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Mitch PerryDecember 4, 2014

He’s used to often being in the minority on the City Council, so it won’t be a shock for him to be a Democratic House member in Tallahassee. Today St. Petersburg City Councilman Wengay Newton declared he’ll be a candidate for House District 70 in 2015, the seat currently occupied by Darryl Rouson, who won […]

Mitch PerryDecember 4, 2014

He’s used to often being in the minority on the City Council, so it won’t be a shock for him to be a Democratic House member in Tallahassee. Today St. Petersburg City Councilman Wengay Newton declared he’ll be a candidate for House District 70 in 2015, the seat currently occupied by Darryl Rouson, who won […]

Mitch PerryDecember 4, 2014

Hope sprang eternal back in March, when Hillsborough County Commission Ken Hagen dropped a proposal on his colleagues for an immediate approval of a $250,000 grant for The Infiltrator, a $47.5 million Hollywood film production that tells the story of former DEA agent (and Tampa Bay resident) Robert Mazur, who helped take down the infamous […]

Mitch PerryDecember 4, 2014

There was a protest regarding the lack of an indictment in the Michael Brown/Ferguson case on the USF campus in Tampa yesterday, and organizers are planning a similar demonstration this Friday night at Curtis Hixon Park. Reverberations regarding the rioting that occurred in Ferguson last week after office Daniel Wilson was not indicted continue every day […]

Mitch PerryDecember 3, 2014

The latest conservative legislative lollapalooza sponsored by the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, is taking place this week in Washington. The three day free-market policy summit features loads of Republican stars like Ted Cruz and Marsha Blackburn, and will include already-drafted legislation for Republican lawmakers to bring back to their home states. And with Republicans now […]

Mitch PerryDecember 3, 2014

This Thursday night the Pinellas County Democratic Executive Committee will choose on whether or not they want to retain their current chair Mark Hanisee, or go in a different direction and support his challenger, vice-chair Susan McGrath. Hanisee was initially elected in 2010, and won re-election in 2012. And there is a possibility of another […]

Mitch PerryDecember 2, 2014

A task force assembled by Florida Democratic Party chair Allison Tant in the wake of the midterm election debacle for Democrats had their first meeting on Tuesday, and the thoughts of the two co-chairs were illuminating. “We know we have to take a critical look at ourselves internally at ourselves,” acknowledged former Orlando Police Chief […]

Mitch PerryDecember 1, 2014

She’s had the audacity to do what no one else in Tampa has been willing to do – challenge Bob Buckhorn in his bid for re-election next March. But Becky Rubright now says it’s doubtful she’ll be a candidate for mayor, because she’s not sure she’ll be able to generate enough signatures on her petition […]

Mitch PerryDecember 1, 2014

She’s had the audacity to do what no one else in Tampa has been willing to do – challenge Bob Buckhorn in his bid for re-election next March. But Becky Rubright now says it’s doubtful she’ll be a candidate for mayor, because she’s not sure she’ll be able to generate enough signatures on her petition […]

Mitch PerryDecember 1, 2014

Welcome back to the working week. This holiday weekend I did what I do most weekends – see a motion picture at a local movie theater. Actually I saw two over the holiday break; the Jon Stewart directed “Rosewater,” and “Citizenfour,” the documentary directed by Laura Poitras on NSA leaker Edward Snowden (of which I’ll […]

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Lake Mary’s team celebrates in the eighth inning of the Little League World Series Championship game against Taiwan. Florida won in eight innings 2-1. Image via AP.

Wengay Newton files to run for Darryl Rouson's HD 70 seat

Wengay Newton files to run for Darryl Rouson’s HD 70 seat

Hillsborough County approves funding for upcoming Hollywood production

Mitch Perry Report – 12.3.14

ALEC conference promises to shape legislative agendas in 2015

Who will lead the Pinellas County Democrats?

Florida Democrats begin the long, hard road back to respectability

Bob Buckhorn’s only opponent dropping out of the race before it begins?

Bob Buckhorn's only opponent dropping out of the race before it begins?

Mitch Perry Report – 12.1.14