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Mitch Perry Report for 5.16.16 – Carlos Beruff is NOT apologizing regarding Obama remark

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Carlos Beruff made some news yesterday, but despite his aggressive response, it can’t be marked up as a good day for the Republican candidate for Senate. The Manatee County developer prides himself on not being politically correct, and he’s not absolutely not apologizing after the Huffington Post reported over the weekend (with video) of Beruff calling President Obama “an animal” in a speech last week in St. John’s County. “Unfortunately, for seven and a half years this animal we call president, because he’s an…

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Mitch Perry Report for 4.9.15 — Obama to de-list Cuba from terrorist list?

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Good morning — greetings from Tallahassee. Among the many, many items that the Legislature worked on yesterday was a resolution in the House condemning President Obama’s overture to Cuba, including a mandate that the White House not even think about having a Cuban consulate anywhere inside the Sunshine State. That’s certainly not the sentiment among the locals in Tampa. When the Florida Senate voted on a similar measure earlier this session, only Minority Leader Arthenia Joyner dared say anything in…

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Florida House moves ‘conscience protection’ bill forward

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The Florida House today passed a controversial bill that its sponsor says would protect the religious rights of private adoption agencies, but Democrats, LGBT activists and others say gives those agencies carte blanche to discriminate against same-sex couples. Sanford Republican Jason Brodeur’s bill emerged in the past month, immediately after the House passed a measure that repealed the ban on gay adoption from state statute. Gay couples have been allowed to adopt since the 3rd District Court of Appeals ruled…

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