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Mitch PerryAugust 25, 2015

A new report on Florida’s campaign finance laws says they seem to be designed to encourage money to flow into the more secretive and less transparent parts of the system. “Florida’s political parties were exempted from the increased frequency of reporting requirements included in the 2013 campaign finance reform law so the unlimited contributions and expenditures […]

Mitch PerryAugust 25, 2015

A bill that would place a renewable energy tax exemption amendment on the ballot in 2016 has been introduced in the Florida Senate by St. Petersburg Republican Jeff Brandes. The legislation, SB 170, would create an abatement on tangible personal property tax assessed against renewable energy devices. As Brandes explains, many owners of large-scale corporate locations won’t […]

Mitch PerryAugust 25, 2015

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A new Quinnipiac survey says two-thirds of Floridians don’t know enough about Alan Grayson to form an opinion. However, the Florida congressman surely knows his main Democratic opponent in the 2016 Senate race, U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, is even less well known. The Q-poll says 81 percent don’t know enough about Murphy to form an […]

Mitch PerryAugust 25, 2015

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On the campaign trail this year, Hillary Clinton has gone all in on backing the Latino community when it comes to immigration policy. She’s pledged to uphold President Obama‘s executive action shielding up to five million undocumented immigrants and she’s come out in full support of providing the 11-13 million undocumented a full path to […]

Mitch PerryAugust 25, 2015

Rick Scott has been governor of Florida for over 5 1/2 years now, but other than his two election-day victories, he’s been more down than up when it comes to his personal approval ratings throughout his controversial tenure. That’s why the governor and his supporters have to be giddy this morning, after a Quinnipiac poll […]

Mitch PerryAugust 25, 2015

In a just, accountability-fueled society, Florida Republican lawmakers would pay a price next year for the shenanigans they’ve been up to this year. As reported by the AP’s Gary Fineout, the nine-day June special session that occurred after House Speaker Steve Crisafulli pulled his members off the floor 72 hours before the session was scheduled […]

Mitch PerryAugust 24, 2015

St. Petersburg based GOP state Sen. Jeff Brandes has for several years aimed to extinguish intersection red-light cameras, so it should be no surprise he introduced SB 168 Monday. The bill would repeal the Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act and eliminate red-light cameras in Florida. “Red-light cameras are another example of taxation by citation, and Florida […]

Mitch PerryAugust 24, 2015

Although the field is far from complete, five of the seven Pinellas County Democratic Party district chairs have already decided they’ve seen enough of first-time Congressional District 13 candidate Eric Lynn to endorse him a full year before the Democratic primary vote in Pinellas County. Torrey Craig, Steve Sarnoff, Everett Paul, Bonnie Sklaren and Bonnie Agan all […]

Mitch PerryAugust 24, 2015

In two Florida counties, the Confederate flag continues to fly proudly. That would no longer be allowed under proposed legislation introduced last week by Orlando Democratic state Sen. Geraldine Thompson. Her bill would ban the display of Confederate flags on state and local government property in Florida. “Public buildings are supported by taxpayers, and taxpayers come […]

Mitch PerryAugust 24, 2015

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The Florida Legislature’s failure last week to come to an agreement on redrawing the state’s congressional maps was just the latest example of state Republicans unable to come together. A battle over Medicaid expansion roiled the Legislature for most of its Regular Session this spring. Nearly everyone in the state Senate supported proposals that would have […]

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New report says Florida’s campaign finance system can be described as “porous”

Jeff Brandes files bill to give property owners tax break on leased renewable energy devices

Alan Grayson goes after Patrick Murphy’s voting record in web ad

In new web video, Hillary Clinton slams Jeb Bush on immigration comments

Rick Scott right side up in new Q poll, 45-44 percent

Mitch Perry Report 8.25.15 – Will Florida GOP Legislature pay any price in ’16?

Jeff Brandes again files bill to douse red-light cameras in Florida

Eric Lynn receives endorsements in CD 13 race from 5 Pinellas Dem precinct chairs

Geraldine Thompson wants state to ban Confederate flags on government property

AFP airs ads thanking GOP lawmakers for refusing to expand health care in Florida