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Mitch PerrySeptember 14, 2015

Earlier this year, a national organization rated the Tampa Bay area as 11th in the nation for traffic congestion. Obviously, the region has problems with traffic, which is perhaps why St. Petersburg state Senator Jeff Brandes called it a “game-changer” today in describing what could be a $17 million contract that the Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) was awarded by […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 14, 2015

A new Gravis Marketing poll released on Monday shows New York City real estate titan Donald Trump continuing to have a strong lead in Florida in the Republican race for president, garnering 33.6 percent of the vote. As has been the case throughout the country, Trump has been leading in polls in Florida for well […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 14, 2015

A majority of voters think Republican U.S. Trey Gowdy’s Benghazi probe is more about damaging Hillary Clinton than trying to uncover why Ambassador Chris Stevens was slain in Libya, a national survey commissioned by Hillary Clinton supporters contends. It also contends that a majority of voters think Jeb Bush should turn over his e-mail server from […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 14, 2015

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College access and affordability will top the agenda Monday of President Barack Obama’s town hall meeting with high school students. Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan also plan to discuss allowing more flexible deadlines to the college financial aid system. Using that as a pivot point for his own struggling candidacy, Marco Rubio had an op-ed […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 13, 2015

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Jeb Bush unveiled his tax plan last week at a poultry-cooling equipment facility in North Carolina, and his campaign team has edited footage from that event into a new ad they released on Sunday. The plan would reduce the number of tax brackets that Americans pay into from seven to three, reducing the lowest amount […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 12, 2015

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Patrick Murphy’s improbable victory over Allen West in Florida’s 18th Congressional election in 2012 made the then 29-year-old construction executive an immediate budding star in Florida Democratic politics. Outspent by more than four times than in a Republican-leaning district against a Tea Party hero, Murphy’s victory over West made national news. He followed that up by easily winning reelection […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 11, 2015

Senate Majority Leader Bill Galvano characterizes the redistricting situation he’s engrossed in as the most challenging and difficult experience yet of his 13-year legislative career in Tallahassee. The Bradenton Republican chairs the Senate Reapportionment Committee, and has been intricately involved with trying to work with House counterpart Jose Oliva in coming up with a newly redrawn […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 11, 2015

It’s a story that’s been mentioned throughout the year, and now USA Today is weighing in on this reality on its front page today. No other U.S. Senator running for president this year has missed as many votes than Marco Rubio. The junior senator from Florida has missed 77 out of 263 roll call votes this year […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 11, 2015

Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio continue to struggle in the polls – this time in a new Quinnipiac survey of voters in Iowa, the site of the first election in the Republican race for president. As has been the case in recent polls, Donald Trump and Dr. Ben Carson lead the field. Trump is at […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 11, 2015

So the field is set for the two GOP debates scheduled for next Wednesday night in Simi Valley – and they’re the exact same line-ups as were displayed in Cleveland last month, with two exceptions. One is that Carly Florina, who became the darling of the media following her impressive debate performance in the “Happy […]

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Tampa Expressway Authority awarded first phase of funding for connected vehicle pilot program

New Gravis marketing poll in Florida: Donald Trump 34%, Ben Carson 22%, Jeb Bush 15%

Majority of voters think Hillary Clinton email story politically driven, survey finds

Marco Rubio lays out plan to reform higher education

Jeb Bush releases ad pushing his tax cut plan

Patrick Murphy touts his ability to work with Republicans in speech to Hillsborough County Democrats

Bill Galvano calls redistricting issue his most difficult legislative experience

Marco Rubio has missed nearly 30 percent of all votes in the Senate this year

New Iowa poll has Jeb Bush in 4th place, Marco Rubio tied for 5th place

Mitch Perry Report for 9.11.15 – Bobby Jindal’s moment