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Mitch PerryApril 28, 2016

It came down to, as we all knew it would, to the enigmatic Victor Crist. After more than four hours of discussion and debate, the decision about whether to place the Go Hillsborough half-cent sales tax on the November ballot was deadlocked between the Board of County Commissioners 3-3, which is what we had known […]

Mitch PerryApril 27, 2016

Anti-tax activist Grover Norquist, who once infamously said he’s like cut government down to the size “where we can drown it in the bathtub,” is publicly endorsing a small business tax cut proposal offered by Sarasota area Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan. The bill, dubbed the Main Street Fairness Act, would establish that businesses that file taxes as passthrough income – […]

Mitch PerryApril 21, 2016

Some quick hits before I hop on a plane … I know much of our news media would rather spend another day focusing on our national elections, what about what’s going on the world? A U.N. agency said yesterday that up to 500 may have died last week, when a large boat packed with migrants from […]

Mitch PerryApril 20, 2016

Sarasota area Republican Congressman Vern Buchanan says that the U.S. should “never buckle to the threats of a foreign government,” and that’s why he supports legislation that aims to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for any involvement in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. “Even an ally like Saudi Arabia needs to understand our country will never compromise […]

Peter SchorschApril 12, 2016

U.S. Senate candidate David Jolly has tapped Max Goodman to serve as his new campaign manager. Goodman had served as political director for the Clearwater Republican’s bid to succeed Sen. Marco Rubio for the last eight months. “Max Goodman, our Political Director for the last eight months, has assumed the additional responsibilities of day-to-day operations as our new Campaign Manager. Max is one […]

Mitch PerryApril 8, 2016

There’s still two months to go before the final presidential primary elections take place, and more than three months before the Republican National Convention convenes in Cleveland. Yet it’s becoming clearer by the day that with neither Donald Trump, nor Ted Cruz will be able to secure the nomination before the four-day confab this summer. […]

Mitch PerryApril 7, 2016

The Humane Society has picked Sarasota U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan as its 2015 Legislator of the Year for his leadership on fighting animal cruelty and protecting endangered species. In doing so, Buchanan becomes the first member of Congress from Florida to win the annual award since it was established more than a decade ago. Buchanan is […]

Mitch PerryMarch 30, 2016

Back in 2009-2010, the folks behind the Moving Hillsborough Forward brought Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory to Tampa on three different occasions to advise local officials on how to pass the one-cent sales tax referendum for transit on the November 2010 ballot in Hillsborough County. As we all remember, the measure went down to a resounding […]

Mitch PerryMarch 29, 2016

The Obama administration on Tuesday announced a series of initiatives aimed at curbing America’s opioid addiction epidemic. The steps will make it easier to get obtain medication-based treatment, expand Medicaid coverage and increase availability of a drug that saves people from overdoses. The president discussed his proposals while appearing at the National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit […]

Staff ReportsMarch 22, 2016

Terror attacks in Brussels Tuesday morning should serve as a wake-up call that the Obama administration needs to release its overdue plan to defeat ISIS, says U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan. The Sarasota Republican points out that the government has already missed a congressionally-mandated deadline of Feb. 15 to submit a detailed plan to defeat the […]

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Mitch Perry Report for 4.28.16 – Go Hillsborough goes down. Now what?

Vern Buchanan’s small biz tax cut bill gets some Grover Norquist love

Mitch Perry Report for 4.21.16 – Will Hillsborough adopt Palm Beach law regarding Uber and Lyft?

Vern Buchanan says the truth needs to come out regarding 9/11 and the Saudi government

David Jolly taps Max Goodman to serve as new campaign manager

Mitch Perry Report for 4.8.16 – Forget about Paul Ryan as GOP savior. How ’bout James Mattis?

Vern Buchanan named by Humane Society as 2015 Legislator of the Year

Mitch Perry Report for 3.30.16 – What happened to the moderate, affable Pat McCrory?

Vern Buchanan applauds president’s plan to combat heroin addiction and drug abuse

Vern Buchanan says Brussels attack demands plan of action