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Mitch PerryJuly 31, 2017

With diplomacy a seemingly lost cause for addressing North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, Charlie Crist says it’s time to put our trust in the military to protect the country from a possible attack from Kim Jong Un‘s regime. “The time for talk is over,” U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley said Sunday in dismissing a question about […]

Mitch PerryJuly 26, 2017

John Rodriguez, a former legislative aide to House Democrats Janet Cruz, Bob Henriquez, Michael Scionti and Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda (who switched to the GOP since), now hopes to succeed Cruz in the Tampa-area House District 62 seat.

Mitch PerryJuly 26, 2017

A Democratic polling firm says Democrat Annette Taddeo has a four-point lead over Republican Jose Felix Diaz going into the Sept. 26 special election in Senate District 40, but the margin of error makes it a dead heat on the first day general election campaigning. The survey — which was conducted between June 21 and […]

Mitch PerryJuly 26, 2017

Andrew Learned, the 30-year-old Navy veteran from Bloomingdale seeking the Democratic nomination for Florida’s 15th Congressional District, announced Wednesday the addition of several new staff members. However, the biggest news is that Learned signed on with Blue Ticket Consulting, the St. Petersburg based Democratic firm led by Tom Alte. Blue Ticket had been behind several successful […]

Mitch PerryJuly 26, 2017

Former state judge Mary Barzee Flores is the latest Democrat to run for the Congressional District 27 seat being vacated by Illeana Ros-Lehtinen next year. “I’m running for Congress because I believe our politics and our politicians have gotten too small and the challenges we face are too big,” Barzee Flores said in a statement issued […]

Mitch PerryJuly 25, 2017

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An estimated 80,000 guns are stolen from individual gun owners in Florida between 2012 and 2015, costing around $36 million, according to a new report published Tuesday. The Center for American Progress, a progressive group based in Washington, released a state-by-state analysis of the scope of guns thefts in America, finding that a firearm is stolen in […]

Mitch PerryJuly 25, 2017

While serving in the state Legislature, Rick Kriseman was so repelled by a 2011 bill that prohibited pediatricians from asking any questions about gun use or ownership unless it was relevant to their patients’ care or safety that he filed a bill to repeal it. Though that proposal went nowhere in the GOP-led Legislature, critics of […]

Mitch PerryJuly 25, 2017

As the Senate is poised to vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act and eventually come up with some sort of alternative on Tuesday, Congressman Vern Buchanan has a message for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — have a vote on legislation that would make hearing aids more affordable for Americans. The Sarasota Republican is […]

Mitch PerryJuly 24, 2017

The Democratic Party unveiled its new economic plan Monday, which includes the tagline: “A Better Deal: Better Jobs, Better Wages, Better Future.” Despite some on Twitter mocking the slogan as sounding a little too much like a Papa John’s ad, Tampa Congresswoman Kathy Castor digs it. Among the policy proposals include focusing on lowering prescription drug […]

Mitch PerryJuly 24, 2017

Miami Beach Commission candidate Michael Gongora now has “serious doubts” about the financial viability of the World OutGames. The OutGames, a premier LGBTQ sporting event that was scheduled to take place this spring in Miami Beach, was canceled just hours before kickoff in May because of serious financial problems. This has led to a fraud […]

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Charlie Crist says missile defense might be necessary to stop a North Korean missile

Legislative aide John Rodriguez eyes HD 62 race

Dem poll says Annette Taddeo has slight lead over Jose Felix Diaz in SD 40 race

Democrat Andrew Learned staffs up ahead of Dennis Ross challenge

Mary Barzee Flores enters race to succeed Illeana Ros-Lehtinen

Florida awash in $36M of stolen firearms, new report estimates

Rick Kriseman: ‘NRA-owned politicians’ should pay legal fees from ‘Docs. vs. Glocks’

Vern Buchanan tells Mitch McConnell to vote on hearing aid bill before August break

Kathy Castor likes Democrats new ‘A Better Deal’ slogan, agenda

Michael Gongora now says he always had ‘serious doubts’ about World OutGames