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Devon Crumpacker has 174 articles published.

Devon Crumpacker is a Tampa Bay based writer and reporter for Extensive Enterprises Media. He primarily covers Pinellas County politics for SaintPetersblog.com, but also makes time to write the occasional bar review for FloridaBarTab.com. He lives in St. Petersburg with his fiance, Sydney. To contact, e-mail [email protected], or visit his Twitter page @DevonCrumpacker.

Pinellas County molds 2016 legislative program into final form

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Pinellas County’s formal stance on this season’s state and federal legislative issues have been set. Late last week, at the first of two September regular meetings, county commissioners adopted their 2016 legislative program. The program’s accompanying document was laid out as a briefly explained list of supported priorities, eight of which were federal issues and 33 were state issues. Of the seven county commissioners, at least four must agree to support any particular issue in order for it to be…

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Rick Kriseman to unveil ‘University Way’ at USFSP’s 50th anniversary block party

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The University of South Florida St. Petersburg is pulling out all the stops for its upcoming 50th anniversary block party. The Sept. 12 on-campus festivities will go from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and include food, entertainment, the Saturday morning market, a Rowdies soccer clinic, a watch party for the USF/FSU football game, a Kids Zone, and 3 Daughters Brewing’s new USFSP 50th anniversary beer. Groups representing the university’s student affairs office, its student government, and its campus recreation center…

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The end for SaintPetersBlog

Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain for my efforts — FloridaPolitics.com — I knew that one

Al Lang Stadium to host Halloween weekend rugby tourney

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Some big-time rugby sevens is making its way to St. Pete this Halloween. Tampa Bay Rowdies owner Bill Edwards and the St. Pete/Clearwater Sports Commission have linked up with American Rugby 7s, a sports and entertainment production group trying to carry rugby into the American mainstream, to bring an Olympic-style sevens tournament to Al Lang Stadium — the Halloween Rugby 7s Elite Invitational. The tourney, in its inaugural go-around, will be a round-robin style competition, with eight men’s teams competing…

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Mike Twitty blows doors off property appraiser campaign with $50K raised in first month

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In just one month of fundraising, Mike Twitty has raised more in campaign contributions than any other filed candidate for Pinellas County elected office. With a whopping $50,030 raised in August, the 48-year-old Twitty, who is running for property appraiser, became one of only four county office candidates since 2006 to have raised more than $50,000 in one reporting period. Twitty’s fundraising total and cash on hand in one month is more than twice that of the only other announced candidate for property appraiser, fellow Republican…

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Pinellas County School Board’s Ken Peluso files for re-election

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Ken Peluso, Pinellas County School Board’s District 4 incumbent, filed paperwork this morning run for re-election in 2016. “I’m extremely pleased with what’s happening in our school district,” Peluso told SaintPetersBlog. “I’m proud of what we’re doing [and] look forward to contributing in the future.” Peluso, 58, was first elected to the School Board last November, after a somewhat narrow defeat of former Tarpon Springs mayor and retired fifth-grade teacher Beverly Billiris, 67. The seat, which includes most of Northern…

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Clearwater Vice Mayor Jay Polglaze says he’ll seek re-election in 2016

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The past four year weren’t enough for Clearwater City Councilmember Jay Polglaze. He says he wants to serve four more. “I am humbled by the outpouring of support I received over the past four years,” wrote Polglaze in an e-mail addressed to dear friends. “I am asking you to join me again in my campaign for re-election.” The 35-year Clearwater resident currently holds City Council’s Seat 3. He also doubles as the city’s vice mayor, a post he took over…

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Jim Frishe up to nearly $24,000 in campaign contributions for Pinellas property appraiser run

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Former state Rep. Jim Frishe reported another solid month of campaign fundraising. The 66-year-old, one of two GOP candidates officially running for Pinellas County’s property appraiser, collected $3,700 in contributions for the month of August, bringing his campaign’s total donation amount up to $23,765. Frishe’s only competition for the Pinellas property appraiser position, 48-year-old Republican Mike Twitty, held a roughly 150-person fundraiser late last month, but has yet to submit his August finance report to the Supervisor of Elections. Twitty, the 25-year state-certified…

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