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Ryan RayMarch 18, 2015

As rumors of a possible Senate run simmer in the background, Sarasota Congressman Vern Buchanan takes a step up the U.S. House ladder, assuming a seat on the Budget Committee on Wednesday. “As a businessman for over 30 years, I know what it means to balance a budget and meet a payroll,” said Buchanan in an announcement. “I […]

Ryan RayMarch 17, 2015

Democratic National Committee chairwoman and South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz will not seek the Senate seat likely to be vacated by Marco Rubio and will instead seek re-election in her Broward- and Miami-Dade-based 23rd congressional district, the Sun-Sentinel reports. DWS was widely seen as a problematic yet potent contender for the seat that many expect to be highly […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 6, 2015

A conservative “action tank” with ties to House Speaker John Boehner is throwing its weight behind Sarasota-area U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan. According to Sunshine State News, the American Action Network (AAN) announced Buchanan is one of 16 members of Congress it will support via an advertising campaign. Buchanan is the only Florida congressman to make the group’s […]

Mitch PerryNovember 25, 2014

Ferguson is literally burning as I write this on Tuesday morning. On CBS’ This Morning, the program began at 7 a.m. with an aerial shot of an Auto Zone auto parts store on fire. Yes, the community in Ferguson rioted last night after the late night announcement that the grand jury decided not to indict […]

Mitch PerryNovember 24, 2014

On page three of your Tampa Bay Times this morning is a quarter-page ad paid for by Americans for Prosperity calling on Republican Congressmen Gus Bilirakis and Vern Buchanan to oppose wind subsidies. The ad says that “Extending the wind energy handout will cost $13 billion over the next decade,” with one photo of a […]

Peter SchorschDecember 30, 2013

To outside observers, Florida always appears to march to the beat of its own drum — or, for some, the beat of no drummer at all. In 2013 the state provided a never-ending flow of news stories that were engaging, compelling and controversial; with many, it was a combination of all three. From the debate […]

Guest AuthorOctober 29, 2013

Earlier this month, one of the country’s great politicians of our day, Congressman Bill Young, died while serving his 22nd term in office. Young was a career politician, the longest serving Republican in the House of Representatives. He was remembered as a devoted public servant, eulogized not only as an important advocate for the American […]

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Vern Buchanan named to House Budget Committee

Debbie Wasserman-Schultz not running for U.S. Senate

Sarasota Congressman Vern Buchanan to get ad push from group with ties to John Boehner

Mitch Perry Report – 11.25.14

Koch Brothers group calls on Gus Bilirakis and Vern Buchanan to oppose wind subsidies

Peter Schorsch: Here’s my top 15 Florida news stories of 2013

Steve Kurlander: Legacy of Bill Young: term limits not answer to fixing system