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Mitch PerryDecember 9, 2014

Appearing before the Suncoast Tiger Bay Club in St. Petersburg on Tuesday, Pasco County Tax Collector Mike Fasano entertained the centrist-to-liberal audience with his outspoken criticism of the way that business is conducted in Tallahassee, slamming on Governor Rick Scott for failing to speak out against Duke Energy and for Medicaid expansion during the recent […]

Mitch PerryDecember 9, 2014

Finally. This morning St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman has scheduled a news conference with officials from the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field to discuss the details of an agreement reached between the city and the Rays. That agreement will allow the team to go outside the city to search for new stadium sites in […]

Phil AmmannDecember 9, 2014

Gov. Rick Scott today reappointed Barbara Palmer as director of the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities. Appointed director in August 2012, Palmer previously served as chief of staff since September 2011. Before her role at APD, Palmer was assistant secretary for administration at the Department of Children and Families. “Under her leadership, APD has […]

Mitch PerryDecember 9, 2014

Hillsborough County Democrats are scheduled to vote for new officers this Thursday night, but the man who looked likely to become the next chair of the party, Tim Heberlein, is dropping out of the race. The reason is because of a potential conflict of interest with his day job. Recently Heberlein took on employment with […]

Mitch PerryDecember 8, 2014

Opposition research generally involves a campaign gathering up as many facts as publicly (or privately) available on another candidate, preferably negative, in order to use against that candidate at an opportune time. Describing itself as “The Most Comprehensive Early Look Ever at a Presidential Field,” the D.C.-based Democratic Party group American Bridge 21st Century has […]

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 8, 2014

For several years, the Florida Beer Wholesalers Association has supported lifting the restriction on 64-ounce growlers. But as most observers know, the Association originally tied its support to the larger discussion of direct brewer to consumer sales. That was then. And this is now. As the Executive Director of the Florida Beer Wholesalers Association, I […]

Guest AuthorDecember 8, 2014

For several years, the Florida Beer Wholesalers Association has supported lifting the restriction on 64-ounce growlers. But as most observers know, the Association originally tied its support to the larger discussion of direct brewer to consumer sales. That was then. And this is now. As the Executive Director of the Florida Beer Wholesalers Association, I […]

Phil AmmannDecember 8, 2014

Citing his conservative record, State Rep. Travis Hutson received endorsements today from three prominent local elected officials in the Senate District 6 special election. Seventh Judicial Circuit State Attorney R.J. Larizza, St. Johns County Sheriff David Shoar and Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson have each thrown their weight behind the Elkton Republican in the GOP […]

Peter SchorschDecember 8, 2014

The incoming class of Florida House Republicans deserves recognition for, as the Miami Herald‘s Kathleen McGrory notes, it doesn’t fit the national GOP stereotype. But to label the freshmen GOP as “diverse,” as McGrory did on Sunday, is beyond a stretch. “New Republican lawmakers reflect Florida’s diversity,” reads the headline of McGrory’s piece in Sunday’s Herald. […]

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Despite his actions, Mike Fasano is not leaving the GOP

Mitch Perry Report 12.9.14 – Finally, a breakthrough on the Rays stadium situation

Gov. Scott keeps Barbara Palmer as head of Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Tim Heberlein drops out of contention for Hillsborough Democratic chair

Democratic aligned group releases oppo research document on Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, etc.

Lawyer: Gov. Scott broke law with private emails

Mitch Rubin: Legislature should quickly lift ban on 64-ounce growlers

Mitch Rubin: Legislature should quickly lift ban on 64-ounce growlers

Three local elected officials endorse Travis Hutson in SD 6 special election

Regarding incoming Florida House Republicans, reporter Kathleen McGrory may need a refresher on the definition of "diverse"