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Mitch Perry Report for 8.24.16 — Pressure builds for Clinton Foundation to fade away

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Last week it was The Boston Globe. On Tuesday, it was Michael Tomasky at the Daily Beast, and now it’s USA Today. All three media entities say it’s now time for Bill and Hillary Clinton to shut down the Clinton Foundation, as it has become a major liability to the former first lady as she seeks the presidency. Earlier this week, Bill Clinton (finally) announced details to tighten the ethical safeguards of the foundation, to eliminate “legitimate concerns about potential conflicts of interest.” But it appears…

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Bob Buckhorn says it’s all about loyalty as he backs Tom Scott in Democratic Hillsborough Commissioners race

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Bob Buckhorn says he likes “most” of the four Democrats running for the Hillsborough County Commission District 6 race that climaxes next Tuesday, but it’s his sense of friendship and loyalty that has him backing Tom Scott. Scott previously served on the County Commissioner from 1996 to 2006, followed by one term on the Tampa City Council from 2007-2011. He then ran for mayor in 2011, but afterfailing to get into a runoff, he ended up backing Buckhorn. Buckhorn had narrowly made the…

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Alex Sink contributes $5K to HD 68 candidate Ben Diamond’s political committee

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Ben Diamond continues to raise cash in the final weeks of his primary race against fellow Democrat Eric Lynn in the House District 68 race. The 37-year-old Diamond raised $21,200 from Aug. 6 to Aug. 12, and his political action committee – Protecting Pinellas Families – brought in additional $27,500 in that same period. Among the contributors to his PAC was former Florida CFO Alex Sink, who contributed $5,000. Diamond now has $13,655 cash on hand in his campaign coffers, while his PAC has nearly…

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Here’s where sh*t stands in Tampa Bay state legislative races

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Republican Sens. Tom Lee and Bill Galvano have already won re-election, and fellow GOP incumbent Sens. Jack Latvala and Jeff Brandes only face opposition from write-in candidates in their seats. Of the six Senate seats covering Hillsborough and Pinellas County, only districts 18 and 19 will be home to a new senator in the fall. Tampa Republican Rep. Dana Young is the front-runner in the SD 18 race in both polling and fundraising, though favorable district lines and robust fundraising…

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Mitch Perry Report for 8.22.16 — Who’s down with TPP?

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Good morning, y’all. Welcome to the last full week of campaigning before your Aug. 30 primary election in the Sunshine State. Before we get into the news of the day, how was your weekend? I went and saw a couple of good, if somewhat overrated movies (“Come Hell or High Water,” “Don’t Think Twice”), and finished reading an underrated novel (Jay McInerney‘s “Bright, Precious Days”). I also voted, as the majority of Floridians will do, before next week’s primary election. Not…

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Ben Diamond and Eric Lynn to engage in radio debate on August 25

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Eric Lynn and Ben Diamond, the two Democrats running for the House District 68 seat in Pinellas County, have agreed to participate in their one and only one-on-one debate before the Aug. 30 primary. It will be broadcast live on WMNF 88.5 FM in Tampa, on the station’s MidPoint program this Thursday, Aug. 25 at noon, to be moderated by this reporter. Other than a June Suncoast Tiger Bay forum (where they appeared with Republican HD 68 candidate JB Benshimen), the candidates have not engaged in a…

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Mitch Perry Report for 8.18.16 – The Affordable Care Act is getting less affordable

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There’s more news about the Affordable Care Act this week, and it ain’t that good. Aetna announced on Tuesday it would be pulling out of Florida and 10 other states next year, giving those on the government plan less options for choice here in the Sunshine State. There have always been problems with the ACA, and they’re starting to exacerbate. But the answer isn’t just to repeal it, like most congressional Republicans have invoked like a mantra for the past…

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