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Mitch PerryApril 17, 2015

Although he hasn’t been dominating the headlines like some of the other so-called front runners in the GOP presidential sweepstakes, Rick Perry made a credible case today at a Republican party forum that he is worthy as any candidate to be considered for nomination in Cleveland at the RNC next summer. One thing is for sure […]

Mitch PerryApril 17, 2015

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Although he hasn’t been dominating the headlines like some of the other so-called GOP presidential front runners, Rick Perry made a credible case for himself Friday at a Republican Party forum. He’s much healthier than during the race four years ago when he was recovering from back surgery. In an extremely energetic, intense, focused and […]

Bob SparksApril 16, 2015

This week, two more candidates jumped on the elevator heading for the top floor of the executive branch. The announcement on Sunday by Hillary Clinton and on Monday by Marco Rubio brings the number of announced candidates for president of the United States to four. While several others will follow, it is amazing to look […]

Bruce RitchieApril 16, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott’s lawsuit against federal healthcare agency over hospital funding would be a “frivolous” would represent the “tea party gone wild,” House Democratic Leader Mark Pafford said Thursday The impending loss of $2 billion in Low Income Pool money and Medicaid expansion has been at the center of a budget impasse in the Legislature. House and Senate […]

Mitch PerryApril 16, 2015

For those of you out there less enamored by Florida’s reputation as the “Gunshine State,” there was some positive news out of Tallahassee Wednesday night. That proposal that would give school superintendents the ability to designate a school district employee or volunteer to carry a concealed weapon on a school campus was scheduled on the […]

Mitch PerryApril 13, 2015

There’s no doubt that one has to have giant stones to think they’re smart enough and charismatic enough to run the free world. Marco Rubio falls into that category. “I have heard some suggest that I should step aside and wait my turn, ” Rubio toward the end of his 18-minute-plus speech at the Freedom Tower […]

Drew WilsonApril 13, 2015

Democrats wasted no time attacking Sen. Marco Rubio after he launched his 2016 presidential campaign on Monday. Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz released a statement, as well as a pair of videos, shortly after Florida’s junior Republican senator officially announced his aspirations. “As Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign gets underway, expect him to try and […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 13, 2015

Ready for Hillary? According to Monday’s email from the Lenny Curry campaign’s “Let’s Keep Alvin Honest” account, Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown is. The email posits that “Democrat Alvin Brown [is] Dreaming of His Next Clinton DC Job.” “Democrat Alvin Brown, a liberal appointee to Bill Clinton‘s White House, might think he’s one step closer to his next job […]

Associated PressApril 11, 2015

The biggest Republican name considering a run for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s seat if he enters the presidential race announced Saturday that he will not seek the position. Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater’s decision not to run leaves Democratic U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy the only declared candidate for Rubio’s seat and opens the question […]

Associated PressApril 9, 2015

If he runs for president as expected, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio will have a political committee ready to raise and spend unlimited cash on his behalf. Rubio is set to announce his 2016 campaign plans in a speech Monday in Miami and would become the third major candidate to declare his White House ambitions. A […]

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