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Battle over high school sports looms in Legislature

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At least one legislator is trying again to change the law on the state’s oversight body for public high school athletics, including ensuring that it is revenue-neutral, among other things. State Rep. Ross Spano, a Dover Republican, has filed a bill (HB 31) for next session that tweaks state law governing the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA). This will make the fifth year in a row that lawmakers have taken on the organization, which oversees 32 male and female high-school sports, including bills last session that would have…

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Second Democrat files for Ross Spano’s House seat

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A second Democrat filed Thursday for the House District 59 seat, setting up a primary battle to face Dover Republican state Rep. Ross Spano in the general election next year. Rena Jade Upshaw-Frazier, a partner at Quarles and Brady law firm in Tampa and a Stetson School of Law graduate, will take on schoolteacher Golnaz Sahebzamani for the Democratic nod. Frazier is married to former USF basketball star Anddrikk Frazier. The presidential election has made the District 59 seat a more…

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Gov. Scott highlights human trafficking fight with four new Florida laws

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On Thursday, Gov. Rick Scott took the time to highlight Florida’s fight against human trafficking with a ceremonial bill signing of four bills to protect survivors and set harsher penalties for exploitation of victims. “While Florida has a 44-year crime low,” Scott said at the Citrus Health Network Family Medical Center in Hialeah, “even one victim of abuse is too many.” Four bills signed into Florida law by Scott on Thursday include: HB 369, requiring the display of human trafficking public awareness…

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Mitch Perry Report for 7.22.15 — Stop saying John Kasich needs to be in the 1st debate

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John Kasich announced his candidacy at Ohio State University on Tuesday. When you look at his resume and his center-right political persona, he could/should be a top-tier contender. But nobody seems to be talking about that today. Instead, the focus is on the fact that he’s entering the race some seven months later than Jeb Bush did. Excuse me, when Bush said he was “testing the waters” but set up a political action committee that was able to raise over…

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Hillsborough Democrat Naze Sahebzamani to take on Ross Spano in HD 59 race

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Although Eastern Hillsborough County has been the graveyard for Democrats in legislative races for awhile now, the party came awfully close back in 2012 to winning the House District 59 seat. That’s when Gail Gottlieb fell just short in attempting to defeat Republican Ross Spano for the open seat, ultimately losing 51-49 percent. The district covers Brandon, Riverview and Valrico. Spano easily won re-election in 2014 over Democrat Donna Lee Fore, and will no doubt be considered the early favorite going into…

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Where fundraising races stand in Tampa Bay area 2016 legislative contests

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Voting in Florida state races is now just under 18 months away, with a June special session and the 2016 Regular Session thrown in for good measure. Nevertheless, political campaigns statewide are starting to gear up, as the campaign cash begins to flow in earnest. Here’s where things stand through April 30 in fundraising races across the Tampa Bay region, according to the Florida Division of Elections’ website: Senate District 17 State Sen. John Legg, who has been raising money for…

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Mitch Perry Report for 4.29.15 — GOP vs GOP violence in Tally, as Democrats watch helplessly

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In Nepal, they’re still digging through the rubble after the devastating earthquake over the weekend that has taken at least 10,000 lives. In Baltimore, the cleanup continues after the night of rage on Monday — meanwhile, the city waits in suspense for a report on what actually happened to Freddy Gray later this week. And in Tallahassee, House Speaker Steve Crisafulli decided to end the session early. But outside of Tallahassee, how much does the rest of the populace in…

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