Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

Mitch PerryMarch 31, 2015

With his role as the legislative chair of the Florida Sheriffs Association, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri is in Tallahassee a lot these days, arguing for or against bills regarding law enforcement. His agency gets a lot of respect from lawmakers, but the FSA doesn’t always get its way. That happened late Monday afternoon, when St. Petersburg […]

Mitch PerryMarch 31, 2015

With his role as the legislative chair of the Florida Sheriffs Association, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri is in Tallahassee a lot these days, arguing for or against bills regarding law enforcement. His agency gets a lot of respect from lawmakers, but the FSA doesn’t always get its way. That happened late Monday afternoon, when St. Petersburg […]

Guest AuthorDecember 17, 2013

In my professional role, I get to represent 31 private colleges and universities in Florida and also serve as national chairman this year of an organization that represents close to 1,000 private colleges and universities across the country. I am immersed in higher education policy, focused on what is going on in both Tallahassee and […]

Tag: Pell Grants
Image via AP.

Mitch Perry Report for 3.31.15 — Jeff Brandes’ civil forfeiture bill advances

Mitch Perry Report for 3.31.15 — Jeff Brandes' civil forfeiture bill advances

Ed Moore: Kudos to today’s college graduates for their determination