Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

Associated PressJune 29, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush wants voters to know he’s on the side of those calling for the Confederate flag to come down from public places. He’s noting his decision to remove it from the Florida Capitol grounds in 2001 when he was governor. The flag has become a flashpoint since a white gunman killed […]

Mitch PerryJune 29, 2015

With Florida again figuring to be one of the most valued swing-state nations in the country, local television stations up and down the state’s 10 biggest media markets are undoubtedly salivating for the campaign to get more intense. As first reported on Twitter by Kevin Cate, Jeb Bush’s super PAC, Right to Rise, is starting to […]

Mitch PerryJune 29, 2015

A major criticism that Democrats and members of the media have against Republicans critical of the Affordable Care Act is “What would you replace it with?” In a post on Medium Monday morning, Jeb Bush attempts to answer that criticism by declaring that the fight against ObamaCare is nowhere near over, and says he has […]

Mitch PerryJune 29, 2015

In this column on Friday we wrote that Republican lawmakers (especially in Florida) should be relieved the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Obama Administration in King v. Burwell, because it took the pressure off the party and the candidates running for president to actually have to offer a legitimate alternative if millions […]

Peter SchorschJune 29, 2015

Children are not all the same, nor are they equally ready upon graduation for the challenges of college or the modern workforce. A new report by the bipartisan Foundation for Excellence in Education found that Florida suffers from what education experts call a “proficiency gap,” where Sunshine State students increasingly fall behind. Started in 1999 by former […]

Associated PressJune 27, 2015

New gun control measures are not the way to prevent mass killings such as the shooting deaths of nine people in a South Carolina church, Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said Saturday. Bush, who plans to meet with black ministers in Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday, said identifying potentially violent people before they commit such […]

Associated PressJune 27, 2015

Jeb Bush plans to meet with black pastors in Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday — part of a rescheduled visit to the state after he cut short an earlier stop because of the church shooting. The Republican presidential candidate was in Charleston as part of his campaign kickoff on the day that nine people were […]

Mitch PerryJune 26, 2015

Immediately after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states Friday morning, the presidential candidates weighed in on the 5-4 ruling. Although everyone of the Republican candidates condemned the decision, there remains a dispute about whether conservatives should fight for a constitutional amendment to reverse the High Court’s decision. Marco Rubio said […]

Bob SparksJune 25, 2015

The Florida Senate and several communities hoping to receive state money for local projects or programs are unhappy. The public food fight between legislative chambers and the governor was an embarrassment that could have serious ramifications. A governor’s use of line-item veto authority is often likened to a surgeon conducting delicate surgery with a scalpel. […]

Guest AuthorJune 25, 2015

So Jeb! didn’t know. Mr. Wonky, details-oriented, well-briefed, bureaucratic slayer of 500-page white papers just didn’t know. (And that’s reading past the executive summary. Take that, George W., MBA-style prez!) According to The Root, a magazine dedicated to black news and culture, now formally announced candidate for president and dynastic-heir wannabe, Jeb Bush, told the […]

Tag: Jeb Bush

Jeb Bush recalls removing Confederate flag from Florida Capitol

Jeb Bush super PAC to soon begin airing ads in Florida

Jeb Bush offers recommendations on improving health care in U.S.

Mitch Perry Report for 6.29.15 — Some GOP candidates aren’t ready to “move on” on gay marriage

Florida’s widening student proficiency gap, and what we can do about it

Jeb Bush: New gun limits not way to prevent shooting tragedies

Jeb Bush schedules meetings with pastors in Charleston

GOP presidential candidates condemn SCOTUS decision on legalizing same-sex marriage

Bob Sparks: 2015 leaves Florida Republicans in a dangerous place for 2016

Chris Timmons: This is typical Jeb Bush tone-deafness on race