Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

Mitch PerryMarch 9, 2015

Florida lawmakers last year approved a plan to set aside $7 million in sales-tax revenue to help pay for building or renovating sports stadiums. Last month, though, the Joint Legislative Budget Commission punted on the decision on whether or not to fund the four stadium projects before them: EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Daytona International Speedway, Sun […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 25, 2015

What will be the hottest ticket to date in these early stages of the 2016 GOP presidential nomination race is to Jeb Bush’s Miami confab on April 13. The meeting brings together a likely Bush campaign team, as well as a “thank you” to a number of high-dollar bundlers who “met or exceeded” campaign targets, […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 23, 2015

The 114th Congress elected last November includes 246 Republicans in the House of Representatives, the most since 1947. But with such a large tent, it’s evident that there will be disagreements between moderates and conservatives — and between the GOP-controlled House and Senate, and such tensions are evident just three weeks into the new session. […]

Mitch PerryDecember 18, 2014

The term “game-changer” was expressed often during the 90-minute press event that developer Jeff Vinik presented yesterday regarding his plans to revitalize a major part of downtown Tampa. But the true potential game-changer yesterday was President Obama’s announcement regarding a change in policies with Cuba, which has profound implications for both countries. Predictably, reactions were […]

Mitch PerryNovember 24, 2014

President Obama’s announcement on Thursday night that he would sign an executive order shielding up to five million undocumented immigrants from deportation predictably has outraged Republicans, but the question about how they’ll fight his action is still being decided. On Friday afternoon, House Speaker John Boehner announced that he was following through on a threat […]

Guest AuthorJune 29, 2014

Here is some good news for folks seeking to enter an Ivy-League college and bad news for those seeking minimum-wage work. Harvard is accepting a higher percentage of its applicants than McDonalds is hiring for its minimum-wage positions. According to CBS2 Chicago, at a recent National Hiring Day, McDonald’s hired only 6.2 percent of those […]

Tag: Wall Street Journal

Obama budget would bar tax-exempt bonds to finance stadiums

Jeb Bush to host hot-ticket Miami event for campaign team, top donors

David Jolly admits to GOP tensions at St. Pete town hall

Mitch Perry Report for 12.18.14 – Your move now, Raul

Mitch Perry Report – 11.24.14

Gary Stein: Competition for low-wage jobs hurts kids looking for summer work