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Associated PressAugust 23, 2015

President Barack Obama may have finally shed his summer curse — just in time for a daunting fall. After a string of sunny seasons gripped by controversy, crises and plummeting popularity, the summer of 2015 has been among the most productive stretches of Obama’s presidency. Late June victories in the Supreme Court on health care […]

Mitch PerryAugust 20, 2015

The news that the Go Hillsborough campaign has re-introduced the prospect of the Hillsborough transportation tax going from a half-cent to a full penny apparently alienated a few county commissioners who didn’t get a heads-up that County Administrator Mike Merrill was about to do that Monday. Now that they’ve got that out of their system, […]

Mitch PerryAugust 19, 2015

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Protests are scheduled for this Saturday in front of Planned Parenthood facilities across the country, including 14 locations throughout Florida. More than 50 pro-life groups are listed as members of the “ProtestPP” National Day of Protest coalition. According to the organizers’ website, the goal is to “raise awareness of the heartless and even illegal activities of Planned […]

Guest AuthorAugust 18, 2015

By now the videos of Planned Parenthood executives casually discussing abortion outcomes over lunch have been broadly distributed and widely viewed. They have occasioned an appropriate and long overdue conversation on the nature of women’s health care, its availability and adequacy. Merely marketing oneself as a source of women’s health care is insufficient. Health care, […]

Guest AuthorAugust 18, 2015

By now the videos of Planned Parenthood executives casually discussing abortion outcomes over lunch have been broadly distributed and widely viewed. They have occasioned an appropriate and long overdue conversation on the nature of women’s health care, its availability and adequacy. Merely marketing oneself as a source of women’s health care is insufficient. Health care, […]

Frank TorresAugust 18, 2015

A grassroots pro-life group rallied at the downtown Orlando offices of U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson Tuesday morning to encourage ending funding for Planned Parenthood. About 60 protesters from a group calling itself “Women Betrayed” held signs and called for action by elected officials to stop giving resources to the group, which has come under fire about recent allegations of human […]

Mitch PerryAugust 17, 2015

Good morning, y’all. Lawmakers in Tallahassee return to work today to compete their task laid before them by the Florida Supreme Court – to redistrict eight of the state’s 27 congressional districts. They did a lot of complaining last week about how they were wronged by the Supreme Court – but with just five days […]

Mitch PerryAugust 16, 2015

The politically divisive cultural war over abortion rights have resurfaced with a vengeance this summer. The latest flashpoint has centered around a series of edited videotapes that appear to show administrators from Planned Parenthood detailing how fetal tissue drawn from abortions was used in medical research. On Friday, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson moved to cut the state’s funding […]

Bill PrescottAugust 10, 2015

From the people determined to bring you Unplanned Parenthood, another fiesta of misogyny. On July 29, Rick Scott loudly announced investigations of Florida clinics that perform cancer screenings, HIV services, Pap tests, contraceptive care, stop-smoking programs, STD treatment, gynecological exams, and yes, abortions. The state Agency for Healthcare Administration cited four clinics: one for improper […]

Mitch PerryAugust 10, 2015

Marco Rubio‘s performance at last week’s debate apparently garnered the attention of Hillary Clinton — or at least his comments on abortion have in the past few days. The Democratic front-runner for president in 2016 spoke to reporters in Exeter, N.H. on Monday, and used the occasion to rip into Rubio for his stance that […]

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Barack Obama sheds summer curse, just in time for daunting fall

Mitch Perry Report for 8.20.15 — The 1% solution for a Hillsborough County transportation tax

Pro-Life groups call for weekend protests at Planned Parenthood facilities

Jeff Atwater: Planned Parenthood and the consequences of speech

Jeff Atwater: Planned Parenthood and the consequences of speech

Pro-life group protests Planned Parenthood at Bill Nelson’s Orlando office

Mitch Perry Report for 8.17.15 – Winston’s shaky debut

Planned Parenthood to respond to Rick Scott on Monday

Diane Roberts: GOP takes its lady-parts jihad to Planned Parenthood

Marco Rubio blasts Hillary Clinton’s remarks about his pro-life stance