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Mitch PerryFebruary 3, 2015

It wasn’t that long ago when Time magazine was proclaiming Rand Paul the most interesting politician in America. Rand was by far the mainstream media’s favorite idea of a Republican: a man speaking out about the poor and disenfranchised; who spoke in Berkeley and at Howard University; a saner version of his old man, Libertarian […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 3, 2015

Showing once again that she’s determined to make a mark on the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit board, member Kathleen Shanahan expressed frustration today that she wasn’t aware of any financial requests that the transit agency had made of its local legislative delegation, a month before the 2015 legislative session in Tallahassee. “I feel like we’re going […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 3, 2015

Showing once again that she’s determined to make a mark on the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit board, member Kathleen Shanahan expressed frustration today that she wasn’t aware of any financial requests that the transit agency had made of its local legislative delegation, a month before the 2015 legislative session in Tallahassee. “I feel like we’re going […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 2, 2015

Former Jacksonville City General Counsel Jim Rinaman is supporting Bill Bishop in this spring’s mayoral race. Rinaman sat on the commission that proposed the elimination of a separate county executive or legislature, announced his endorsement of Bishop – an underdog in the race — in a letter last week. Initially, the prominent attorney threw his […]

James CallFebruary 2, 2015

In two weeks Florida’s lobbying corps will know which firms will be subjected to state-mandated audits. The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee met Monday and laid out a time line for implementing a 10-year old law mandating audits of lobbying firms quarterly compensation reports. The firms to be audited will be selected Feb. 19 and the […]

James CallFebruary 2, 2015

In two weeks Florida’s lobbying corps will know which firms will be subjected to state-mandated audits. The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee met Monday and laid out a time line for implementing a 10-year old law mandating audits of lobbying firms quarterly compensation reports. The firms to be audited will be selected Feb. 19 and the […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 2, 2015

By a wide margin, Floridians do not approve of Marco Rubio running for president next year, and think it best that he should concentrate his efforts on running for reelection to his Senate seat in 2016, according to a Mason-Dixon poll released on Monday. And that sentiment includes most Republicans. Just 15 percent of those responding […]

Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 2, 2015

A Senate tax panel on Monday gave the nod to a bill that increases the level of income from $50,000 to $75,000 that is exempt from Florida’s 5.5 percent tax on the net income of corporations, one of the tax reductions that is contained in Gov. Rick Scott’s $673 million tax reduction package. The bill […]

Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 2, 2015

A Senate tax panel on Monday gave the nod to a bill that increases the level of income from $50,000 to $75,000 that is exempt from Florida’s 5.5 percent tax on the net income of corporations, one of the tax reductions that is contained in Gov. Rick Scott’s $673 million tax reduction package. The bill […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 2, 2015

On his last day on the job as the executive directors of both the Hillsborough County MPO and the Planning Commission last week, Ray Chiaramonte learned that he would be immediately transitioning to a new gig – after being selected to become the next executive director of TBARTA, the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority. The still very vibrant […]

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Mitch Perry Report for 2.3.15 – Rand off the rails?

Some HART board members fret they'll miss out on state funding

Some HART board members fret they’ll miss out on state funding

Former Jacksonville general counsel endorses underdog Bill Bishop

Lobbying firms will know February 19 whether they’ll be audited

Lobbying firms will know February 19 whether they'll be audited

Florida GOP voters going big time for Jeb, not so much for Marco in presidential poll

Senate F&T gives nod to tax reduction

Senate F&T gives nod to tax reduction

Ray Chiaramonte is high on CSX and the Tampa streetcar as he takes over at TBARTA