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Mitch PerrySeptember 21, 2015

When members of the Republican Party of Florida’s executive committee convene via a telephone conference call Tuesday night, one of the most controversial items on their agenda is already getting bad reviews from at least one faction within the state GOP, RPOF officials confirmed last week that the committee will discuss excluding some of the biggest […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 21, 2015

Democratic U.S. Rep and U.S. Senate candidate Alan Grayson acknowledged this summer that he manages three hedge funds in his own name, but denied violating congressional ethics rules that prohibit sitting legislators from managing self-named investment entities. However, documents filed with the Florida Secretary of State’s office Division of Corporations this month show he has filed paperwork to […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 21, 2015

Last month Governor Rick Scott agreed to pay a Tallahassee lawyer $700,000 in taxpayer funds to settle lawsuits alleging he and members of his staff violated state law when they created email accounts to hide their communications from state public records laws and then withheld the documents. As reported by the Miami Herald, the settlement with attorney Steven […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 21, 2015

Has Hillary Clinton stemmed any erosion of support for her due to the ongoing saga regarding her emails? Though she trails Vermont independent Senator Bernie Sanders in state polls in Iowa and New Hampshire, she has never trailed in a national poll of Democratic presidential candidates this year, and a new CNN/ORC poll released Monday […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 21, 2015

Happy Monday to ‘y’all, the last Monday of summer (of Trump), and with the change of seasons, will we see a change in the running narrative of the GOP presidential race? Well, Donald Trump remains the front-runner in the CNN/ORC poll released yesterday, the first major survey taken from last week’s debate. But The Donald […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 20, 2015

After Carly Fiorina earned nearly universal praise as the big winner of last week’s Republican Presidential debate from the Reagan Library, the big question was whether that praise would translate into a bump in her poll ratings, which have languished in the lower tier this year. The answer to that is a definitive yes. According to a […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 20, 2015

On Friday, St. Petersburg Democratic Representative Dwight Dudley filed his bill (HJR 201) that would establish a bipartisan redistricting commission in Florida, which would be responsible for drawing political boundaries for Congress and the state legislature. It’s an issue that’s been discussed for years in Florida, but has come to the forefront in the aftermath of the […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 19, 2015

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It was an odd moment during last week’s GOP Presidential debate – in a clash between front-running Donald Trump and Jeb Bush, Bush defended his brother George W. Bush’s time in office, saying that he “kept us safe.” It seemed like an obvious rejoinder for Trump to follow up, but he didn’t, nor did any […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 18, 2015

Marc Kadushin was working near the Brooklyn Bridge in Lower Manhattan for the New York City Department of Transportation when the two airplanes hijacked by Al Qaeda terrorists crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2011. He immediately went to work in assisting with traffic conditions and aiding uniformed rescue crews help get […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 18, 2015

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Florida is one of only three states left in the country that takes away ex-felons voting rights for life. More than 1.6 million Floridians cannot vote, hold office or serve on a jury, according to The Sentencing Project, a prison-reform group. Democrats in the Florida Legislature have railed for years against what they call this […]

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Golf ball and golf club in bag on green grass

RPOF idea to exclude wayward presidential candidates from primary slammed

Alan Grayson changes names of 2 of his hedge funds

70% of Floridians say taxpayers shouldn’t cover Rick Scott’s legal bills

Hillary Clinton increases lead nationally in new CNN Democratic poll

Mitch Perry Report for 9.21.15 – Time for last rites for Scott Walker’s campaign?

Carly Fiorina jumps into 2nd place in new CNN GOP presidential poll

Dwight Dudley files bill that would lead to independent redistricting commission

Jeb Bush whacked in new ad for saying his brother kept America safe

David Jolly supports reauthorizing funding for 9/11 first responders

Ex-felon voting rights group’s money troubles cost it League backing … for now