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Kriseman: Yes on Amendment 1, no comment on Amendment 2
The Tampa Bay Times editorial rejecting the premise of Amendment 2, the medical marijuana initiative, certainly has alienated the paper from a certain segment of its readership, if letters to the...
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49th Street a business hub for Gulfport and St. Pete
In Gulfport on Saturday, Mayor Sam Henderson and St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman joined over a hundred others for the 49th Street Cleanup, organized by Gulfport Neighbors, a community service...
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Let the sunshine in: Solar power activists want specifics from both Scott and...
Dancing to the strains of “Let the Sunshine In” from Hair and the Beatles’“Here Comes The Sun,” a handful of solar power advocates did a little dance and then shone small mirrors toward Duke Energy's...
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Tampa Tribune fires conservative columnist Douglas MacKinnon
Douglas MacKinnon, one of the most conservative and controversial columnists to grace the pages of a Tampa Bay daily newspaper in many a year, has been fired from the Tampa Tribune, sources tell CL....
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Mitch Perry Report 10.28.14 - Campaigning in the time of Ebola
Rick Scott is ordering twice daily monitoring for anyone returning from places the CDC designates as affected by Ebola. The Governor on Saturday signed an order giving the Florida Health Dept....
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Moral Mondays Florida vote for a better tomorrow
With just a week left to vote in the midterm election, Moral Mondays Florida is encouraging people to vote. Their platform is nonpartisan,“Right versus wrong, not right versus left.” They encourage...
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Steve Schale: GOP early voting lead not as strong as in 2010
According to Steve Schale, an advisor to the Charlie Crist campaign, Democrats are trailing Republicans in the absentee and early voting numbers by 141,000 votes — whereas in 2010 when Rick Scott beat...
View ArticleSay what? Bill Young ad says Dwight Dudley "SIDES with Duke"
In what may be the most bald faced outrageous ad of the 2014 campaign season in Tampa Bay, Republican House District 68 challenger Bill Young is claiming in a new ad running in rotation right now that...
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Florida ban on 64-ounce growlers now source of lawsuit
Florida is violating the U.S. Constitution by arbitrarily banning restaurants, taverns, and breweries from selling or filling the most popular portable growler for craft beers — the half-gallon...
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Mitch Perry Report 10.29.14: Will Mike Fasano's independence hurt him in 2016?
Mike Fasano's outspoken support for his friend and political ally Charlie Crist in the gubernatorial contest is disturbing a few folks up in Pasco County. The longtime Republican state legislator...
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Leaders talk about dealing with Tampa's homeless situation
Antoinette Tripplett's immediate goal after taking the reins as CEO of the Tampa Hillsborough Homeless Initiative in August was to spend the first 90 days observing and speaking to the various players...
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George Sheldon tries to capitalize on Bondi expose in NY Times
The latest major pollshows George Sheldon in rough waters in his battle to oust incumbent GOP Attorney General Pam Bondi, but the longtime Florida Democrat is hoping that some tough reporting about...
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Activists hold pitchforks to protest against Duke Energy in St. Petersburg
Frustrated by Duke Energy's opposition to promoting alternative energy — specifically solar power — a group of around 80 people gathered for a festive "Pitchfork Protest" in St. Petersburg's Williams...
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Election day 2014: A viewer's guide to the midterms
Back in the day (and by that we mean the ’80s) the broadcast TV networks used to go all out in their coverage of the midterms, the November elections held at the two-year mark between presidential...
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Mitch Perry Report 10.30.14: Dwight Dudley rages against Bill Young
We're entering the homestretch for next week's midterm elections, and while Clearwater Democrat Carl Zimmermann remains extremely vulnerable in his bid for re-election in his House District 65 seat...
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Mike Suarez wants (at least) four more years serving Tampa
Mike Suarez says he's having the time of his life as citywide member of the Tampa City Council, and is hoping local residents feel the same and grant him a second term in office next March. The West...
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Case closed? Rudy Giuliani gives seal of approval to Uber background check
When it comes to ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft, regulators in Tampa and around the country have been particularly concerned about one major issue: the quality of driver background checks....
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Free WiFi at Curtis Hixon Park and Tampa Riverwalk
At a ribbon cutting ceremony at Curtis Hixon Park on Thursday, Mayor Buckhorn announced that there is now free WiFi there and along the Tampa Riverwalk. Joined by Bright House Network executives and...
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Mitch Perry Report 10.31.14: USF medical center in downtown is definitely...
Random thoughts on this Happy Halloween.. If it wasn't already an established fact, the fact that the trustees overseeing USF Health's medical and education programs voted unanimously to build the new...
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George Sheldon says Pam Bondi should be investigated, not re-elected
Ten years ago, revelations such as the New York Timesexpose this week on Attorney General Pam Bondi's pattern of dropping lawsuits or declining to investigate cases after a variety of events where she...
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