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Mitch PerryJune 25, 2015

Bob Buckhorn travels to Tallahassee Friday in what is being seen as his first overt move to broaden his statewide appeal in advance of 2018, when he’ll likely take a run at the Democratic nomination for governor. The Tampa mayor speaks to the Tallahassee Tiger Bay Club on Friday, as well as tape an appearance […]

Mitch PerryJune 25, 2015

Although it lost most of its relevance when Rick Scott surprised the Tallahassee establishment and signed the 2015-2016 budget Tuesday, Florida TaxWatch on Thursday went ahead and released its annual Turkey Watch Report. “While Gov.Rick Scott signed the new budget prior to the release of the 2015 Budget Turkey Watch Report, the report continues to […]

Mitch PerryJune 25, 2015

Since being elected in 2010, Rick Scott has never been shy about traveling across the country aiming to recruit companies to do business in the Sunshine State, regardless of whether he’s been invited. Already this year he went cold-calling CEOs in California and Pennsylvania, and Thursday he visits another blue state: Connecticut. In advance of […]

Mitch PerryJune 25, 2015

On the first day of December last year, Jeb Bush made a comment at the Wall Street CEO Council meeting that reverberates more than half a year later. Arguing for a more centrist GOP, Bush said a nominee should “lose the primary to win the general without violating your principles.” It was a bold statement, indicating that […]

Mitch PerryJune 25, 2015

It’s been widely assumed that Jacksonville area Congressman Ron DeSantis won’t be the only Republican running for the Senate seat being vacated by Marco Rubio next year, but he’s the only official candidate as of Thursday morning, some 14 months before Republicans will make that choice. Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera made an announcement Saturday that […]

Mitch PerryJune 24, 2015

Most agricultural producers in the U.S. do not receive subsidies, as they compete in the open market on the basis of efficiency. Sugar producers, on the other hand, would probably be hard pressed to operate without the high prices guaranteed by government limitations on imports. The result is that the American consumer pays two to three times […]

Mitch PerryJune 24, 2015

One of the most interesting citizen generated political development in Florida this year is the coalition attempting to get a ballot measure on the 2016 ballot that would give businesses and property owners the ability to sell a limited amount of solar energy. Florida is one of only four states in the union that prohibit citizens from […]

Mitch PerryJune 24, 2015

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Floridians have somewhat ambivalent feelings about Bruce Jenner‘s transition to Caitlyn Jenner, but most adults in the Sunshine State as well as in Ohio and Pennsylvania say there is “a lot” or “some” social acceptance of transgender people in the nation today, according to a Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll released Wednesday. The former Olympian’s transition has […]

Mitch PerryJune 24, 2015

Although he’s been in politics for a long time now, Joe Gruters has just became a political candidate for the first time in 15 years. The 38-year-old Republican Party chairman of Sarasota County and vice chair and head of fundraising for the Republican Party of Florida recently announced his candidacy for the House District 73 […]

Mitch PerryJune 24, 2015

Jeb Bush likes to boast on the campaign trail that he used to be called “Veto Corleone,” so paramount was his mission to stamp out what he considered excessive and unnecessary government spending from the annual state budget while he was Florida’s governor. Bush has nothing on Rick Scott. The current Florida governor on Tuesday […]

Mitch Perry

Bob Buckhorn takes his act to Tallahassee

Florida TaxWatch releases Turkey Watch Report, 48 hours after Rick Scott signs budget

Rick Scott tells Morning Joe audience that “Florida is on fire” as he attempts to woo Connecticut CEO’s

Bobby Jindal’s jab at Jeb Bush not first at comment on “losing the primary to win the general”

Mitch Perry Report 6.25.15 — Jeff Miller now in for GOP Senate bid?

Are Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio out of step with GOP on maintaining sugar subsidies?

Solar amendment proposal continues to roil Florida conservatives

Majority of Floridians say Caitlyn Jenner’s transition won’t change society’s feelings

Joe Gruters begins transition from party insider to political candidate

Mitch Perry Report for 6.24.15 — Rick Scott wins again