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Mitch PerryMarch 12, 2016

Nikki Haley says she’s seen what Donald Trump rallies have become of late, and surmised that accepting him as the GOP presidential nominee goes against what the party of Lincoln is all about. “I’m watching a presidential candidate who at his rally is saying, ‘punch him. He should be taken out on a stretcher. Do […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 25, 2016

The powerful North Pinellas Bilirakis family is tied to a recent lawsuit filed in Pinellas County court. Evelyn Bilirakis, the niece of U.S. Rep Gus Bilirakis, allegedly struck an individual at Cypress Run Golf Club in Tarpon Springs while driving a golf cart. In the lawsuit naming the Golf Club, not the Bilirakis family, Jarunee Saengfah […]

Ryan RayOctober 20, 2015

Brody Enwright knows Florida politics about as well as anyone at his young age: It’s in his blood. The University of Florida alum and legislative aide to Senate Majority Leader Bill Galvano grew up under the tutelage of Enwright Consulting proprietors – and Brody’s parents – Karla and Randy Enwright. Not a bad bloodline to take on the […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 18, 2015

Marc Kadushin was working near the Brooklyn Bridge in Lower Manhattan for the New York City Department of Transportation when the two airplanes hijacked by Al Qaeda terrorists crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2011. He immediately went to work in assisting with traffic conditions and aiding uniformed rescue crews help get […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 1, 2015

U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis is endorsing fellow Pinellas County U.S. Rep. David Jolly in his bid for the U.S. Senate. “As a Tampa Bay native, David is keenly aware of the issues facing Floridians at both the local and national levels,” Bilirakis said in a prepared statement. “His command of the legislative process and institutional knowledge will no doubt serve […]

Ryan RayAugust 26, 2015

U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis addressed a group of energy industry executives and representatives Wednesday in Tampa. Those attending the 2015 Gulf Coast Energy Forum spent the better part of the morning and afternoon railing against the Obama administration’s EPA and its new proposed regulations to rein in coal-fired power plants before the fifth-term Republican congressman arrived […]

Peter SchorschJune 29, 2015

Sarah Criser is moving to Moore Communications Group after more than five years as a spokeswoman for several elected officials in Florida and Washington, D.C. Criser, a University of Florida graduate, previously was communications director for Ohio Rep. Bob Latta, and as press secretary for U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis of Tarpon Springs. Tallahassee-based MCG is […]

Mitch PerryJune 19, 2015

Although he was criticized earlier on Friday for seeming to downplay the racial aspect of 21-year-old Dylann Roof’s murdering nine people in a historic black church in Charleston on Wednesday night, Jeb Bush had no problem acknowledging that fact while addressing approximately 500 people at the Hillsborough County Republican Lincoln Day Dinner in Tampa on Friday night. […]

Mitch PerryJune 19, 2015

The Charleston shootings on Wednesday night was clearly an act of domestic terrorism. The racial element was also first and foremost in the young killer’s motivation. Now what? “At some point, we as a country will have to reckon with the fact that this type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries,” […]

Mitch PerryJune 18, 2015

The House of Representatives on Thursday narrowly OK’d the Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act, which approves Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). The victory for President Barack Obama came a week after House Democrats blocked a previous attempt to approve fast-track authority, concerned that the trade deal would not do enough to protect American workers. That opposition from […]

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Nikki Haley tells Pinellas Republicans that they’re better than what Donald Trump is offering

Gus Bilirakis’ teen niece linked to golf cart crash lawsuit

Meet Brody Enwright, one of the “30 Under 30” rising stars of Florida politics

David Jolly supports reauthorizing funding for 9/11 first responders

Gus Bilirakis endorses David Jolly for U.S. Senate

Gus Bilirakis to energy conference: I’ll fight “tooth and nail” against EPA overreach

Personnel note: Sarah Criser moves to Moore Communications

In Tampa, Jeb Bush says post-Charleston: “We need to bring love back into our society”

Mitch Perry Report for 6.19.15 – American terrorism, continued

Gus Bilirakis justifies vote for Trade Promotion Authority