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Mitch PerryNovember 16, 2016

With Donald Trump soon to begin working with a Republican Congress in January, mayors and police chiefs from around the country pushed back this week on immigration issues, specifically saying they would not cooperate with federal efforts to round up undocumented immigrants in their communities. That’s upsetting to Vern Buchanan, who says it’s time to end federal funding to […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 3, 2016

Wednesday afternoon found termed-out state Rep. Lake Ray moderating a forum of House District 12 Republicans looking to replace him in Tallahassee. Everyone was there. Except the frontrunner. Terrance Freeman, Stan Jordan, Mark MacLean, and Don Redman had 45 minutes to make their case at the regular meeting of the Southside Business Men’s Club. The story going in: Clay Yarborough has […]

Ryan RayFebruary 2, 2016

The House advanced a controversial proposal designed to stop Florida cities and counties from shielding undocumented immigrants from federal immigration laws. HB 675 by Rep. Larry Metz would create potential penalties and fines for local governments that don’t comply with detainers from the Immigration and Customs Service, or otherwise fail to act when they suspect illegal aliens are […]

Tag: sanctuary cities

Vern Buchanan says it’s time to stop federal funding of ‘sanctuary cities’

House District 12 Republicans talk guns, Obamacare, and the ‘entitlement society’

House tees up bill to stop “sanctuary” cities