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Mitch PerryMay 15, 2015

The first Republican Party of Florida quarterly meeting with Blaise Ingoglia in charge begins Friday night in Orlando. The two-day event includes a number of seminars for party members on items such as dealing with campaign finances and how to deal with the media. The meeting comes just after the RPOF announced a number of […]

Mitch PerryMay 14, 2015

If you happen to own your own drone to take photos of other Floridians on their property, you better stop soon unless you want to get sued. That’s because today Governor Rick Scott signed SB 766.The bill states that drones cannot be used to photograph or record images of people or their property from the air. The […]

Mitch PerryMay 14, 2015

After years of advocacy, the ban on the 64-ounce growler in Florida will soon be a thing of the past. Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday signed SB 186, repealing the ban on that size container for craft beer. “I am proud to stand with Governor Scott today as he signs SB 186 making the growler legal in […]

Mitch PerryMay 14, 2015

In Arizona on Thursday, Jeb Bush attempted to set the record straight once and for all about whether he would have invaded Iraq if he had been president in 2003. “Knowing what we now know, I would not have engaged,” Bush said at a campaign stop in Tempe. “I would not have gone into Iraq.” […]

Mitch PerryMay 14, 2015

Palm Beach County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay on Thursday announced her candidacy to succeed U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy for Florida’s 18th Congressional District. “I plan to bring the same passion I have for good policy in Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast to our nation’s Capitol,” McKinlay said in a prepared statement. “People are looking for common-sense solutions […]

Mitch PerryMay 14, 2015

David Jolly says he’s excited to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, but confesses he’s still considering entering the race for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Florida in 2016. “I would be happy to see the field develop in a way that there was a candidate that I knew I could fully […]

Mitch PerryMay 14, 2015

Jeb Bush has had his roughest week on the campaign trail, and it’s only Thursday. The former Florida governor has been getting hammered all week by critics for fumbling of a question regarding the Iraq war, prompting New York Times columnist Gail Collins Thursday piece “Wow, Jeb Bush is Awful.” Meanwhile a 19-year-old college student in Reno […]

Mitch PerryMay 14, 2015

Marco Rubio is being lauded in some quarters Thursday morning for the way he handled the inevitable question on Iraq that was posed by Charlie Rose at the Council on Foreign Relations on Wednesday afternoon. “Not only would I not have been in favor of it, President Bush would not have been in favor of […]

Mitch PerryMay 13, 2015

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker continues to have a national lead of Republican presidential candidates in a new Public Policy Polling survey, but Marco Rubio and Mike Huckabee have the most momentum in the new poll. Walker continues to lead the field nationally with 18 percent support, followed by Rubio at 13 percent, Huckabee and Ben […]

Mitch PerryMay 13, 2015

Since joining the U.S. Senate in January 2011, Marco Rubio has paid special attention to foreign affairs. He’s often been a member of the John McCain-Lindsey Graham bloc when it comes to advocating for military action. He’s been on the Senate Foreign Affairs and Intelligence committees, and has said this spring that the knowledge he’s acquired […]

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RPOF holds quarterly meeting in Orlando this weekend

New law clips wings on drones in Florida

Rick Scott signs legislation legalizing 64-ounce growlers

In 4th try, Jeb Bush again clarifies Iraq war statement

Palm Beach County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay to seek Patrick Murphy’s House seat

David Jolly’s dilemma: Unimpressed by GOP Senate field, no desire to leave House

Will Jeb Bush opt not to compete in Iowa caucus?

Mitch Perry Report for 5.14.15 — Foreign policy fun with Jeb and Marco

Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee move up in PPP national poll

Marco Rubio lays out muscular foreign policy approach