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Mitch PerryJuly 10, 2017

For Florida Republicans unsure who to support for governor in 2018, Bob White wants to give them a staunchly conservative alternative. One might add ‘libertarian’ as well: White chairs the Republican Liberty Caucus of Florida, which is “dedicated to working within the Republican Party to advance the principles of individual rights, limited government and free markets,” its […]

Mitch PerryJuly 6, 2017

Vern Buchanan is seizing on heavy media coverage of a New York City police officer’s execution Wednesday, calling for the U.S. Senate to pass legislation making the murder or attempted murder of a police officer an “aggravating” factor in death penalty determinations. New York City Police Officer Miosotis Familia was sitting in the back of a […]

Mitch PerryJuly 6, 2017

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David Jolly offers some advice for his former GOP colleagues when called upon to comment on President Donald Trump‘s more egregious tweets: Just ignore him. “No more trips to the White House. No more flights on Air Force One. No more accepting his gratuitous offers of signing ceremonies, White House cocktails, or meetings with his […]

Mitch PerryJuly 5, 2017

Florida is one of less than a handful of states that has yet to respond to the Trump administration’s election integrity commission’s request to provide extensive amounts of voter information. But before it can, several Florida Democrat lawmakers are calling on Secretary of State Ken Detzner to reject the request. Kris Kobach, the vice chairman […]

Mitch PerryJuly 5, 2017

In one of his first public statements since he announced his candidacy last month, Democratic Attorney General candidate Ryan Torrens says he’s strongly opposed to Rick Scott’s attempt to replace three members of the Florida Supreme Court on his last day of office in 2019. “In 2014, Florida voters had an opportunity to approve a constitutional […]

Mitch PerryJuly 5, 2017

Florida Senate District 40 candidate Annette Taddeo is touting a new poll giving her a 17-point lead over Democratic primary opponent Ana Rivas Logan. The survey, conducted by SEA Polling, shows Taddeo leading Rivas Logan, 40 to 23 percent, with more than a third of those polled (37 percent) undecided. However, neither candidate is that well known. […]

Mitch PerryJuly 5, 2017

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Although Bill Nelson has never talked about supporting single-payer health care, the National Republican Senatorial Campaign (NRSC) is going after him in a new digital ad running in Florida tying him to Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who recently has come out in support of such a proposal. Citing Warren’s recent comments about getting behind a single-payer […]

Mitch PerryJuly 5, 2017

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Tim Canova, who announced less than three weeks ago that he will challenge Debbie Wasserman Schultz again in Florida’s 23rd Congressional District CD 23, raised nearly $32,000 in June. Over the weekend, Canova’s campaign announced that he had raised $31,928 from 1,323 small contributions, with an average donation of just $24. Canova announced that he would run […]

Mitch PerryJuly 4, 2017

Add Bill Nelson to the growing list of Democratic and Republican Party officials who don’t think much of the request from President Donald Trump‘s Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity to hand over “publicly available voter roll data.” “This is the most ridiculous mandate back on the states that I’ve ever heard,” the Florida Democrat told […]

Mitch PerryJuly 3, 2017

Ten days ago, South Tampa resident Karen Clay told a national cable audience on MSNBC about how Medicaid is more than just a lifeline for her severely disabled son, Mike Phillips. “It’s been a life.” Clay and her family have been able to take care of him at home through a federal waiver, which would […]

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Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine briefs members of the media Sunday morning on the U.S. strikes on nuclear sites in Iran. Image via The Associated Press.

Bob White wants to give GOP voters an alternative in governor’s race

Vern Buchanan calls on Senate to pass his bill punishing cop killers

David Jolly to congressional Republicans: Ignore Trump’s tweets, isolate him

Florida Democrats to Ken Detzner: Reject Trump administration’s request for private information of Florida voters

Attorney General candidate Ryan Torrens calls out Rick Scott for attempt to pack Supreme Court

Annette Taddeo leads in SD 40 Democratic primary, new poll says

In new ad, Republicans attempt to tie Bill Nelson to Elizabeth Warren’s single-payer health care plan

Tim Canova raises $32K out of the gate in CD 23 race

Bill Nelson calls Kris Kobach’s voter roll data request ‘ridiculous’

Tampa Bay residents passionately urge Bill Nelson to keep fighting for Obamacare