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Candidates weigh in on question about Rick Scott making Supreme Court appointments in 2019

Published on August 22, 2017 in 2017/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

Unsurprisingly, Democratic candidates for governor say the power to appoint state Supreme Court justices in 2019 lies with whoever wins next November, while Republican candidates are divided on the issue. Progressive groups are now battling Gov. Rick Scott in court over his authority to replace the three liberal-leaning justices—R. Fred Lewis, Barbara Pariente and Peggy A. Quince—who will be retiring in early 2019.

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Rick Kriseman grabs another law enforcement endorsement

Published on August 22, 2017 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

Just one week before St. Petersburg mayoral primary, Rick Kriseman‘s campaign is boasting about another law enforcement agency endorsement.

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Andrew Warren: Save Southern Heritage dossier ‘creepy,’ but not illegal

Published on August 22, 2017 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

Citizens supporting the removal of a Hillsborough County Confederate monument are seeking legal action against a “creepy” dossier containing personal information published by a pro-Confederate group. On Monday night, the Hillsborough County Democratic Party contacted State Attorney Andrew Warren to decide if there was anything illegal about a document issued earlier this month by Save Southern Heritage Florida. The file held personal information on more than 100 people who spoke out on removing the statue, a group that included elected officials.…

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Public meetings on regional transit feasibility plan begin this week

Published on August 21, 2017 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

There are no easy answers to improve transit in the Tampa Bay area, at least for now. But that could change soon as officials behind a much-hyped regional transit feasibility study — set for completion early next week — will begin the first of three community workshops in Pasco and Hillsborough counties to gather community input.

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Lawsuit says moving Hillsborough Confederate monument is denying equal protection to Civil War veterans

Published on August 21, 2017 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

The lawsuit filed late last week by two groups and five individuals who oppose the Hillsborough County Commission moving a Confederate monument says that the relocations violates the Equal Protection clause of the 14th Amendment because it denies equal protection to Civil War veterans.

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