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Mitch PerryMarch 18, 2015

Debbie Wasserman Schultz will not be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate next year, but lets hope that doesn’t “pave the way” for fellow South Florida Democratic U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy to become the groomed nominee in 2016. As a Tampa Bay area-based political reporter, I have to admit knowing very little about […]

Mitch PerryMarch 17, 2015

Debbie Dooley, a founding member of the national tea party and a leader of the Atlanta Tea Party, says she always looked up to Ralph Reed as a national icon — until she volunteered on his 2006 campaign for lieutenant governor in Georgia. So she says she’s not surprised that the Florida offshoot of the group that […]

Mitch PerryMarch 17, 2015

Debbie Dooley, a founding member of the national tea party and a leader of the Atlanta Tea Party, says she always looked up to Ralph Reed as a national icon — until she volunteered on his 2006 campaign for lieutenant governor in Georgia. So she says she’s not surprised that the Florida offshoot of the group that […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 10, 2015

The nascent activist group Conservatives for Energy Freedom will be holding its first town hall meeting in the Sunshine State, appropriately enough, the Sunshine Center in St. Petersburg tonight beginning at 6:30 p.m. as it starts its statewide “Energy Choice Listening Tour.” Organizers say they want the public to speak out about issues they’ve had […]

Mitch PerryDecember 6, 2014

For the longest time in Tallahassee, criticism regarding Florida’s Public Service Commission had been relegated to Democrats, environmental activist groups and editorial writers at Florida dailies – but its membership is growing larger by the day. In a split decision last week, the PSC voted to cut energy efficiency targets for investor-owned power companies and […]

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Mitch Perry Report for 3.18.15 — No DWS, no problem, right Dems?

Debbie Dooley calls new criticism of solar initiative “lies and deception”

Debbie Dooley calls new criticism of solar initiative "lies and deception"

Energy Choice Listening Tour begins in St. Pete tonight

New conservative group fighting for solar power attacks recent PSC decisions