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Mitch PerryFebruary 25, 2015

It was a Young Republican of Tampa Bay-organized candidate forum at the Barrymore Hotel, so it shouldn’t have been a surprise that the first question asked of Tampa City Council hopefuls Tuesday night was where they could cut the city’s $876 million budget. But with the city finally in the black after years of budget cutting, not […]

Kevin MeerschaertFebruary 25, 2015

Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown signed a new law Tuesday giving the Downtown Investment Authority funding for various development projects. The legislation was nearly two years in the making as the DIA created its development plans. The bill appropriates $2.5 million a year from the Downtown Development Trust Fund to pay for the projects. “With today’s […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 25, 2015

Mise en Place was the place to be if you were a Tampa Democrat on Tuesday night, as the upscale establishment played host for the latest (and probably last) Ready for Hillary fundraiser in the Bay area. Hundreds crammed into the restaurant’s backroom, a destination for Democratic fundraisers over the years, each contributing the $20.16 requested to […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 25, 2015

As the 2015 Florida legislative session prepares to commence, we have reached out to legislators in the House and Senate to get their responses to a series of questions. Today’s installment from Northeast Florida features Republican power broker Sen. Aaron Bean. He represents Nassau County and parts of Duval as well, and serves on myriad […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 25, 2015

Uh oh. He did it again. Keith Olbermann is on paid suspension for the rest of this week, after a few angry tweets to a Penn State supporter got him in hot water with his ESPN bosses. While the tweeter sent Olbermann a link about the university’s $13 million fundraising for pediatric cancer research, Keith […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 25, 2015

What will be the hottest ticket to date in these early stages of the 2016 GOP presidential nomination race is to Jeb Bush’s Miami confab on April 13. The meeting brings together a likely Bush campaign team, as well as a “thank you” to a number of high-dollar bundlers who “met or exceeded” campaign targets, […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 25, 2015

Five months after Mitt Romney was defeated by Barack Obama, a Republican National Committee task force issued a brutal 100-page autopsy on what the GOP needed to improve upon if they wanted to start winning presidential elections once again. Flash forward two years, and it’s the Democrats turn to look inward after they were dealt a […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 25, 2015

For the last few weeks, the Lenny Curry campaign has slammed the Alvin Brown Administration for a reduction in police on the streets and an uptick in crime. That argument, which was launched during a January joint press conference with Curry and Sheriff John Rutherford, reached its zenith recently, with a hard-hitting ad from the Together for a Greater Jacksonville PAC […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 25, 2015

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Rep. Kathleen Peters is proposing a bill that would give cities and other stakeholders a louder voice at the table when it comes to regulating Pinellas County’s Emergency Medical Services. “All I’m doing is trying to change the makeup of the voting board, that’s it,” Peters said. Currently the EMS Authority Board is comprised only […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 25, 2015

Rep. Kathleen Peters is proposing a bill that would give cities and other stakeholders a louder voice at the table when it comes to regulating Pinellas County’s Emergency Medical Services. “All I’m doing is trying to change the makeup of the voting board, that’s it,” Peters said. Currently the EMS Authority Board is comprised only […]

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Tampa City Council candidates not keen on cutting services in 2015

Mayor Alvin Brown signs bill to fund downtown Jax projects

No primary challenger? No problem say attendees at Tampa Ready for Hillary event

Previewing the 2015 legislative session with Aaron Bean

Mitch Perry Report for 2.25.15 — Keith Olbermann and the golden age of MSNBC

Jeb Bush to host hot-ticket Miami event for campaign team, top donors

Democrats unveil their autopsy report on 2014 election

Alvin Brown campaign attacks Lenny Curry PAC ad

Kathleen Peters' proposed EMS bill to bring more voices to the table

Kathleen Peters’ proposed EMS bill to bring more voices to the table