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Mitch Perry Report for 2.25.15 – Keith Olbermann and the golden age of MSNBC

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Uh oh. He did it again. Keith Olbermann is on paid suspension for the rest of this week, after a few angry tweets to a Penn State supporter got him in some hot water with his ESPN bosses. While the tweeter sent Olbermann a link about the university’s $13 million fundraising for pediatric cancer research, Keith was still apparently thinking about the Jerry Sandusky scandal and responded back, “Pitiful.” He later apologized for a series of negative tweets to the…

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Democrats unveil their autopsy report on 2014 election

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Five months after Mitt Romney was defeated by Barack Obama, a Republican National Committee task force issued a brutal 100-page autopsy on what the GOP needed to improve upon if they wanted to start winning presidential elections once again. Flash forward two years, and it’s the Democrats turn to look inward after they were dealt a devastating takedown in the 2014 midterm elections. Immediately afterwards, Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz appointed the “Democratic Victory Task force,” whose mission…

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Kathleen Peters proposed EMS bill to bring more voices to the table

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Rep. Kathleen Peters is proposing a bill that would give cities and other stakeholders a louder voice at the table when it comes to regulating Pinellas County’s Emergency Medical Services. “All I’m doing is trying to change the makeup of the voting board, that’s it,” Peters said. Currently the EMS Authority Board is comprised only of Pinellas County Commissioners. Peters’ bill would expand that to include the county and 18 city and fire districts. “They would have voting authority of…

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Garrett Richter seeks to limit drone surveillance by Florida law enforcement

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Sen. Garrett Richter of Naples filed a bill Monday to enact restrictions “prohibiting a person, state agency, or political subdivision from using a drone to capture an image of privately owned or occupied real property or of the owner, tenant, or occupant of such property with the intent to conduct surveillance” without their consent, if “a reasonable expectation of privacy exists.” Certainly that language will have to withstand some judicial scrutiny, but it is a step forward in a public policy…

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Gov. Scott announces 15 state board appointments

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Gov. Rick Scott announced 15 appointments – including 11 reappointments – to a variety of state regulatory boards. Flagler County Housing Authority  Scott began with the announcement of two reappointments to the Flagler County Housing Authority, each for a term ending December 15, 2018. Robert DeVereux, 65, of Palm Coast, is a financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services. He currently chairs the board. William Seeney, 76, of Palm Coast, is retired from corporate management. Board of Orthotists and Prosthetists Scott next…

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Miami-Dade legislative delegation lays out 2015 priorities

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The Miami-Dade delegation approved its list of legislative priorities last week, agreeing to stand behind a wide array of issues, from final funding  for a Miami Military Museum, to beefing up funding for community mental health providers, to supporting efforts to grant additional protection to policyholders taken out of Citizens property insurance. The Miami-Dade delegation met in Tallahassee last week to vote on the priorities. All items making the list had unanimous support of the delegation members in attendance, said…

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Five minutes with Florida Education Association chief Andy Ford

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Five minutes with Andy Ford, where the FEA Chief suggests respect could go a long way to getting teachers and lawmakers on the same page: Q: The FEA has been challenging in court for at least the past 15 years education policy decisions made by the Legislature. What would a truce to the legal wrangling look like – where the teacher’s association and lawmakers are no longer bickering? Ford: “I think by having better government that would lend us not…

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