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Peter SchorschDecember 8, 2014

She’d outpester any pest Drive a hornet from its nest She could throw a whirling dervish out of whirl She is gentle! She is wild! She’s a riddle! She’s a child! She’s a headache! She’s an angel! She’s a girl! How do you solve a problem like Maria? For whatever reason, that Rodgers and Hammerstein […]

Associated PressDecember 8, 2014

A Florida judge is letting a lawyer argue that Gov. Rick Scott intentionally broke the state’s public records law with the use of a private email account. Chief Judge Charles Francis on Monday agreed to let Tallahassee lawyer Steve Andrews amend his existing public records lawsuit against the governor. Andrews can now use Scott’s release […]

Guest AuthorDecember 7, 2014

In November, Amendment 2, which would have allowed the use of medical marijuana in Florida, garnered just under 58 percent support. It needed 60 percent to pass. While falling short of passage, medical marijuana received a larger share of the vote than has decided the previous eight gubernatorial elections in Florida. The proposal got more […]

Mitch PerryDecember 5, 2014

There are four people running to be the next Chairman of the Republican Party of Florida this weekend- though it’s not an open seat. There’s the current chair, Leslie Dougher. She’s being challenged by Eric Miller, state Representative Blaise Ingoglia, and former state Representative Kurt Kelly. Those candidates are scheduled to sit down and debate […]

Mitch PerryDecember 4, 2014

One of the few tangible (if not necessarily positive) events with nearly universal appeal that came out of the entire Michael Brown tragedy was the call for body cameras on police officers. Local police departments in the Tampa Bay area are about to start pilot programs with the cameras. And yesterday Gulfport Police Chief Robert […]

Mitch PerryDecember 4, 2014

Once again, Rick Scott has had his plans to drug test Floridians thwarted by a judge – this time by the three justices who comprise the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. The court has ruled that a 2011 Florida law mandating that all applicants for the state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program submit to […]

Mitch PerryDecember 2, 2014

A task force assembled by Florida Democratic Party chair Allison Tant in the wake of the midterm election debacle for Democrats had their first meeting on Tuesday, and the thoughts of the two co-chairs were illuminating. “We know we have to take a critical look at ourselves internally at ourselves,” acknowledged former Orlando Police Chief […]

Mitch PerryDecember 1, 2014

Governor Rick Scott on Monday signed a death warrant for 42-year old Johnny Shane Normandy, who was found guilty of committing first-degree murder and sexual battery during a home-invasion robbery in 1993 in Escambia County. He is scheduled to die by lethal injection on January 15. The execution would be the 21st in the Rick […]

Guest AuthorNovember 30, 2014

Everyone knows how Charlie Crist lost: votes. But not enough has been said about how Charlie Crist won. First, the People’s Governor willingly walked into a $100 million wall. Rick Scott had $25 million in negative ads waiting to bully any challengers on day one and his campaign was boasting about an unprecedented, and almost […]

James CallNovember 24, 2014

A special election for the Florida House District 64 seat is set for Feb. 10 and April 21. Governor Rick Scott set the dates Monday in an executive order. The House rejected the result of the November 4 election over confusion triggered by a legal challenge to a write-in candidate. Rep. Jamie Grant, R-Tampa, has […]

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Peter Schorsch: It’s time for Scott’s new chief of staff to turn on the charm

Lawyer: Gov. Scott broke law with private emails

Ben Pollara: If Legislature fails, Amendment 2 will be back on ballot in 2016

Mitch Perry Report – 12.5.14

Mitch Perry Report for 12.4.14 – Body cameras still the answer?

Another court slams Rick Scott on urine testing

Florida Democrats begin the long, hard road back to respectability

Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda once again files legislation to end the death penalty

Kevin Cate: How Charlie Crist won

Special election dates set for House District 64