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Mitch PerryJuly 9, 2015

Florida Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson said Thursday that he will have surgery Monday at a Washington, D.C., hospital to remove prostate cancer. In a news release issued from his Washington office, his aides said that while he has no symptoms, doctors found the cancer early in a routine medical exam. Extensive scans showed no signs of the […]

Mitch PerryJuly 9, 2015

Although Kathy Castor will see the contours of her district redrawn in the wake of the Florida Supreme Court’s ruling Thursday, no one in state politics suspects it will affect Democratic Party leanings substantially. “Florida voters adopted Fair Districts amendments to our Florida Constitution and, today, the Florida Supreme Court reaffirmed that districts need to […]

Mitch PerryJuly 9, 2015

The battle over Medicaid expansion in the Florida Legislature was an intense, emotional issue for many in Tallahassee this year. It was an internecine battle, as House Republicans fought Senate Republicans over expanding health care coverage and a Senate fix to the Low Income Pool program. At times the battle got personal, with some ascribing less than […]

Mitch PerryJuly 9, 2015

The already intriguing congressional race in Florida’s 13th District currently occupied by Republican David Jolly became even more so on Thursday, after the Florida Supreme Court ruled that the Legislature must redraw the district for being out of compliance with the Fair Districts constitutional amendments. The Court ruled that eight districts in all must be redistricted, including […]

Mitch PerryJuly 9, 2015

Alan Grayson is running for the U.S. Senate. “This is going to be the first real political race of the 21st Century,” the Orlando Democratic Congressman made the announcement this morning during a televised interview with WKMG-TV, the CBS affiliate in Orlando. He compared it’s national appeal to Elizabeth Warren‘s successful run for the Senate in […]

Mitch PerryJuly 9, 2015

You’ve gotta love Tom Lambdon. Well, let me take that back. You don’t have to love anybody. In fact, there are many people in St. Petersburg who would hope to never hear this man’s name mentioned in polite company ever again. But civic activists like Lambdon wouldn’t get anywhere if they weren’t representing others who need someone to lead […]

Mitch PerryJuly 8, 2015

Earlier this week Politico speculated that the Democrats have a “narrow” path to recapture the U.S. Senate next year, which appears to be a much friendlier year in terms of victories compared with 2014 (when they lost nine seats) or 2018, when they must defend seats in red states like Montana, North Dakota and West Virginia. One […]

Mitch PerryJuly 8, 2015

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi said in Tampa on Wednesday that U.S. financial giant J.P. Morgan Chase has agreed to a multimillion dollar settlement over its collection and sale of credit-card debt. The bank agreed to pay $4.6 million in restitution to more than 5,000 customers in Florida, with an additional $1.6 million going to […]

Mitch PerryJuly 8, 2015

The never-a-dull-moment world that is Florida politics is about to get another jolt of energy. On Thursday U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson is expected to announce his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. Roll Call has reported Grayson intends to make that announcement on an Orlando television station. The 57-year-old New York native is a […]

Mitch PerryJuly 8, 2015

Two rising stars in the Florida Democratic Party announced fundraising totals for the past three months on Wednesday. Florida Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Patrick Murphy has raised more than $1.4 million in the second quarter this year. The Miami Herald’s Naked Politics first reported the total. The Jupiter congressman announced his candidacy for the Senate seat […]

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Close-up. Arrested man handcuffed hands at the back

Bill Nelson to have surgery to remove prostate cancer on Monday

Kathy Castor sanguine after court ruling, to report raising nearly $800,000

Jack Latvala calls attacks on state senators, spouses in health care “reprehensible”

Florida Supreme Court ruling will affect David Jolly’s CD 13 seat

Alan Grayson blasts Patrick Murphy in announcing his candidacy for Senate

Mitch Perry Report for 7.9.15 — Pier politics returns yet again in St. Pete

NRSC “confident” GOP will keep Florida Senate seat in 2016

Pam Bondi says state reaches multimillion dollar settlement with JPMorgan Chase Bank

Alan Grayson to announce his Senate candidacy on Thursday

Patrick Murphy, Gwen Graham release fundraising totals for 2nd quarter