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Dana Young heads into 2016 with impressive fundraising momentum

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It was a great year, fundraising-wise, for House Republican Majority Leader Dana Young, who released a series of strong 2015 numbers Tuesday, further fueling speculation of a possible Senate run. The South Tampa Republican drew in $712,980 in 2015 to both her campaign and associated committee, Friends of Dana Young PC. The solid year was capped off with nearly $172,000 taken in December, leaving Young with an impressive $615,797 combined cash-on-hand. The yearly breakdown is as follows: Young’s campaign accounted for…

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Mitch Perry Report for 1.5.16 – GOP candidates defend Saudi use of Sharia law

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For nearly a year that they’ve been campaigning, the Republican candidates for president have focused on what they contend is how Barack Obama‘s bumbling foreign policy has led to the U.S.’s loss of stature around the world. While there could be some truth to some of the rhetoric, there’s also a lot of hyperbole and lack of nuance that has only been exacerbated in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris in November. Take, for instance, their views on…

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Event aiming to reinstate suspended drivers licenses set in Hillsborough

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According to an analysis conducted by the Miami Herald last year, most driver’s license suspensions in  Florida occur because of a failure to pay fees for traffic violations, not because of unsafe driving practices. The failure to pay fees accounted for 77 percent of all license suspensions in Florida between 2012 and 2015, according to an analysis of DHSMV data. They included traffic tickets, court costs, and child support payments. To help alleviate the probem in Hillsborough County, Tampa Bay area state…

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Jim Rosica’s Top 10 stories of 2015 in state government

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From palace intrigues to pot, 2015 brought a plethora of material to the Capitol Press Corps. Trying to pick the top 10 state government stories is a subjective pursuit, to say the least, but here are the FloridaPolitics.com picks for the passing year: No. 1: The “firing” of Gerald Bailey Gov. Rick Scott actually forced out the state’s top cop in December 2014 but the repercussions of that move spilled well over into the new year. Scott originally announced Bailey’s…

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Is Rick Scott already getting cold feet on Seminole blackjack deal?

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Gov. Rick Scott has told reporters he’ll “respect the decision” of the Legislature about the deal he struck with the Seminole Tribe of Florida renewing exclusive rights to offer blackjack at its casinos in return for $3 billion over seven years. Scott briefly answered questions after this week’s Cabinet meeting in the Capitol on Tuesday morning. He and others spent months going back and forth on the terms, heralding the details Monday night with a statement that the new agreement is…

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Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation passes measure to regulate Uber & Lyft, but future remains unclear

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The Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation spent hours (and hours) on Tuesday discussing proposed legislation that would bring ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft into compliance with the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission, but whether they actually moved the issue forward at the end of the day is dubious. The setting for the local group of state lawmakers to convene was the Firestick Grill, described as an “upscale buffet” that happens to be located inside the cavernous Amalie Arena. Dozens of people, including lobbyists,…

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Dana Young energizes supporters at rousing South Tampa fundraiser

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Approximately 100 enthusiastic supporters gathered at the Tampa Yacht and Country Club Wednesday night to hear a rousing speech from Republican state Representative Dana Young. Young, who serves as House Majority Leader, is currently running unopposed for a fourth term in South Tampa’s District 60. During her 15-minute speech, Young vowed to continue to work on the issues she has been passionate about for several years, particularly Florida’s endangered water supply. “I’ve had the ability to do some very impactful things for…

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