The Shark Tank reports that RPOF Chairman David Bitner will be resigning his position as Chairman of the Republican Party of Florida immediately after the RPOF’s Presidency 5 and Straw Poll event, citing health issues. ***Updated***Well, that report (as well as, admittedly, my instant analysis) now seems premature. Brian Hughes, communications director for the RPOF, sent [...]
Looking for a way to register your disgust with Mayor Bill Foster’s handling of the Rays’ stadium controversy? Then vote for him in Creative Loafing‘s Best of the Bay awards in the category of ‘Worst Local Politician.’ Certainly, there are much worse politicians in Tampa Bay (Kevin White comes to mind), heck, there are worse [...]
When Florida lawmakers gather in January, they will again face the unfinished business of Eric Brody, writes Jim Saunders of the News Service of Florida. Attorneys and lobbyists are already gearing up for another battle about a claims bill to compensate Brody, who suffered brain injuries in 1998 when his car was hit by a [...]
The public is invited for an up close and personal tour aboard one of the nation’s newest and most unique naval warships when the USS Independence (LCS 2) pays a visit to the Port of St. Petersburg beginning Friday, September 2. A limited number of free tickets will be distributed at the Mahaffey Theater Box Office [...]
Mayor Bill Foster has (finally) responded to requests for more information about his “detailed” plan to keep the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg with a letter to the St. Petersburg Times. According to Michael Van Sickler: In the letter, Foster strays from his St. Petersburg focus and calls his plan a strategy or method [...]
7:29 p.m. – With only 2,864 votes cast at a cost of $150,000, today’s election may cost just over $52 a vote. By the way, turnout closed at 14.25%. 7:21 p.m. – Instant analysis: It’s going to be hard for Kersteen to make a compelling argument against Gerdes with the latter winning over 50% of [...]
It’s that time of the year again when Creative Loafing surveys its readers to determine the ‘Best of the Bay’ for a range of categories, such as “Worst Local Politician” and “Best New Idea for Tampa Bay.” Because of their popularity and many of the awards’ uniqueness, a ‘Best of the Bay’ award is rather coveted. [...]
In his first polling test against other announced Republican candidates for President, Texas Gov. Rick Perry is far ahead of the field with 41%, more than three times the total of second-place trailer Mitt Romney. Four of the announced GOP candidates are tied or ahead of President Barack Obama, with Romney the only one with [...]
Gallup: President Obama’s approval rating has leveled off at the low point of his presidency, averaging 40% for the third straight week. Notably, his approval rating among several groups that previously gave him strong majority support — postgraduates, Hispanics, 18- to 29-year-olds, and lower-income Americans — is now below the 50% threshold.
The following is a guest column from progressive blogger Daniel Tilson: Scrambling to stay ahead of the story of how and why emails that should by Law have been preserved as public records were instead deleted in early 2011, Governor Rick Scott’s minions are in the process of retrieving and releasing emails previously thought “lost” [...]
