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Mitch PerryJuly 9, 2015

Although it wouldn’t take effect for seven more years, Pinellas County House Democrat Dwight Dudley says it’s time for Florida to take the political act of redistricting out of the hands of (Republican) politicians, and put it into the hands of an independent political commission. That’s the law now in six states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana […]

Mitch PerryJuly 9, 2015

Although Kathy Castor will see the contours of her district redrawn in the wake of the Florida Supreme Court’s ruling Thursday, no one in state politics suspects it will affect Democratic Party leanings substantially. “Florida voters adopted Fair Districts amendments to our Florida Constitution and, today, the Florida Supreme Court reaffirmed that districts need to […]

Mitch PerryJuly 9, 2015

The battle over Medicaid expansion in the Florida Legislature was an intense, emotional issue for many in Tallahassee this year. It was an internecine battle, as House Republicans fought Senate Republicans over expanding health care coverage and a Senate fix to the Low Income Pool program. At times the battle got personal, with some ascribing less than […]

Mitch PerryJuly 9, 2015

The already intriguing congressional race in Florida’s 13th District currently occupied by Republican David Jolly became even more so on Thursday, after the Florida Supreme Court ruled that the Legislature must redraw the district for being out of compliance with the Fair Districts constitutional amendments. The Court ruled that eight districts in all must be redistricted, including […]

Mitch PerryJuly 9, 2015

Alan Grayson is running for the U.S. Senate. “This is going to be the first real political race of the 21st Century,” the Orlando Democratic Congressman made the announcement this morning during a televised interview with WKMG-TV, the CBS affiliate in Orlando. He compared it’s national appeal to Elizabeth Warren‘s successful run for the Senate in […]

Mitch PerryJuly 8, 2015

Earlier this week Politico speculated that the Democrats have a “narrow” path to recapture the U.S. Senate next year, which appears to be a much friendlier year in terms of victories compared with 2014 (when they lost nine seats) or 2018, when they must defend seats in red states like Montana, North Dakota and West Virginia. One […]

Mitch PerryJuly 8, 2015

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi said in Tampa on Wednesday that U.S. financial giant J.P. Morgan Chase has agreed to a multimillion dollar settlement over its collection and sale of credit-card debt. The bank agreed to pay $4.6 million in restitution to more than 5,000 customers in Florida, with an additional $1.6 million going to […]

Mitch PerryJuly 8, 2015

The never-a-dull-moment world that is Florida politics is about to get another jolt of energy. On Thursday U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson is expected to announce his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. Roll Call has reported Grayson intends to make that announcement on an Orlando television station. The 57-year-old New York native is a […]

Mitch PerryJuly 8, 2015

Two rising stars in the Florida Democratic Party announced fundraising totals for the past three months on Wednesday. Florida Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Patrick Murphy has raised more than $1.4 million in the second quarter this year. The Miami Herald’s Naked Politics first reported the total. The Jupiter congressman announced his candidacy for the Senate seat […]

Mitch PerryJuly 8, 2015

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While political observers await for another politician to join Jacksonville U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis in the race for the Republican nomination for Senate in 2016, Todd Wilcox, an Orlando businessman and former combat soldier and CIA official, announced Wednesday that he’s a candidate to succeed Marco Rubio in Washington. “I am not a politician and I’m not […]

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Dwight Dudley calls for independent commission to redraw Florida congressional districts

Kathy Castor sanguine after court ruling, to report raising nearly $800,000

Jack Latvala calls attacks on state senators, spouses in health care “reprehensible”

Florida Supreme Court ruling will affect David Jolly’s CD 13 seat

Alan Grayson blasts Patrick Murphy in announcing his candidacy for Senate

NRSC “confident” GOP will keep Florida Senate seat in 2016

Pam Bondi says state reaches multimillion dollar settlement with JPMorgan Chase Bank

Alan Grayson to announce his Senate candidacy on Thursday

Patrick Murphy, Gwen Graham release fundraising totals for 2nd quarter

Entrepreneur, combat veteran Todd Wilcox enters Florida’s U.S. Senate race