that the event will kick off with a speech by Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy. “We are excited to announce that Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy will join us as we kick off the Florida’s […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 28, 2015

Happy Monday/General Assembly Day at the UN, everyone. Lots of things happened over the weekend, but let’s transition into the work week by applauding the University of Florida Gators for their miraculous comeback victory over Tennessee, 28-27, early Saturday night in Gainesville. The victory puts UF in the Associated Press Top 25 for the first […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 27, 2015

Marco Rubio is continuing to rise in Republican presidential polls. An NBC News/Wall Street Journal national survey released Sunday shows the Florida Senator now tied for third place with Carly Fiorina at 10 percent. Topping the poll once again is Donald Trump, but barely in this case. Trump is at 21 percent, followed by Ben Carson right […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 25, 2015

St. Petersburg House Democrat Darryl Rouson has filed legislation (HB 243) that would ban the display of Confederate flags and symbols on publicly owned or leased property. It will serve as a companion to Orlando Democrat Geraldine Thompson’s bill in the state Senate. “I can understand people wanting to honor the legacy of their Southern History, but when history and symbolism to […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 25, 2015

Four states in the country now allow for the legal consumption of marijuana, and Tallahassee House Democrat Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda would love Florida to become the next state to do so. “I think that’s where we ought to be, frankly,” she said of her bill (HB 4021) that removes cannabis from being classified as a Schedule 1 drug. […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 25, 2015

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Speaking at the Values Summit in Washington, D.C., Friday, Marco Rubio unveiled a proposal to encourage paid family leave in the U.S. that he said won’t increase the size of government. The Florida senator said that if elected, he will offer a “limited” 25 percent nonrefundable tax credit to any business that offers four to 12 […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 25, 2015

The saga of where the Tampa Bay Rays search for a new home is going on eight years now. It was in November of 2007 that the Major League Baseball franchise held a news conference at the site of Al Lang Field to talk about building a 34,000 seat facility on the waterfront. As we […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 24, 2015

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In 2011, the Florida Legislature began to impose sweeping new restrictions and procedural hurdles for Floridians applying for unemployment insurance. However, problems with the $60 million 2013 unveiling of the state unemployment website CONNECT forced applicants to wait months for their benefits. According to a new report, those restrictions have made it so onerous for the […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 24, 2015

Attention Uber fans and critics: there’s no need for you to travel to Brandon on Friday to listen to cheer (or protest) a series of local legislative bills on regulating ridesharing companies in Florida. The Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation meeting slated at the Brandon campus of Hillsborough Community College, has been postponed until Dec. 8. “Due […]

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New York Post: Jeb Bush getting “cool reception” from some New York Republicans

Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy to kick off Florida Dems’ state convention in October

Mitch Perry Report for 9.28.15 – USF’s wandering eye

Marco Rubio tied for 3rd in latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll

Darryl Rouson files legislation to ban Confederate flag on public property in Florida

Florida House Democrat proposes state law to legalize pot

Marco Rubio proposes tax credit to businesses that offer paid family leave

Mitch Perry Report for 9.25.15 – At least 1 MLB team wants to play in St. Pete (in the spring)

Report says only 1 in 8 unemployed Floridians receives aid – lowest rate in the country

Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation meeting in Brandon canceled