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Mitch PerryFebruary 14, 2018

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A proposal that would provide $25 million both to the Tampa Bay area and Miami-Dade County for alternative transportation projects advanced in a Senate committee Wednesday, but not before there was considerable debate and criticism from Democrats who considered it unfair that their communities were being left out. Tampa Republican Dana Young‘s bill (SB 1200) […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 14, 2018

Immigration activists are telling potential visitors to “stay away” from Florida. Expressing concerns about reports of arrests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which grew at a larger rate in Florida than anywhere else in the country over the past year, as well as a recent pact between 17 sheriffs and ICE, groups of activists […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 14, 2018

Kathleen Peters is leading the pack in fundraising among three Republicans running for District 6 of the Pinellas County Commission. In January, the Republican lawmaker from South Pasadena raised $9,505, taking in $85,519 overall since announcing she would be stepping down from her House District 69 seat to run for the county board. More than $55,000 […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 14, 2018

Ruskin resident Ron Vatalaro‘s short stint as a Democratic candidate for the Legislature has ended. That means Hillsborough County Democrats are again now looking at the possibility of allowing House District 57 GOP incumbent Jake Raburn to win re-election without any opposition. Vatalaro filed at the end of January to run against Raburn in the Hillsborough […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 14, 2018

UPDATED Chalk it up as a case of bad opposition research. That’s what Ashley Moody is claiming as she fires back at Jacksonville state Rep. Jay Fant for a letter alleging that she either doesn’t understand or has “perhaps simply a dislike” of Florida’s controversial ‘Stand Your Ground’ law. Responding to that letter, Moody charges that […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 13, 2018

Margaret Good‘s seven-point victory in the House District 72 special election in northern Sarasota County will be celebrated by Democrats nationwide. And why not? Republicans had a roughly 13,000 registered voter advantage over Democrats in the district, which voted for Donald Trump by 4.4 points in 2016. But the trends had been pointing Good’s way in recent […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 13, 2018

Until Tuesday, only those in a courtroom heard former firefighter Tanja Vidovic detail the sexual harassment and discrimination she suffered inside the Tampa Fire Rescue Department. It was her testimony in federal court last fall that resulted in a successful lawsuit, which she won in December. Now it was the public’s turn to hear Vidovic speak about her […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 13, 2018

Republican Victor Crist is the closest thing to an incumbent in the District 5 race this fall, as he has served on the Hillsborough County Commission for the past eight years in District 2. He’s now switching to District 5 to run countywide for the first time, and has taken in $76,905 so far. Among […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 13, 2018

After Hurricane Irma swept through the state, power outages resulted in 989 wastewater spills, totaling more than 9 million gallons of unauthorized sewage release. Legislation (HB 837) sponsored by Plantation Democratic state Rep. Katie Edwards-Walpole would attempt to reduce those discharges by helping utilities gain compliance with industry standards. It was advanced unanimously by the House Agriculture […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 13, 2018

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With Republican incumbent Kathleen Peters leaving the House District 69 seat in south Pinellas County, Democrats in Tallahassee are targeting it as a possible November pickup to boost their depleted forces in the state capitol. But which Democrat? While Jennifer Webb has better name recognition after a 2016 bid for the seat and currently with […]

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Proposal on alternative transportation advances in Legislature

Immigration activists call for ‘Emergency Travel Advisory’ for Florida

Kathleen Peters widens fundraising lead in race for Pinellas Commission

Democrat Ron Vatalaro drops out of HD 57 race

Ashley Moody slams Jay Fant, says his letter shows ‘why you are not qualified to be Attorney General’

‘Earth-rattling event’ for Southwest Florida Democrats as Margaret Good wins in Trump country

Former Tampa firefighter who won sex discrimination lawsuit speaks out

Victor Crist leads all candidates in HCC District 5 fundraising

Bill aiming to curb wastewater discharges advances

Two Democrats in HD 69 race raise more than $20K in January