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Mitch PerryApril 13, 2016

Although the Miami Herald has settled a libel suit brought against the newspaper by 2010 Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Greene, his suit against the Tampa Bay Times continues. “We have a trial date set for the end of April,” Times attorney Alison Steele, a partner in the St. Petersburg law firm of Rahdert, Steele, Reynolds & Driscoll, told FloridaPolitics.com on Tuesday. […]

Mitch PerryApril 12, 2016

After months of contemplation, former St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker said Tuesday that he will not run for the Republican nomination for the CD 13 seat being vacated by David Jolly. “After a significant amount of thought, prayer and review, I have decided not to run for Congress this November,” Baker said in a statement. Baker has not been in […]

Mitch PerryApril 10, 2016

Two new cases of the Zika virus were reported in Palm Beach and Broward counties on Friday, making for a total of 84 confirmed cases in the state. Officials say an outbreak of the Zika virus in Florida is still a very real possibility. Last week, South Florida Democratic Congressman and U.S. Senate hopeful Patrick Murphy met […]

Jac VerSteegApril 5, 2016

It’s bugging me that Florida, now the third-most populous state, never has managed to get a Floridian elected president. It looked like there was a great chance this year, with Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio starting out as strong possibles. Even Ben Carson looked like he had a shot at one time. But each saw […]

Mitch PerryApril 5, 2016

CNN’s Manu Raju posted a piece on the cable news network’s website Tuesday regarding the question I doubt you woke up to: What’s next for Marco Rubio? According to Raju, “In private conversations with supporters and donors over the last several weeks, the 44-year-old Rubio repeatedly gets this advice: Run again, potentially in 2020, according to several […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 5, 2016

Francis Rooney, the former ambassador to the Holy See, is not running for the U.S. Senate. In an email Monday, Rooney said he decided not to run for the seat being vacated by Sen. Marco Rubio. The Naples Republican said the time wasn’t right for him to jump into the race. “While we desperately need business […]

Jac VerSteegApril 4, 2016

It’s bugging me that Florida, now the third-most populous state, never has managed to get a Floridian elected president. It looked like there was a great chance this year, with Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio starting out as strong possibles. Even Ben Carson looked like he had a shot at one time. But each saw […]

Mitch PerryApril 1, 2016

Hillary Clinton had what I’m going to call her “Bob Dole moment” in the 2016 campaign Thursday in Purchase, New York, when she grew visibly angry when questioned by a Greenpeace activist about donations to her campaign from the fossil fuel industry. The activist, Eva Resnick-Day, asked Clinton whether she would reject fossil fuel money in […]

Drew WilsonMarch 31, 2016

Republican candidate Rebecca Negron has picked up an endorsement from the Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association in her bid for Florida’s 18th Congressional District, her campaign announced Thursday. “The Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association is proud to inform you of its endorsement of your candidacy for U.S. Representative District 18,” PBA President John […]

Mitch PerryMarch 31, 2016

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Marco Rubio is calling on President Barack Obama to ensure that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have the opportunity to weigh in on China’s biggest-ever overseas acquisition. State-owned China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina) plans to spend $43 billion on Syngenta, a Switzerland-based seed giant company with a significant presence […]

Tag: Marco Rubio

Jeff Greene’s libel lawsuit against the Tampa Bay Times scheduled for trial later this month

Rick Baker decides not to run for Florida’s 13th Congressional District

Patrick Murphy says Congress needs to step up to the plate on Zika funding

Jac VerSteeg: Want a president from Florida? Don’t send Rick Scott to the Senate

Mitch Perry Report for 4.5.16 – Rubio in 2020?

Francis Rooney says he won’t run for U.S. Senate

Jac VerSteeg: Want a president from Florida? Don’t send Rick Scott to the Senate

Mitch Perry Report for 4.1.16 – Hillary Clinton’s Bob Dole moment

Rebecca Negron wins Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association endorsement

Marco Rubio calls on feds to closely inspect potential Chinese investment in U.S. food supply