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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 absolutelyĀ notĀ apologizing after theĀ Huffington PostĀ 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 heā€™s an…

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House passes incentives measure desired by Rick Scott

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After a debate that included mentions of monsters,Ā Robert A. HeinleinĀ andĀ the Tampa Bay Rays, the Florida House of Representatives Wednesday passed its 2016 business and economic incentives package, including the framework forĀ Gov. Rick Scott‘s proposed $250 million Florida Enterprise Fund. As bill sponsor Jim Boyd reminded members, it still has no funding: “ThisĀ is a structure bill, a policy bill,” he said, explaining that how much money goes to incentives still must be decided in the budget process.Ā  The legislation (HB 1325)…

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SWFL lawmakers: Few surprises in Rick Scott’s 2016 State of the State speech

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Gov. Rick Scottā€™s annual State of the State speech didn’t surpriseĀ lawmakers from Southwest Florida, they said Tuesday. ā€œI think there are opportunities for success when youā€™re consistent, and the governor continues to be consistent with his priorities for job growth in the state of Florida,ā€ said Sen. Garrett Richter, a Naples Republican and Senate President pro tempore. ā€œThereā€™s something to be said for consistency, and as long as the state continues to grow job opportunities, itā€™s hard to argue his…

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Matt Hudson, Kathleen Passidomo raise big for SD 23 in November, opponent fizzles

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Republican Reps. Matt Hudson and Kathleen Passidomo brought in five-figure hauls for their SD23 campaigns last month, while businessman Gary Price fizzled after months of strong fundraising. Hudsonā€™s numbers are his best since February, and bring his to-date contribution total to more than $341,000. The term-limited representative has also kept expenses to a minimum, spending just $2,746 last month to leave his campaign with $310,209 on-hand heading into December ā€” more than Passidomo and Price combined. The November haul came…

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Top Senate fundraisers have slow July

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July fundraising numbers are in, though none of the big-ticket Senate races for 2016 got much action, and with the Special Session on Redistricting, it should stay that way for sitting lawmakers duringĀ the back half of August. Fort Walton Beach Republican state Rep. Matt Gaetz brought in $16,855 for the month and spent $7,629, leaving him with a formidable $441,907 cash-on-hand heading into August. Gaetz is still uncontested for the District 1 Senate seat currently held by his father, Niceville…

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Campaigns for Florida Senate’s eight term-limited seats shift into gear

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As of June, none of the 12 Florida senators running for re-election is facing much of a challenge — Democratic state Sen. Jeff Clemens is the only incumbent to draw an opponent so far, but it wonā€™t derail him from another term. District 29 looks set as well, with Democratic state Rep. Jim Waldman having a clear path to take over for outgoing state Sen. Jeremy Ring. The other open seats ā€“ Districts 1, 5, 13, 19, 23 and 31…

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Lawmakers building a veto-proof healthcare budget

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Florida’s legislative leaders are trying to make the healthcare financing decisions they made during the June special session veto-proof. The Florida House and Senate were at odds throughout the 2015 regular legislative session on health care spending and policy. Indeed, the inability to agree on how much additional Medicaid funding to include the budget was the reason the chamber’s didn’t pass a budget on time. But that was then and this is now. House and Senate leaders not only agreed…

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