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Mitch PerryMay 11, 2017

Bad news for Carlos Curbelo, Brian Mast, and other Florida Republicans in vulnerable Congressional Districts in 2018 who voted for the American Health Care Act. Only 21 percent of American voters approve of the GOP health care plan passed by the House last week, according to a Quinnipiac survey released Thursday. That’s a slight improvement over […]

Mitch PerryMay 10, 2017

With a setting out of a Norman Rockwell painting, Florida Agriculture Commissioner and fifth generation Floridian Adam Putnam formally announced his candidacy for governor on Wednesday morning before hundreds of adoring friends and supporters in his home town of Bartow in Polk County. Harkening back to an earlier era, Putnam said “some people say that […]

Mitch PerryMay 10, 2017

A day after Rick Baker announced he would run again for St. Petersburg mayor, a group of LGBT leaders is scheduled to blast his record on LGBT issues. At a press conference set outside of City Hall, the activists are expected to note that during Baker’s tenure leading the city from 2001-2010, he banned the gay pride flag from flying […]

Mitch PerryMay 9, 2017

Jay Fant has only been in the Legislature for three years, but based on his experience as a Jacksonville attorney, he believes he’s as qualified as anyone to become Florida’s next Attorney General. On Tuesday, the Florida House Republican from Jacksonville visited Tampa as part of a four-day statewide blitz to begin his candidacy, starting the […]

Mitch PerryMay 9, 2017

Although Ray Pena Jr. worked in law enforcement his entire life, he resents that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is “ripping families” apart deporting undocumented immigrants under the Donald Trump administration. “We need a fair and just immigration reform policy right now because what we have is unfair and unjust,” says Pena, who became the first […]

Mitch PerryMay 9, 2017

Greg Williams says he’s been “progressively more frustrated for the last decade” on the goings on in Washington D.C. But after closely working with Democrat Jim Lange‘s unsuccessful congressional campaign against Dennis Ross in Florida’s 15th District last year, Williams believes the community needs a “real voice and a real change” from what’s been going in the district. CD 15 […]

Mitch PerryMay 9, 2017

Dennis Ross has not faced a serious challenge since his election to Florida’s 15th Congressional District in 2010, but several Democrats want a piece of him next year — all of whom filed to run in the district before Ross voted for the American Health Care Act last week. Four Democrats are already running against the Polk […]

Mitch PerryMay 8, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham is calling on the Florida Legislature to return to Tallahassee to do what it failed to do over the past two months – pass a bill enacting legislation for the medical marijuana amendment supported by more than 71 percent of Floridians. “I watched my husband battle cancer and the sickening effects of chemotherapy. […]

Mitch PerryMay 8, 2017

Florida Senate President Joe Negron is firing back at University of South Florida supporters who claim the Legislature “moved the goal posts” when they reverted language in an education conforming bill. The bill, they say, would prevent USF from reaching the 11th of 12 pre-assigned benchmarks which would qualify them for “pre-eminence,” a status that would have qualified […]

Mitch PerryMay 7, 2017

Three days after House Republicans passed a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, a group of St. Petersburg residents, joined by Congressman Charlie Crist, is organizing some voter pushback against the “horrible bill.” Approximately 70 citizens met up with the St. Petersburg Democrat in North Straub Park Sunday afternoon to announce that they intend to “stand up and […]

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Larry Sabato moves Carlos Curbelo’s CD 26 race to ‘Toss-up’

Adam Putnam touts Florida exceptionalism as he starts his campaign for governor

Activists to blast Rick Baker’s ‘backward thinking’ on LGBT rights

Say hello to Jay Fant, first major Attorney General candidate for 2018

Democratic hopeful Ray Pena says voters in CD 15 ‘not happy with Dennis Ross’

Democrat Greg Williams says Dennis Ross ‘sold his soul’ representing CD 15

Cameron Magnuson becomes fourth Democrat to challenge Dennis Ross in CD 15

Gwen Graham wants special session to enact medical marijuana amendment

Senate President denies ‘moving goal posts’ regarding USF’s drive for pre-eminence

Charlie Crist: ‘Horrible’ GOP health care bill ‘like they don’t care about people’