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Ferguson solidarity rally draws out Bay Area activists
As the situation in Ferguson continues with little progress on the legal side of the Mike Brown murder, activist group Anonymous called for a nationwide “Day of Rage” on Thursday to show solidarity...
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Libertarian Party Lieutenant Governor nominee Greg Roe is making the rounds
Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Adrian Wyllie continued his statewide craft brewery tour Wednesday night in Tampa's Seminole Heights, holding a meet and greet at the Florida Avenue Brewing...
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Honey, the Ethics Commission wants to speak with you on the phone
That's probably what Susan Hagan said to hubby, Hillsborough Commissioner Ken Hagan, when the Florida Ethics Commission called to alert them that Hagan is now under investigation for ethics...
View ArticleDoing the ALS Bucket Challenge (with qualms)
According to its website, the ALS Association has received $62.5 million in donations compared to $2.4 million during the same time period last year (July 29 to August 23). These donations have come...
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CannaDay in Tampa Bay
On Friday, the Florida Cannabis Coalition hosted "CannaDay Tampa Bay", an all day seminar at The Cuban Club in Ybor City. The event was co-hosted by Tom Quigley and Pete Sessa from the Florida...
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Tampa Dream Defenders demand justice for Mike Brown
The Tampa Dream Defenders led a protest in solidarity with the residents of Ferguson, in a rally calling for Justice for Mike Brown. They made their demands at the Lykes Gaslight Square Park, located...
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Mitch Perry Report 8.25.14 - Rick Scott listening to the people on education?
Unless you've taken a vacation from reading about education this summer, you know that the federally mandated "Common Core" standards that are being implemented into most public school districts...
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Ed Turanchik says Audubon's objections on ferry plan have "no basis in fact."
An environmental study analyzing the proposed public/private high-speed ferry service in Hillsborough County that ultimately could make its way to St. Petersburg is due to be released soon. Supporters...
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Charlie Crist says he's taking nothing for granted going into Tuesday's...
Although the polls don't close down for good in Florida's Primary Election until 7 p.m. on Tuesday, some GOP strategists have been trotting out the mantra that Charlie Crist must somehow take 80...
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Kevin Beckner unveils a community plan to prevent violence in Hillsborough...
On December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut, 20-year-old Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children and six adult staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School. It was the deadliest mass shooting at a high...
View ArticleNadine Smith challenges 3 gay-marriage critics to take the Ice Bucket Challenge
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge continues to rage on, with the ALS Foundation reporting today that it has received just shy of $80 million ($79.7) in donations compared to $2.5 million during the same...
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Mitch Perry Report 8.26.14 - Florida closed primary system to indie voters -...
Ten days ago I voted early in downtown Tampa. But as I made my way to the elevator in the County Center, I realized my ballot didn't contain a couple of local races that I've been paying particular...
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Audubon fires back at Ed Turanchik over Schultz Preserve
The escalating feud between Ed Turanchik and Audubon of Florida doesn't appear to be ending anytime soon. Just hours after we published a story Monday quoting Turanchik as saying that the...
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Rick Scott doesn't want to talk about Jennifer Carroll's new book
Rick Scott and wife Ann were in North Tampa this morning, visiting the governor's field office on Ehrlich Road, the second of four visits they were making across the state pump up the vote on this...
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Alex Sink praises Charlie Crist, says Rick Scott is full of "Bullsh*t"
Although some in the Democratic Party establishment have been hesitant before the results of tonight's gubernatorial primary election to embrace Charlie Crist, the party's 2010 nominee, Alex Sink, is...
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Ed Hooper crushes Norm Roche in Pinellas GOP District 2 County Commission race
It's been a controversial four years for Norm Roche on the Pinellas County Commission, and the Republican electorate in Pinellas is turning him out of office in humiliating fashion Tuesday night. With...
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Pat Kemp wallops Mark Nash in Hillsborough District 7 race - looks forward to...
Environmental activist Pat Kemp is flush with momentum over her stunning defeat of Mark Nash in the District 7 Hillsborough County Commission Democratic Primary Tuesday night. Considered a toss-up...
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Ed Narain topping Sean Shaw in intense HD61 race
In a race that has one candidate labeled a carpetbagger and the other a "Rick Scott Republican," AT&T area manager Ed Narain is beating attorney and former state insurance consumer advocate Sean...
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Mitch Perry Report 8.27.14 - We now return to the Crist-Scott bash-athon,...
You have to forgive the casual political observers in Florida this morning, who are waking up to headlines informing them that the Charlie Crist-Rick Scott battle is now "on," as opposed to what's...
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Triumph & travesty: a primary election round-up
Unlike spirited Democratic Party gubernatorial encounters in 2002 and 2006, there was little suspense going into this week’s primary election between Charlie Crist and Nan Rich, with the former...
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