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Mitch PerryJuly 20, 2015

A close observation of Pinellas County Congressman David Jolly‘s record in the House indicates that despite the occasional pragmatic vote (he does represent a moderate district in Congress after all), nobody would accuse him of being a liberal. Well, almost no one. Today the Club for Growth, an economic conservative political group, came out with […]

Mitch PerryJuly 20, 2015

Good morning, everyone. Not to start the week off on a rough note, but can we reflect for a moment on what happened at those two military sites in Chattanooga last Thursday? As we all know by now, a naturalized citizen from Kuwait ended up killing four U.S. Marines and one sailor and wounded two others. […]

Phil AmmannJuly 18, 2015

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Responding to Thursday’s shooting rampage in Chattanooga, Tennessee that killed five U.S. service members, Gov. Rick Scott signed an executive order that will help protect Florida Guardsmen working in recruiting centers. Scott’s order on Saturday directs Florida Adjunct General Michael Calhoun to relocate Florida National Guard personnel at the state’s six store-front recruitment centers to […]

Mitch PerryJuly 16, 2015

As Michael Kinsley writes in the current Vanity Fair, all politicians say they are going to work to help the middle class. In a new report from Progress Florida, the progressive group says that there were 12 Democrats in the state Legislature who were “champions” for the middle class, based on their votes during the […]

Mitch PerryJuly 15, 2015

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A few hours after Carlos Lopez-Cantera announced in Miami that he’s now a candidate for the Republican nomination for Senate next year, the Florida Lieutenant Governor fielded questions about his candidacy on a conference call – including his response to the criticism that he hasn’t been given much to do over the past year-and-a-half in his […]

Staff ReportsJuly 15, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott continued a string of jobs announcements, reporting Wednesday that Feld Entertainment, which moved its international headquarters from Vienna, Va., to Ellenton in 2013, will continue to expand its workforce in Florida by relocating the corporation’s Motor Sports division to Manatee County. The live-show production company, will shift about 200 jobs and a […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 15, 2015

Since Duval County Property Appraiser Jerry Holland announced his ambitions to be Duval Republican Executive Committee chairman, there have been two distinct types of reaction. The public reaction has been almost unanimous support. On Holland’s Facebook page, the recurring theme among comments is that Holland, who restored the credibility of the Duval County supervisor of elections office, […]

Mitch PerryJuly 15, 2015

The topsy-turvy 2016 Senate election in Florida welcomes a new edition Wednesday in the persona of one Carlos-Lopez Cantera, the man plucked by Rick Scott from the Miami-Dade County property appraiser’s office a year and a half ago to help him win re-election. Yes, mission accomplished, but what has he done for us lately? For […]

Mitch PerryJuly 14, 2015

Florida Lieutenant Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera is expected to announce his candidacy for the Republican Party nomination for Senate on Wednesday in Miami, making him the third Republican to enter the race, with more expected to follow. In doing so, he’s attempting to reverse a negative trend when it comes to advancing from being second-in-command in Florida. […]

Staff ReportsJuly 14, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott said Tuesday the opening of a new Accusoft headquarters will bring about 125 new jobs to the Tampa Bay area. According to a release from the governor’s office, Accusoft, a “global provider of document, content and imaging solutions,” will expand its base of operations in Tampa, where the company was founded in 1991 […]

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David Jolly reacts to conservative criticism of his record

Mitch Perry Report for 7.20.15 – Chattanooga is the latest mass killing in U.S.

Gov. Scott signs executive order protecting Florida Guardsmen after Chatanooga shooting

Progress Florida hails 12 House Democrats as championing “Middle Class Champs”

Carlos Lopez-Cantera boasts of his campaign work when asked about his accomplishments as LG

Rick Scott says Feld Entertainment to expand in Manatee County

Jerry Holland addresses anonymous critics

Mitch Perry Report for 7.15.15 — Forget about 2016; 2018 Florida politics is up and running

Carlos Lopez-Cantera to announce his candidacy for U.S. Senate in Miami

Rick Scott says new Accusoft HQ in Tampa will create scores of new jobs