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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 Clerk of Courts Ken Burke officially running for fourth term

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Ken Burke has legitimized his run for a fourth term as Pinellas County’s Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller. The 55-year-old Republican from Seminole filed all the necessary paperwork on Monday to make the run official. He’s been serving as Pinellas’ Clerk of Court since 2004. During both the 2008 and 2012 elections, he ran unopposed. So far, no one else has filed to run against him in 2016. Cheryl Bowman, of Largo, is listed as Burke’s campaign treasurer,…

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Pinellas tourist development tax on its way up to 6 percent

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For the first time in roughly 10 years, Pinellas County will be raising its 5 percent tourist development tax (TDT). The increase, which is expected to be approved by the Board of County Commissioners after a public hearing at their Aug. 4 regular meeting, will bring the TDT to 6 percent, and go into effect on Jan. 1, 2016. The move, according to county documents, is projected to generate an additional $7 million per year for the county — money…

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Pinellas County to develop wage theft recovery program

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The reflection of a county-run wage theft recovery program is beginning to twinkle in the collective eye of Pinellas County’s Board of Commissioners. The seven-member group gave staff the go-ahead to develop the program’s criteria at its July 30 work session. The program will be designed by the Office of Human Rights, while the Board will provide feedback and direction throughout the process. It will revolve around a yet-to-be-established ordinance prohibiting wage theft. What the ordinance will do, in theory, is…

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St. Petersburg College opens Midtown Center with block party

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St. Petersburg College is about ready to show off its new addition. This Saturday, SPC  will  celebrate the opening of a revamped Midtown Center with a block party and ribbon cutting. Festivities start at 11 a.m. And anyone who attends and applies for classes that day, Aug. 1, will have the school’s normal $40 application fee waived. Other perks include live entertainment, free barbecue and drinks, tours of the new facility, a “kids zone” sponsored by St. Pete Parks & Recreation, full registration services, free…

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Bayside Health Clinic — the future of Pinellas homeless health care

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The sky was gray, the parking lot puddled, but ground was broken all the same at Bayside Health Clinic’s $2 million Clearwater facility. Pinellas County commissioners, other elected area officials, and local health professionals were on hand Tuesday morning for the ceremony. One of the more prevalent themes throughout the event was preventive health care. “For some, preventive health care is a luxury,” noted Pinellas County Commission Chairman John Morroni, in his opening speech. “They simply don’t have the resources.”…

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Benjamin Crump sworn in as National Bar Association president

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National civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump was sworn in as the 73rd president of the National Bar Association on Thursday. The 45-year-old FSU law school graduate is known for representing relatives of individuals whose rights were allegedly violated by police. The NBA, founded in 1925, calls itself the biggest and oldest voluntary professional membership organization for African-American attorneys and judges, with over 20,000 members. “My vision for the NBA this year is simple,” said Crump, as was first reported by…

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Pinellas County real estate’s emerging seller’s market

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The Pinellas Realtor Organization, following the release of its June real estate statistics, is forecasting a possible seller’s market for the area. According to PRO, for the first time in the history of Fannie Mae’s National Housing Survey, which polls 1,000 Americans each month, 52 percent of people said they believe now is a good time to sell. And while Florida’s real estate market is unique, this statistic shouldn’t be ignored, as it’s the first time this metric has surpassed the…

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