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Mitch PerryFebruary 16, 2015

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Speaking at a chilly Tampa International Airport, Gov. Rick Scott and Tampa Bay tourism officials hailed the record-breaking number of visitors to Florida this past year, but the governor also acknowledged it will take more than just tourism to drive the Florida economy. There were 97 million tourists who visited the Sunshine State in 2014, exceeding […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 16, 2015

On Valentine’s Day, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn and U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor used the occasion to advocate that the best present to give a loved one was to make sure they signed up for the Affordable Care Act, since the the deadline for enrollment expired Sunday night. “If you were to ask me what would be the best […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 15, 2015

Although some pundits say that Jeb Bush is the front-runner for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, a trio of new NBC News/Marist polls show in fact that the field is wide open in the early nominating states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. However, the only two candidates with poll numbers in the double […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 14, 2015

It hasn’t been a great February for Rand Paul, but the GOP presidential candidate bypassed any mention of vaccines or his (lack of) college degrees in a speech in Sarasota on Saturday afternoon, and instead went after Hillary Clinton. Speaking inside an airplane hanger at Dolphin Aviation, the Kentucky Senator spent a solid chunk of his 20-minute address blasting the former […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 14, 2015

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The clock is ticking today, and not just for guys who have yet to buy anything for their better halfs for Valentine’s Day. “If you were to ask me what would be the best Valentine that you could give to your loved one, I would tell you today to get them signed up, ” said Tampa […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 13, 2015

My TweetDeck was filled with comments of respect for David Carr around 1:30 a.m. this morning. I had turned to it immediately after reading of his shocking death on the website of his beloved New York Times. Eric Deggans has called him the finest media reporter of his generation, and he was that, and a whole lot […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 12, 2015

In Washington, members of Congress are in full attack mode about who is to blame for the fact that the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) could lose its funding in two weeks. Tampa Bay area Representative Kathy Castor today cosponsored H.R. 861, a bill that would prevent a Feb. 28 shutdown of the DHS, the agency charged […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 12, 2015

Like Hillary Clinton circa 1999-2000 when she ran for a U.S. Senate seat in New York, organizers leading the series of public town hall meetings beginning next week on plotting the future of Hillsborough County’s transit needs vow it will be listening tour … at least the first phase. The county begins the first of 36 […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 12, 2015

Like Hillary Clinton circa 1999-2000 when she ran for a U.S. Senate seat in New York, organizers leading the series of public town hall meetings beginning next week on plotting the future of Hillsborough County’s transit needs vow it will be listening tour … at least the first phase. The county begins the first of 36 […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 12, 2015

The Florida chapter of Americans for Prosperity is running a new radio ad for the next 10 days, calling on listeners to contact their local representative or state senator to oppose tax breaks for two major industries looking for a break in Tallahassee this year: sports and Hollywood. The Legislature is contemplating providing a tax […]

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In Tampa, Gov. Rick Scott touts new tourism numbers, lobbies for manufacturer tax cut

Mitch Perry Report for 2.16.15 — Deadline for Obamacare sign-up has expired. Or has it?

New NBC News polls shows no clear front-runner in early states

Rand Paul savages Hillary Clinton in speech in Sarasota

Bob Buckhorn and Kathy Castor make last hour call for the uninsured to sign up for ACA

Mitch Perry Report for 2.13.15 – RIP, David Carr

Kathy Castor urges GOP House not to shut down Dep’t of Homeland Security

Hillsborough County poised to roll out “listening tour” on transit options

Hillsborough County poised to roll out "listening tour" on transit options

AFP goes on air to blast sports, film incentives