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Pinellas commissioners turn to staff to evaluate ideas for BP money

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After two surveys and a two-hour workshop spent listening to ideas on spending $7.1 million in BP settlement money, Pinellas commissioners turned everything over to the county staff. Once staff members have evaluated the ideas, they’ll bring everything back to commissioners. But it won’t happen before July 19. That’s when commissioners are scheduled to get the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year and staff is tied up with those preparations. “At some point, we will have to start whittling…

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On the Pinellas School Board campaign trail, one issue dominates

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It’s probably not surprising, but if you’re running for re-election to the Pinellas County School Board, you can expect questions about the conditions of five schools in south and mid-county branded by the media as “failure factories.” That’s the case even if you’re running for seat voted on only by residents in northernmost Pinellas County, Ken Peluso said. “You cannot deny the attitude of the general public and the way they see the schools,” Peluso said. “There are a lot…

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Darden Rice seeks to limit outside political money in St. Petersburg city elections

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Donations to political action committees that use money to influence local elections would be capped under a proposal from St. Petersburg council member Darden Rice. The proposal, as Rice envisions it, would do two things: Cap donations made by corporations and other wealthy contributors to Super PACs and require corporations that donate to the super PACs to certify that they are not foreign companies. The ordinance would apply only to St. Petersburg city elections. The goal, she said, is “to…

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Solar energy advocate to discuss Amendment 4 at gathering

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Susan Glickman, the Florida Director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Action Fund, will talk about solar energy in Florida during this month’s Ales and Wild Tails. Glickman will specifically discuss Amendment 4 which is on the primary ballot this August. If passed, advocates say it will end some taxes on solar and open up financing for solar leases to make solar more feasible. Emily Gorman, with the Sierra Club’s Ready for 100…

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$16.5 million judgment – political game changer in Pinellas commission race?

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When a judge ruled last month that the Pinellas County Commission had violated a developer’s constitutional rights by denying a zoning and land use change, he did more than hand the company a win. The judge also handed Mike Mikurak a club he could use in his race against Charlie Justice for the District 3 at-large seat on the commission. Justice, like all the other commissioners, had voted to refuse the zoning and land-use change that sparked the lawsuit and…

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Housh Ghovaee chosen for Madeira Beach commission

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The owner of a Clearwater engineering firm has been chosen to replace Pat Shontz on the Madeira Beach City Commission. Housh Ghovaee, a Madeira Beach resident, has been selected by commission members over two other candidates for the position. Shontz abruptly resigned last month in the middle of a contentious board meeting. Ghovaee will serve out her term, which ends in March. “I’m extremely excited, extremely honored,” Ghovaee said. “I feel I can make a difference. If I didn’t feel…

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Chris Latvala praises Pinellas School Board candidate Bill Dudley

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State Rep. Chris Latvala took a few moments out of his re-election campaign Thursday to praise a Pinellas County School Board candidate. Bill Dudley, a former St. Petersburg council member, is running for the School Board District 1 at-large seat that’s voted on countywide. Dudley has three opponents in the nonpartisan race: Matt Stewart, Joanne Lentino and Robert J. Beal. The incumbent, Janet Clark, is not running for re-election. Dudley is a former teacher who coached basketball, football, cross-country and…

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