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Mitch Perry Report for 6.2.16 — What’s happening with the TPP?

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When people say that Bernie Sanders has pushed Hillary Clinton to the left, there is no greater issue to prove that point than her opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The TPP is a huge deal between the U.S., Canada and 10 countries in the Asia-Pacific region that’s been under negotiation for over a decade. Its aim is to phase out thousands of tariffs, open markets and impose new trade rules, including for labor rights and environmental standards. Critics contend the document is full…

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Orlando Gudes latest entrant to Tampa City Council District 7 race

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(UPDATED) Former Tampa Police officer Orlando Gudes announced on Wednesday that he has filed to run for the City Council seat in District 7 that will be vacated by incumbent Lisa Montelione later this year. He now joins Gene Siudut, Luis Veira and Cyril Spiro in announcing their candidacies for the seat, which encompasses New Tampa, north Tampa and the University of South Florida/Busch Boulevard areas. “I’ve been fighting for our families my whole life, Gudes said in a statement.…

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Tampa attorney Luis Viera on why he wants to become Tampa’s next City Councilman from District 7

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Tampa attorney Luis Viera, the latest entrant into the special election to replace District 7 Tampa City Councilwoman Lisa Monteleone this year, says he can totally relate to Monteleone’s recent reluctance to join the rest of her colleagues in approving Mayor Bob Buckhorn’s request for approval to spend $35.5 million to remake Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park in West Tampa. “This is too expensive,” said Montelione, who said her north and New Tampa district covers more land than any other, but has…

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Mitch Perry Report for 5.10.16 – Rick Scott needs to address House GOP when it comes to unlocking Zika funds

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Rick Scott takes his act to Washington on Wednesday, where the Florida Governor hopes to rally members of Congress to approve President Obama’s request for $1.9 billion to combat the spread of the virus. So what is the hold-up? The virus seems to only be getting greater penetration into the U.S.  On Monday, the Florida Department of Health announced two new travel-related cases of Zika in Florida. The new cases — found in Orange and Pinellas counties — bring the total number of cases in Florida…

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Mitch Perry Report for 11.25.15 – And now there are 2 states who don’t automatically restore voting rights to ex-felons

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Outgoing Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear signed an executive order Tuesday immediately restoring voting rights to more than 100,000 ex-felons convicted of nonviolent offenses. “This disenfranchisement makes no sense,” Beshear, a Democrat, said in his announcement. “It makes no sense because it dilutes the energy of democracy, which functions only if all classes and categories of people have a voice, not just a privileged, powerful few. It makes no sense because it defeats a primary goal of our corrections system, which is to rehabilitate…

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