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Tampa Bay Democrats react to Patrick Murphy’s announcement for Senate

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Though he’s hardly a household name in the Tampa Bay area, Democrats in the region are reacting with high praise for Patrick Murphy, the 31-year-old second-term South Florida Representative who announced his candidacy for the 2016 U.S. Senate today. “I’m a very excited Floridian. I think he’ll be great for the state, and the Democratic Party and the U.S. Senate,” says Tampa based lobbyist and Democratic Party fundraiser Justin Day, who is friendly with Murphy. “He’s the real deal. He’s young, energetic, thoughtful,…

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The end for SaintPetersBlog

Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain for my efforts — FloridaPolitics.com — I knew that one

St. Pete Polls wasn’t allowed to show its Pier survey and it’s not clear why

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During Friday’s marathon meeting in which the Pier Selection Committee was supposed to choose final ranking of three designs, but didn’t, one person during public comment was essentially silenced at the podium during his 3-minutes. That person is Leonard Schmiege. He works for St. Pete Polls and was attempting to show results from an independent survey his company conducted that verified the city’s own survey results. St. Pete Polls and Schmiege conducted the poll after questions surfaced about whether or…

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Florida GOP seeks to showcase Patrick Murphy’s love affair with Obamacare

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As U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy starts the first day of his U.S. Senate bid, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) welcomed the Jupiter Democrat to the race by showcasing one notable coincidence. Murphy joined the race on the fifth anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. “The RPOF warmly welcomes liberal-insider Patrick Murphy into the race for the U.S. Senate,” said RPOF Chair Blaise Ingoglia in a statement.  “We also applaud him for the impeccable timing of this announcement, as it comes on the…

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Tourists flocking to Cuba ‘before the Americans come’

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Bookings to Cuba jumped 57 percent for one New York tour operator in the weeks after Washington said it would renew ties with Havana. In February, they were up 187 percent; and so far this month, nearly 250 percent. The boom is just one sign that the rush is on to see Cuba now — before, as many predict, McDonald’s claims a spot in Old Havana and Starbucks moves in on Cubita, the island’s premium coffee brand. The sense that…

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Irma effect on tourism mixed

Florida could recover from Hurricane Irma’s wrath in time for its busy tourism season this winter, but that’s likely not

ACLU attorney says House bill to prevent gay adoptions in Florida is unconstitutional

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Last week the House Health & Human Services Committee approved a proposal that would allow private adoption agencies to object to “performing, assisting in, recommending, consenting to, or participating in the placement of a child if a placement violates the agency’s written religious or moral convictions or policies.” The measure, sponsored by Sanford Republican Jason Brodeur, would also essentially endorse discrimination, allowing any agency that denies placing a child in a home with a same-sex couple from losing its license…

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Ted Deutch endorses Patrick Murphy in Senate bid

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U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy has received an early endorsement this morning on the first day of his campaign for U.S. Senate. U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, who represents Florida’s 21st Congressional District, released a statement of support for the Jupiter Democrat, who announced today he is seeking Marco Rubio’s Senate seat. Rubio will vacate the seat if he chooses to run for president in 2016. “I am proud to endorse my friend, colleague, and fellow Democrat Patrick Murphy for the United States…

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As Florida governor, Jeb Bush aggressively used executive power

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Jeb Bush ended Florida’s affirmative action programs in 1999 with a flourish, issuing an executive order that he said would “transcend the tired debate” about racial preferences. Some lawmakers grumbled about the first-year governor making such a move without consulting them, and two black legislators staged a 25-hour sit-in at his office to protest. Bush refused to budge. “We’re doing the people’s work and I’m not going to let anybody, for any reason, stop us from doing that,” he said.…

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