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Mitch PerryDecember 5, 2017

The race for the next Florida Democratic Party chair is not quite a done deal. In a statement Tuesday, Terrie Rizzo said she has 70 percent of the 182 votes needed to win the nomination. However, Hillsborough County’s Alma Gonzalez is touting new endorsements from the state’s Democratic black, Hispanic and Caribbean caucuses. And Brevard County’s […]

Mitch PerryDecember 5, 2017

Former Hillsborough County Commissioner and transit advocate Ed Turanchik is seriously considering entering running for Tampa mayor in 2019. “There’s been overwhelming broad-based encouragement from people that I should do it and that I needed to do it,” Turanchik told Florida Politics Tuesday afternoon. The Tampa Bay Times initially reported his of his renewed interest. The […]

Mitch PerryDecember 5, 2017

Legislation calling for a memorial honoring those who suffered from slavery in Florida advanced unanimously through a Senate committee Tuesday. But first, Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee chair Dennis Baxley explained why he was always for the bill, even though he voted against it last Session. The bill (SB 286) will recognize the fundamental injustice, […]

Mitch PerryDecember 5, 2017

At a League of Women Voters House District 58 candidates forum Monday night, two of the candidates were accused of being disrespectful to the Muslim community. The forum was held at the Islamic Society of Tampa Bay in Temple Terrace, and featured Democrat Jose Vazquez, Libertarian Bryan Zemina and non-party affiliated candidate Ahmad Saaldaldin. Republican Lawrence […]

Mitch PerryDecember 5, 2017

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak will speak in Tampa next February at the USF Sun Dome. Wozniak single-handedly designed and built the first Apple I kits in 1976, which went on sale for $666.66 and also designed the 1977 follow up Apple II computer. In November 2014, he joined data virtualization company Primary Data as chief […]

Mitch PerryDecember 5, 2017

Democrats in House District 72 head to the polls Tuesday to choose their nominee to replace Republican Alex Miller, who stepped down from her seat in September. Attorney Margaret Good and businesswoman and community activist Ruta Jouniari are the two candidates vying to advance into the general election that takes place next February. Good is the establishment […]

Mitch PerryDecember 4, 2017

On Monday, Alma Gonzalez released a slew of endorsements from elected Democratic officials in Tampa and Hillsborough County. Each of them is backing the Hillsborough County State Committeewoman’s bid to become the next chair of the Florida Democratic Party. The list includes the entire seven-member board of the Tampa City Council. Gonzalez is involved in a […]

Mitch PerryDecember 4, 2017

Stacey Patel traveled Sunday to Polk and Hillsborough County to visit Democrats as part of the Brevard County Democratic Executive Committee Chair’s statewide campaign to become the next leader of the state party. “It’s been a whirlwind,” Patel said while sitting with her husband, Sanjay, at an outdoor table at the Bricks in Ybor City, […]

Mitch PerryDecember 4, 2017

The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) approved Monday the naming of Maryland-based Krauthamer and Associates to lead its search for a replacement for outgoing CEO Katharine Eagan. Eagan will leave the agency next month after serving as HART’s CEO since 2014. She’s moving on to serve as CEO of Pittsburgh’s transit agency, the Port Authority of […]

Mitch PerryDecember 4, 2017

As Cesar Hernandez was finishing up his fifteen-month experience in the IE Brown Executive MBA program earlier this year, he sat down with advisers to discuss his future. The 31-year-old Brooklyn native wanted to continue working in tech development and public affairs management, skills he has honed since graduating from USF as student body president, and […]

Mitch Perry

Alma Gonzalez gets key support for Florida Democratic chair, but not from all progressives

Ed Turanchik seriously considers Tampa mayoral run in 2019

Senate advances slavery memorial, but not before committee chair defends initial opposition

Anti-Muslim charges leveled at HD 58 candidates forum

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak to speak at USF in February

For your radar: Primary election today in House District 72

Hillsborough leaders unite behind Alma Gonzalez for Florida Democratic Party chair

‘Don’t count us out’ vows Florida Democratic Party chair candidate Stacey Patel

HART board rejects idea of consultant taking over agency

Tampa public affairs startup Publicus now up and running