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Mitch PerryJune 15, 2015

Good morning from the Parkway Inn Motel in Miami Springs, where I’m in place for Jeb Bush’s announcement that he’s officially a candidate for president. His announcement follows Hillary Clinton’s big speech over the weekend in New York City, which was actually her second “official announcement,” following an extremely low-key “soft opening” back in April. […]

Martin DyckmanJune 15, 2015

To hear Jeb Bush talk about Social Security is not simply to wonder whether he ever did a hard day’s work in his life, but also to doubt whether he cares that there are millions of people who must. His proposal to raise the full retirement age in stages to 70, which has become a […]

Jac VerSteegJune 15, 2015

“He did nothing wrong. He was afraid for his life. I commend him for his actions.” Those words were, in effect, Alberto Iber’s resignation letter. The Miami high school principal – excuse me, the former Miami high school principal – posted those fateful words online on a Miami Herald comment page. Iber was defending the […]

Phil AmmannJune 14, 2015

A round-up of Sunday editorials from Florida’s leading newspapers: Tampa Bay Times — Congress should stop undermining Obama’s Cuba policy Congress continues to be on the wrong side of Cuba policy. The Republican-led House has attached language to a series of appropriations bills that seeks to reverse the progress President Barack Obama and the Cuban […]

Associated PressJune 13, 2015

Developers in Miami Beach are making big contributions to a term-limited city commissioner’s new political action committee. The Miami Herald reports that the newly formed committed, headed by Commissioner Jonah Wolfson, has raised $500,000 from developers and vendors in just 30 days. Area voters will elect three new commissioners and decide whether to re-elect the city’s […]

Mitch PerryJune 12, 2015

In what is being depicted as a devastating blow to President Barack Obama, the House of Representatives on Friday resoundingly rejected a proposal that would grant financial aid to displaced workers by a vote of 302 to 126. That damages the possibility that Congress will grant the president fast-track trade authority to complete the Trans Pacific Partnership, […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 12, 2015

Lenny Curry and Mike Williams presented a united front on the campaign trail, and (as Florida Politics reported earlier) they are planning a joint inauguration on July 1. “On the occasion of becoming our great city’s next mayor, I invite the people of Jacksonville to join us in this celebration of Jacksonville’s future,” Curry stated in an […]

Mitch PerryJune 12, 2015

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Former Tampa City Council member Mary Mulhern says she’s “investigating” running for political office in 2016, and that includes the possibility of moving to Pinellas County this summer to compete for the District 13 Congressional seat held by Republican David Jolly. “I’ve been crunching numbers for months, and networking, and talking to people at all levels […]

Melissa RossJune 12, 2015

During his successful campaign for Jacksonville mayor, Lenny Curry made public safety a key campaign issue, and repeatedly pledged to bring back the city’s Jacksonville Journey anti-crime initiative. The “Journey,” as it was known, began under former mayor John Peyton as a response to Jacksonville’s skyrocketing violent crime rate. A series of interlocking initiatives focusing on […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 12, 2015

On Thursday afternoon, the Lenny Curry A Safer Jacksonville mayoral transition committee addressed issues related to police, fire, and rescue. Throughout the meeting, very specific subject matter expertise was demonstrated. The committee itself featured fire department people, such as Director/Chief Marty Senterfitt, and police veterans, such as former undersheriff Frank Mackesy. This facilitated a discussion that got […]

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Mitch Perry Report for 6.15.15 – Hillary (sort of) takes a stand on TPP

Martin Dyckman: Jeb Bush’s apparent indifference to real lives of most Americans

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: Miami principal inept but didn’t deserve ouster

A round-up of Sunday editorials from Florida’s leading newspapers

Developers give big money in Miami Beach Commission race

Kathy Castor explains why she opposed Obama on trade bill

Lenny Curry, Mike Williams plan joint inauguration

Mary Mulhern “investigating” run for Pinellas County CD 13 seat

Under Lenny Curry, Jacksonville Journey anti-crime effort set to make comeback

Safer Jacksonville transition committee addresses police, fire, rescue issues in Jax