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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.

Study finds St. Pete ranks poorly among big cities in police-spending efficiency

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St. Petersburg taxpayers may not be seeing such a great return on their investment in the city’s police force. According to WalletHub.com, of the 104 most populated U.S. cities, St. Pete ranked 95th in police spending efficiency. The personal finance website came up with the rankings — which they call their “ROI (return on investment) on law-enforcement spending” ratings — based on crime rates and per capita expenditures on police forces. St. Pete’s crime rate came in at 5.92 percent,…

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Mark Bircher sticks to conservative script during CD 13 campaign launch

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To say Mark Bircher is conservative may be a bit of an understatement. He’s about as far right as a serious American politician gets. The retired Marine Corps Reserve brigadier general and commercial pilot made sure to highlight those conservative views of his during his campaign kick-off last night. He’s running for Pinellas County’s 13th Congressional District seat in 2016. “My platform is [based] on our Republican principals,” said Bircher from a banquet room at Quaker Steak and Lube, in Clearwater — the Republican debate…

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Like St. Pete, Pinellas County now considering civil citations for minor marijuana possession

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Implementation is still a way off, but County Commissioners have agreed to take a closer look at the way Pinellas polices minor marijuana offenses. Commissioner Ken Welch presented the idea of issuing a civil citation to those caught with small amounts of marijuana to his fellow Board members at Tuesday evening’s regular meeting. According to Welch, he and other members of the Board have heard a lot from the public about the topic since Miami-Dade County adopted a similar ordinance back…

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David Jolly extols virtues of the F-35 during cockpit demonstration in Pinellas

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What do Pinellas County and Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest defense contractor, have in common? Location, economic interests and Congressman David Jolly. Today, Jolly visited Lockheed’s nearly 20-year-old Pinellas Park operations center for a demonstration of the company’s F-35 Lightning II mobile cockpit simulator. “We are a safer nation, and a securer nation, because of the F-35,” said Jolly — the event’s keynote speaker — during an address to media, Lockheed Martin employees, and federal, state and local elected officials. “We are…

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In Pinellas Property Appraiser race, Mike Twitty continues to increase fundraising lead over Jim Frishe

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Thanks to a $10,000-plus fundraising month in November, Pinellas Property Appraiser hopeful Mike Twitty now has a total of $95,765 in his campaign bank. Twitty’s new contribution total — released by the Supervisor of Elections last night — puts him almost $60,000 ahead of his lone competitor, fellow Republican and former House Rep. Jim Frishe, who raised $1,240 in November, bringing his current fundraising total up to exactly $37,145. Of Frishe’s 10 donations last month, the largest was for $500.…

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Charlie Justice racks-up over $16,000 in donations during first full month of re-election campaign

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The two-person race for Pinellas County Commission’s District 3 seat just got a little richer. Incumbent Charlie Justice‘s November fundraising figures were published today by the Supervisor of Elections. And in what was his first full month of campaigning, Justice brought-in approximately $16,117 on 72 unique contributions. In total, Justice received four of the maximum allowable $1,000 donations, 12 $500 donations, 12 donations for between $200 and $300, and 16 donations for between $100 and $125. The remaining 28 donations…

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Pinellas County School Board lays out 2016 legislative priorities

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During its annual legislative breakfast this morning, the Pinellas County School Board laid out a clear list of its 2016 legislative priorities. Presentation topics ranged from school accountability and teacher evaluations, to operating budgets, capital outlay projects and tax credit schools. “It has not been a particularly great PR year for our local [school board],” said State Sen. Jack Latvala, perhaps referring to the Tampa Bay Times’ “Failure Factories” articles, where a handful of public schools in South St. Petersburg…

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