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Mitch Perry Report for 5.18.16 — D.C. Republicans at odds with each other on Zika funding

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The U.S. Senate advanced a $1.1 billion bill to help public officials battle the Zika virus Tuesday as it begins to threaten America. That’s $800 million less than the $1.9 billion that President Obama has been calling for since February, but it is more than the $622 million that the GOP-led House passed on Monday. Much of it would come from money that was approved to fight the Ebola virus and that health officials say is still needed for that purpose. That angered…

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Alex Sink endorses Jennifer Webb in HD 69 contest

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Former Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink is giving her seal of approval to Jennifer Webb, the Gulfport based Democrat now running in the House District 69 seat. “Jennifer Webb is a proven leader who will bring a strong, independent voice to Tallahassee for the hard working residents of Pinellas County,” Sink said on Tuesday. “For too long, career politicians have put the needs of lobbyists and special interests ahead of our community. Jennifer understands the challenges facing Pinellas families…

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Mitch Perry Report for 5.11.16 — Hillary’s weak close

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For the last week, the political news media has been obsessed with the likely Donald Trump/Hillary Clinton general election confrontation. Although he has been the front-runner throughout 2016, Trump’s big victory over Ted Cruz in Indiana last week prompted Cruz and John Kasich to quit the race, and by last Wednesday, Trump was your GOP nominee. It’s been a week of taking stock just on that. But concurrent with that is the fact that it’s felt for awhile that while…

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Democratic HD 69 candidate Jennifer Webb reports raising more than $20,000 since entering campaign last month

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Democrat  Jennifer Webb, who just entered the House District 69 race last month, announced on Tuesday that she had raised more than $20,000 since declaring her candidacy. “I am so proud of the broad level of support our campaign has received from over 100 donors in the first 23 days on the trail and I look forward to bring their voice in the Legislature,” Webb said in a statement. “It’s time for a State Representative who puts the people of Pinellas…

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Kathleen Peters raises more than $11K in April in HD 69 race

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For months, Pinellas County Democrats had been searching for a candidate to take on Republican Kathleen Peters in her South Pinellas County-based House District 69 seat, considered one of the more “swingy” in the state. They finally snagged a candidate last month when Gulfport resident Jennifer Webb announced her candidacy. Whether she can seriously challenge the incumbent will be something to watch over the course of the year, but in the interim, Peters is moving forward. The twice-elected representative raised $11,666. in April. She’s raised…

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Mitch Perry Report for 4.21.16 – Will Hillsborough adopt Palm Beach law regarding Uber and Lyft?

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Some quick hits before I hop on a plane… I know much of our news media would rather spend another day focusing on our national elections, what about what’s going on the world? A U.N. agency said yesterday that up to 500 may have died last week, when a large boat packed with migrants from Africa and the Middle East capsized in an unknown location between Libya and Italy. The BBC reports that over 179,000 migrants have arrived in Europe in 2016 alone.…

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Democrat Jennifer Webb to challenge Kathleen Peters in HD 69

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Jennifer N. Webb, Director of Community Partnerships at USF’s Office of Community Engagement and Partnerships and resident of Gulfport, has announced her candidacy for State House District 69, currently occupied by Republican Kathleen Peters. “I feel privileged to live in this incredible community and proud of the values and vision we have for moving all of our neighborhoods forward,” Webb said in a statement issued Wednesday, “but our values and vision locally are not in-line with legislation coming out of Tallahassee.…

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