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Peter SchorschOctober 20, 2015

Dear Charlie: I can’t imagine how difficult the past year has been for you and the rest of the Crist family. I am not referring to your loss last November to Rick Scott. As hard as that must have been, I know the real loss for you was the passing of your beautiful, graceful sister […]

Mitch PerryOctober 20, 2015

When Charlie Crist announces later today in Childs Park that he is running for Congress in Florida’s 13th Congressional District in 2016, it will be his third major speech given in a St. Petersburg park declaring his candidacy in the last five-and-half-years, but the prospects are much sunnier than his last two attempts at higher office. In […]

Mitch PerryOctober 19, 2015

It’s not surprising that Donald Trump has touched upon the third rail of post-9/11 politics by mentioning the inconvenient fact that George W. Bush was president when America was hit by its worst terrorist attack in the lower 48. No, what’s surprising is that Trump didn’t go there when the occasion came up during the […]

Guest AuthorOctober 17, 2015

I attended the annual Tallahassee ritual Wednesday when politicians address the media and take some questions. The Republicans talked in generalities at the AP Legislative Planning Session and, for the most part, refused to respond to direct questions with direct answers. The Democrats, because they have absolutely no power in Florida government, mostly complained. Nonetheless, […]

Mitch PerryOctober 16, 2015

Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist will make a “major announcement” Tuesday morning in St. Petersburg, according to PR consultant Kevin Cate. Speculation is he will announce his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Congress in Florida’s 13th District, which encompasses much of Pinellas County. Details were sparse in the Friday news release sent by Cate, […]

Guest AuthorOctober 16, 2015

I attended the annual Tallahassee ritual Wednesday when politicians address the media and take some questions. The Republicans talked in generalities at the AP Legislative Planning Session and, for the most part, refused to respond to direct questions with direct answers. The Democrats, because they have absolutely no power in Florida government, mostly complained. Nonetheless, […]

Peter SchorschOctober 16, 2015

Campaigning is hard work. Campaigning for president is even tougher. And running for president while working a “regular job” is tougher still – at least in the case of Marco Rubio. For the Miami Republican, the road to the White House takes him away from his regular, taxpayer-funded gig as U.S. senator, where he holds the […]

Ryan RayOctober 14, 2015

When Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera addressed reporters during the Associated Press’ annual legislative planning session in Tallahassee, he made it clear he sees himself as a man of action rather than rhetoric. “I’ve actually delivered results for Floridians,” said Lopez-Cantera, known around the Capitol as “CLC.” “If there’s one thing you should ask anybody who’s running for […]

Jim RosicaOctober 14, 2015

The Florida Supreme Court wants to hear from both sides one more time as a congressional redistricting lawsuit draws to a close. The court on Wednesday ordered oral argument in the case at 2 p.m. on Nov. 2. The justices will consider the map recommended by a lower court judge as it wraps up the challenge […]

Shannon NickinsonOctober 13, 2015

Researchers at Vanderbilt University have found that poor children benefited from the academic boost that the state voluntary prekindergarten program gave them. But the benefit didn’t last when they moved through elementary school. The researchers who conducted the five-year $6 million study had conclusions about why poor kids who got a boost from VPK didn’t […]

Tag: Charlie Crist

Dear Charlie: Let’s win this one for Margaret

Charlie Crist poised to announce his candidacy for Congress

Mitch Perry Report for 10.19.15 – Jeb Bush tries nuclear option on Donald Trump

Tom O’Hara: Banner plane delivered highlight of AP Legislative Planning Day

Charlie Crist to announce congressional run on Tuesday

Tom O’Hara: Banner plane delivered highlight of AP Legislative Planning Day

Marco Rubio won on blasting lax work schedules, now must defend his own

Show, don’t tell Carlos Lopez-Cantera

Supreme Court orders oral argument in redistricting case

Shannon Nickinson: Kids need more than pre-K to overcome poverty's obstacles