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A.G. GancarskiAugust 12, 2015

On Tuesday, a couple of interesting emails went out from The Daily Caller. The leitmotif was an animus toward Jeb Bush. One of the emails was their nightly digest, TheDC Evening, which offered a link to a piece entitled “Jeb Worked with Bloomberg amid $50 Million Anti-Coal Campaign.” The lede: “Presidential candidate and former Gov. Jeb Bush […]

Mitch PerryAugust 5, 2015

President Barack Obama says the plan he announced on Monday to reduce climate change is “the biggest, most important step we have ever taken” to deal with the issue. The Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power stations by nearly a third within 15 years. It calls […]

Guest AuthorJuly 27, 2015

For decades, conservatives have lamented federal subsidies in American farm policy accruing to Big Sugar. Strangely, the wailing falls silent south of the Georgia border. In Tallahassee, the glad-handing and back slapping by Big Sugar for its supporters is ubiquitous. The application of sugar money to lobbyists’ and lawyers’ net worth statements, contributions to lawmakers, […]

Mitch PerryJuly 9, 2015

You’ve gotta love Tom Lambdon. Well, let me take that back. You don’t have to love anybody. In fact, there are many people in St. Petersburg who would hope to never hear this man’s name mentioned in polite company ever again. But civic activists like Lambdon wouldn’t get anywhere if they weren’t representing others who need someone to lead […]

Mitch PerryJune 23, 2015

Another Democrat is looking at the possibility of challenging Republican David Jolly in 2016, and this one actually lives in the district. St. Petersburg City Councilwoman Darden Rice says she’s been asked “for some time” to consider running for the Democratic nomination for the CD 13 seat, and she says she is giving it the […]

Associated PressMay 19, 2015

Residents of the Sunshine State are finding that harnessing Florida’s abundant solar power is no simple task. With its bounty of sunny days, Florida ranks third in the nation in rooftop solar energy potential but 13th in the amount of solar energy generated, according to industry estimates. The industry views Florida as a sleeping giant […]

Mitch PerryApril 14, 2015

On Monday, Pat Kemp made official what she has told anyone who asked since last November’s election – she is running again for a Hillsborough County Commission seat in 2016, this time in the District 6 countywide seat being vacated by Kevin Beckner, whose term ends next year. Florida Politics originally reported she would run […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorApril 1, 2015

The group Environment Florida has put a new face on the fight for clean water: beer. In order to draw increased attention to water-quality issues facing Floridians, the group held a clean water forum at 3 Daughters brewery in St. Peteresburg on Tuesday night. The evening’s keynote speaker was Jim Leonard, chemist and lab director […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 3, 2015

Progressive activists across the state are calling on the Florida Legislature to take up five key issues voted on by supporters of the group Progress Florida. During a rally Tuesday at Spa Beach near the downtown St. Pete Pier, about 20 activists announced their agenda, which includes increasing the minimum wage, expanding healthcare and Medicaid, […]

Bruce RitchieFebruary 4, 2015

Environmental and agriculture groups raised concerns on Wednesday with draft water bill language presented by a House committee but speakers on all sides praised the chamber for its comprehensive approach on the issue. The House State Affairs Committee language addresses pollution threats facing springs and Lake Okeechobee and the need for increased water supplies in […]

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The Daily Caller guns for Jeb Bush

PPP survey finds 66% of Floridians support EPA clean power plan

Alan Farago: Big Sugar has conservatives chasing their tails

Mitch Perry Report for 7.9.15 — Pier politics returns yet again in St. Pete

Darden Rice seriously contemplating challenging David Jolly in CD 13

“Sunshine State” or not, Florida badly behind on solar power

Pat Kemp says she’s the best Democrat in the Hillsborough County Commission District 6 seat

Environmentalists turn to craft beer to make clean water pitch

2015 Awake the State rallies take on quieter tone

All sides praise House water bill effort while raising concerns