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Lenny Curry and Richard Corcoran talk about cronyism, courage

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Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry gave a warning to Sunshine Summit attendees milling about in the hall. “You might want to come back in,” he said. “I’m getting ready to tell you how conservatives win elections.” The Republican Curry, former chair of the state GOP, beat incumbent Democratic Mayor Alvin Brown last year. He castigated Brown as putting his “cronies in at the highest level of government,” and slammed the former mayor’s city spending plans as “smoke and mirrors.” Twice mentioning the “liberal media”…

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House, Senate Majorities host pair of Miami Beach fundraisers Dec. 10

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Some of the top Florida Republicans will gather in Miami Beach Dec. 10 for pair of fundraising events benefiting House Majority and Senate Majority. The guest list will include House Speaker designate Richard Corcoran, Republican Majority Leader Sen. Bill Galvano and Chairman Jose Oliva, who is also the favorite to become House Speaker after the 2018 elections. Stuart Sen. Joe Negron will also be in attendance, and he’ll likely be ready to cut loose and celebrate his official naming as…

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Jeb Bush hits campaign reset, retools slogan: ‘Jeb Can Fix It’

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Jeb Bush hit the reset button on his faltering presidential campaign, racing across Florida Monday with a new slogan that cast him as the sole Republican candidate who can right what’s wrong with Washington: “Jeb Can Fix It.” But the pithy phrasing could apply as much to his effort to steady the campaign as it does to his sense of confidence about handling the nation’s problems. “This is not about big personalities on the stage. It’s not about talking. It’s…

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Marco Rubio wins first endorsement from fellow U.S. Senator

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Colorado Republican Cory Gardner on Monday became the first U.S. senator to endorse Marco Rubio‘s presidential candidacy. “Our country needs a new generation of leadership, and I believe that Marco Rubio presents this nation with the greatest possibilities and opportunities to meet the challenges of the next generation,” Gardner said during an interview on the Fox News Channel. In the now-much publicized slide show by the Jeb Bush campaign that was shown to donors last week in Houston, one slide ripped on Rubio’s lack of support among…

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Five firms vie to be next Pasco County lobbyist

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Five companies are under consideration to become the next Tallahassee lobbyist for Pasco County, with county commissioners asked to narrow the list down to three before scheduling oral presentations for Oct. 19. As reported by the Tampa Bay Times, two firms are from Tallahassee — Pittman Law Group and Public Affairs Consultants. The others are Smith, Bryan & Myers, The Advocacy Group of Cardenas Partners and Shawn Foster of the Trinity-based Sunrise Consulting Group. Pittman represents Miami, Orlando, Tallahassee, Port Orange,…

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Mitch Perry Report for 9.18.15 — Hillary says she’s up for more debates

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As was the case with Fox News last month, CNN received record ratings for airing its prime-time Republican presidential debate this week, with 23 million tuning in. Thanks to Donald Trump, of course, the debates have become Must See TV. Too bad the Democrats don’t have one of those. Or how about even holding a debate? Well, that will be happening — in three and a half weeks. As has been well noted, more and more Democrats have taken issue with…

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