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Mitch PerryAugust 10, 2017

While the U.S. Senate is officially in recess, Bill Nelson brought a bit of Washington D.C. to St. Petersburg. On the USFSP campus Thursday, the Florida Democrat hosted a meeting of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, which focused on the threats to the state’s tourism-driven economy. Last year, Florida attracted 112 million visitors, generating […]

Mitch PerryJuly 31, 2017

With diplomacy a seemingly lost cause for addressing North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, Charlie Crist says it’s time to put our trust in the military to protect the country from a possible attack from Kim Jong Un‘s regime. “The time for talk is over,” U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley said Sunday in dismissing a question about […]

Staff ReportsJuly 28, 2017

Rep. Charlie Crist is headed to Israel. Crist is part of a congressional delegation traveling to Israel from Aug. 1 through Aug. 9, his office said Friday. Crist and other members of the House are expected to get a firsthand look at the regional challenges and learn more about the nation’s strategic relationship with Israel […]

Mitch PerryJuly 21, 2017

Consumer protection attorney Ryan Torrens is quite aware that he’s not an established political presence, but he says that should be an argument for his fledgling candidacy to become Florida’s next Attorney General. “Look, I get it,” the 32-year-old told an audience who gathered Friday morning at Tampa’s Oxford Exchange to hear the Hillsborough County […]

Scott PowersJuly 20, 2017

Members of Florida’s congressional delegation vulnerable because of their balanced districts each raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in the second quarter of 2017, new reports show. The latest campaign finance reports posted this week, covering money raised and spent in April, May and June, shows that Republican U.S. Reps. Brian Mast of Palm City […]

Peter SchorschJuly 13, 2017

Russia issue not yet hurting GOP fundraising or giving Dems advantage The saga regarding Donald Trump – Senior and Junior – and Russia continues with no end in sight. It began in January and now, following the latest “bombshell,” the 2016 Democratic nominee for vice-president, Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, is throwing out the word […]

Peter SchorschJuly 6, 2017

First-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist raised more than $550,000 between April 1 and June 30, according to a campaign source familiar with the congressman’s fundraising efforts. Crist has more than $1.1 million cash-on-hand for his re-election bid. Crist, who represents Florida’s 13th Congressional District, led the Florida congressional delegation in fundraising and was one […]

Mitch PerryJuly 5, 2017

Florida Senate District 40 candidate Annette Taddeo is touting a new poll giving her a 17-point lead over Democratic primary opponent Ana Rivas Logan. The survey, conducted by SEA Polling, shows Taddeo leading Rivas Logan, 40 to 23 percent, with more than a third of those polled (37 percent) undecided. However, neither candidate is that well known. […]

Peter SchorschJune 29, 2017

As Democrats speak out on health care bill, Rubio’s listening tour continues No one is certain when, if ever, the Senate will vote on its current version of the health care bill, but we now know it will be after July 4. The level of opposition to it, measured in decibels, is well known, while […]

Mitch PerryJune 27, 2017

Among the many positions in the federal government that have gone unfilled during the first five months of the Donald Trump administration is someone to lead the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). With hurricane season only about to get more intense in the coming months, Charlie Crist is calling on the White House to fill […]

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At Senate Commerce hearing in St. Pete, Bill Nelson vows to keep oil drilling moratorium

Charlie Crist says missile defense might be necessary to stop a North Korean missile

Charlie Crist to travel to Israel as part of congressional delegation

Ryan Torrens, political outsider running for Attorney General, says he’s what Florida Democrats need

Money pouring in for Florida’s Congress members in tough districts

The Delegation for 7.13.17 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Continuing strong fundraising effort, Charlie Crist adds more than $550K during second quarter of 2017

Annette Taddeo leads in SD 40 Democratic primary, new poll says

The Delegation for 6.29.17 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

A month into hurricane season, Charlie Crist says Donald Trump needs to fill NOAA post now