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Mitch Perry Report for 5.19. 15 — RIP, Helen Gordon Davis

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Tampa icon Helen Gordon Davis passed away yesterday after being in poor health for awhile. She was 88. Reading about her life and political history again last night, I realized how much this woman kicked some ass working for positive change in Florida. “She was a phenomenal spokesperson for women and human rights,” former USF President and state legislator Betty Castor told Florida Politics in an email this morning. “From her early leadership of the League of Women Voters to championing all…

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Tampa Chamber of Commerce positioning Tampa Bay to prosper with post-sanction Cuba

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Last week, a delegation of Tampa area officials visited Cuba in a trip organized by the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce. It was the third excursion to the Communist island led by the Chamber in the past few years, but it was “certainly the most productive and most historic,” says Ronald Christaldi, a partner with the Tampa law firm of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP and chair of the Tampa Chamber. Christaldi and a handful of other officials who were part of the delegation spoke about their hopes…

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Ryan Yadav formally announces a run in House District 30

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Democrat Ryan Yadav made it official today — or at least even more official than his original campaign paperwork filing last week did: The criminal defense attorney from Sanford will mount a bid to unseat state Rep. Bob Cortes in District 30, one of the most mercurial districts in the state. Cortes bested former state Rep. Karen Castor Dentel to take over her seat last November in a crushing blow to Florida’s Democrats, who saw in her an emerging leader with statewide potential. Castor Dentel…

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Betty Castor, Chris Ingram will be Bay News 9’s new political analysts

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It’s one of the worst kept secret in local politics, but Bay News 9 producer Liz Rosenblum confirmed to a source that former USF president and Democrat Betty Castor and Republican blogger and political consultant Chris Ingram will be the station’s political analysts as part of its coverage this election season. I don’t know, for me, the choice of Betty Castor as a political analyst seems uninspired.  Sure, she will lend some gravitas to the programming, but will she say…

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Betty Castor, Chris Ingram will be Bay News 9’s new political analysts

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It’s one of the worst kept secret in local politics, but Bay News 9 producer Liz Rosenblum confirmed to a source that former USF president and Democrat Betty Castor and Republican blogger and political consultant Chris Ingram will be the station’s political analysts as part of its coverage this election season. I don’t know, for me, the choice of Betty Castor as a political analyst seems uninspired.  Sure, she will lend some gravitas to the programming, but will she say…

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March: Alex Sink considers naming running mate early

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Alex Sink may be hoping to boost in her campaign for governor by naming a running mate early, and speculation among her backers is focusing on former state Sen. Rod Smith. Sink filed her qualifying papers for the office Wednesday morning, and is expected to be the only politically prominent candidate in the Democratic primary. Her campaign has been contacting key supporters for advice on a candidate for lieutenant governor, a step usually taken later on in the race. Because…

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Huff Post: GOP’s other Latino problem

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From Chris Weigant: I wrote yesterday about the political conundrum Republicans (especially those in the Senate who actually get to vote on her confirmation) find themselves in over Sotomayor. But there’s another struggle within the party over a Latino candidate with more profound overtones for the party as a whole, down in the race for a Senate seat in Florida. It seems these days, Republicans just can’t attempt to do anything right without landing themselves in hot water as a…

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