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Associated PressFebruary 17, 2017

President Donald Trump is holding a campaign rally Saturday in politically strategic Florida — 1,354 days before the 2020 election. The unusually early politicking follows a pattern: Trump filed his paperwork for re-election on Jan. 20, Inauguration Day. By comparison, President Barack Obama didn’t make his re-election bid official with the Federal Election Commission until […]

Drew WilsonNovember 2, 2016

Former Gov. Charlie Crist reported another $7,000 in contributions in a new FEC filing Tuesday, including checks from a pair of Morgan & Morgan employees. The donor roll included attorneys Adam Brum and Keith Carter of Morgan & Morgan, who gave $1,500 and $1,000, respectively. Crist took a job at Morgan & Morgan after his […]

Peter SchorschNovember 1, 2016

Brian Mast, the Republican candidate in Florida’s 18th Congressional District, reported $8,700 in contributions in a new filing with the Federal Election Commission Monday, including $5,000 from a committee backing Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst. Mast is running against self-funding Democrat Randy Perkins for the seat currently held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, who is running […]

Mitch PerryAugust 10, 2016

Debbie Wasserman Schultz has finally agreed to debate her Democratic party challenger, Tim Canova. Canova, however, hasn’t said if he will participate, in part because it would only last fifteen minutes. “The voters of my district deserve better than a mere 15 minutes of discussion on the issues,” Canova told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. “Does […]

Mitch PerryAugust 10, 2016

I’m sure that after you got yourself up this morning, you might have reached for a cup of coffee, juice or water. It’s something that we don’t have to think too hard about, usually. Now let’s go across the globe — to Aleppo, Syria. The United Nations on Tuesday called for a “humanitarian pause” in […]

Mitch PerryAugust 8, 2016

Tim Canova has filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission against Debbie Wasserman Schultz, asserting she illegally utilized the resources with the Democratic National Committee to undermine his campaign. Canova says the DNC emails were released last month by WikiLeaks — which forced Wasserman Schultz to step down from her role as chair of the DNC — […]

Associated PressJune 25, 2016

The House Ethics Committee on Friday ended a four-year probe into Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan of Florida, finding no evidence that the lawmaker violated House rules. The ethics panel said in a report that there is not enough evidence to conclude that Buchanan himself was aware of unlawful payments made by companies affiliated with him […]

Associated PressFebruary 19, 2016

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An election watchdog organization filed a complaint Friday with the Federal Election Commission over a $500,000 donation to a super political action committee aiding Marco Rubio from a mystery firm headed by a New York investor. Efforts by good government groups to stem the use of shadowy corporate entities to channel large political donations have […]

Mitch PerryOctober 15, 2015

Jeb Bush’s campaign announced on Thursday that the GOP candidate raised $13.4 million in the past three months. That’s more than double the $6 million that fellow South Florida presidential candidate Marco Rubio raised in the third-quarter. However, the Rubio camp is touting the fact their man currently has $11 million cash-on-hand. Bush has $10.3 million. […]

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TALLAHASSEE, FLA. 3/4/25-Gov. Ron DeSantis talks with the media after giving the State of the State speech on the opening day of the 2025 Legislative Session, Tuesday at the Capitol in Tallahassee. COLIN HACKLEY PHOTO

A month into presidency, Donald Trump prepares for a campaign rally

Charlie Crist nets another $7K from lobbyists, Morgan & Morgan employees

Joni Ernst-affiliated PAC gives $5K to Brian Mast in CD 18

Debbie Wasserman Schultz agrees to debate Tim Canova this Sunday morning – for 15 minutes, anyway

Mitch Perry Report for 8.10.16 — Aleppo needs water

Tim Canova files FEC complaint against Debbie Wasserman Schultz

House ethics panel finds no wrongdoing by Vern Buchanan

Watchdog group files complaint in shadowy Marco Rubio super PAC gift

Jeb Bush raises twice as much as Marco Rubio, but Rubio has more cash on hand