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Mitch PerryAugust 19, 2016

Donald Trump could earn a big PR move today. He’s scheduled to travel to Louisiana to visit the flood-ravaged areas. Meanwhile, President Obama enjoys the last days of his summer vacation, golfing with Larry David. The Miami Herald is making a little news this morning. The paper’s editorial board is dismissing both Patrick Murphy and […]

Associated PressAugust 11, 2016

Kids returning to school in a Miami neighborhood linked to Zika infections will be allowed to wear pants and long-sleeved shirts that don’t match their school uniforms, but still can’t bring mosquito repellent to campus. The Miami Herald reports that at a school board meeting Wednesday, Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said, “aggressive […]

Peter SchorschJuly 30, 2016

When a community’s largest “safety net” hospital receives terrible quality scores from federal reviewers, you’d expect the local paper to take the gloves off with this news. You know, to ensure residents can make informed choices and avoid unnecessary harm. Not so the Miami Herald, which released Thursday what better resembles a long list of […]

Peter SchorschJuly 18, 2016

Last week, the Miami Herald’s Mary Ellen Klas reported Florida’s sugar industry has spent a “whopping” $57.8 million over the last 22 years on political campaign contributions. This number sounds huge. But to those actively involved in Florida’s political process, the number is not so whopping when you’re plying your trade as a health care, theme park/entertainment, […]

Mitch PerryJune 28, 2016

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(UPDATE) That investigative report by CBS Miami’s Jim DeFede on Democratic Senate candidate Patrick Murphy’s business background continues to enjoy added life in the form of a new television commercial produced by the National Republican Senatorial Committee. The ad, entitled, “A Career Built on Lies,” relies heavily on DeFede’s report, which reported Murphy has never been a licensed CPA in […]

Mitch PerryJune 15, 2016

GOP Senate candidate Todd Wilcox says his campaign strategy won’t change a bit if Marco Rubio enters the contest for the seat he gave up over a year ago to run for president. “There’s currently a contrast between me and all the other candidates in this crowded field, and that contrast is as stark between me and them as it will […]

Mitch PerryMay 20, 2016

Condolences this morning to St. Pete Deputy Mayor Kanika Tomalin, who lost her husband, Tampa Bay Times outdoor reporter Terry Tomalin. Condolences to all who knew and loved him. Moving on, the documentary “Weiner” is set to open today in some markets around the country (not Tampa, though wouldn’t it be great if the Tampa […]

Ryan RayMay 13, 2016

Florida’s never-ending casino wars are heating up again, in the press and in court. In a scathing op-ed in the Miami Herald, columnist Fabiola Santiago threw shade at Genting, the Malaysian casino operator, over their recent move to sue Miami-Dade County and state attorney Katherine Fernandez-Rundle, saying the move “smacks of desperation.” “Somebody ought to tell Genting […]

Jim RosicaApril 28, 2016

An internal review by the Department of Children and Families depicts a still dysfunctional agency, with workers feeling “unsupported,” “overwhelmed,” and “defeated.” The 133-page report, commissioned by DCF Secretary Mike Carroll, was released Thursday afternoon to FloridaPolitics.com in response to a public records request. It has been referred to informally in DCF circles as the “Sanford Report” after […]

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. […]

Tag: Miami Herald

Mitch Perry Report for 8.19.16 — Herald makes surprise endorsement in Florida Senate primary

Miami students in Zika zone can’t bring repellent to school

Miami Herald shamefully defends Jackson Memorial on terrible quality ratings

Putting the sugar industry’s history of political contributions into some much-needed context

NRSC attacks ‘Privileged Patrick’ Murphy in new television ad to air in Washington D.C.

Todd Wilcox kicks off his ‘Preserving Peace through Strength’ statewide tour in Tampa

Mitch Perry Report for 5.20.16 — Hacked off

Herald columnist says Genting getting ‘desperate’ over Miami-Dade casino

DCF workers feeling “overwhelmed” and “defeated,” new report says

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