Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 20, 2020
10min544
'Democrats are going to be wandering around in the wilderness in Tallahassee for another decade.'
Tag: Mitch Perry
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 20, 2020Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 14, 2020
6min292
Another cancellation as the grip of coronavirus tightens.
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 28, 2019
3min757
Perry has been covering politics in Florida for 18 years.
Jim RosicaJuly 5, 2018
5min609
In a rare move in today’s media climate, a new online state-news website — “The Florida Phoenix” — launches Thursday in Florida’s capital. “We don’t pay attention to the media bashers,” the site’s prelaunch splash page said earlier this week. The nonprofit Phoenix “will cover state government and politics with a staff of four journalists located at the […]
Joe HendersonMarch 27, 2017
5min169
Short of hitting yourself in the head with a hammer, the surest way to get a headache is to wade deep into Tampa Bay area transportation problems. You encounter a mishmash of competing agencies and agendas that has resulted in legislative and automotive gridlock for frustrated commuters for years. Given that, I’m encouraged by what […]
Joe HendersonJanuary 5, 2017
5min319
Mitch Perry’s story Tuesday on FloridaPolitics.com about the bill filed by state Sen. Tom Lee to dismantle state’s Sports Development Program triggered an instant thought: Well, forget about a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays. I followed up with a call to Lee, a Republican from Brandon, and asked if my thought about the […]
Joe HendersonOctober 31, 2016
6min311
Thanks to the always-working, never-sleeping Mitch Perry, readers of this site are aware of the controversy about a mailer from the Republican Party of Florida supporting Ross Spano in the House District 59 campaign. After the mailer labeled Democratic opponent Rena Frazier’s experience as “INSUFFICIENT” — in all caps, big red letters — the House […]
Peter SchorschOctober 17, 2016
11min379
Here’s how I know our reporters and I are covering the race for Florida’s 13th Congressional District as it should be covered. On Wednesday, Charlie Crist‘s wife, former first lady Carole Crist, expressed her displeasure with a story from September about a poll that showed Republican David Jolly leading Crist by three points. Even though I explained […]
Joe HendersonAugust 16, 2016
5min165
It won’t show up on the ballot this way, but the parameters of a likely November showdown between Marco Rubio and Patrick Murphy for a U.S. Senate seat are becoming clear. Place your “X” for the liar or the slacker. Rubio will try to win re-election by framing Murphy as a serial fibber who can’t […]
Mitch PerryMarch 24, 201617min304
Mark McKinnon is a man of many hats. Cowboy hats, that is, which is his signature look. He’s done a lot of things in his life, but he’ll probably always be best known for his association as an ad man for George W. Bush’s presidential campaigns. He’s also the co-creator, co-executive producer and co-host of “The Circus,” a weekly […]