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Phil Ammann is a St. Petersburg-based journalist and blogger. With more than three decades of writing, editing and management experience, Phil produced material for both print and online, in addition to founding HRNewsDaily.com. His broad range includes covering news, local government and culture reviews for Patch.com, technical articles and profiles for BetterRVing Magazine and advice columns for a metaphysical website, among others. Phil has served as a contributor and production manager for SaintPetersBlog since 2013. He lives in St. Pete with his wife, visual artist Margaret Juul and can be reached at [email protected] and on Twitter @PhilAmmann.

After federal judge dismisses wrongful-death suit against Tampa police, widow sues city again

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Last month, a federal court dismissed the wrongful-death lawsuit against the Tampa Police Department after a diabetic man died in 2014 during a police stop. The manā€™s widow is now suing the city of Tampa and in Hillsborough County Circuit Court. On April 16, 2014, Tampa police stopped Arthur ā€œArtā€ Green Jr., a 63-year-old community activist, after responding to a call about a wrong-way driver. Officers pulled over Green, who was visibly disoriented and forcibly removed him from the vehicle…

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‘Join the club’ ā€” Tampa Airport CEO welcomes Tom Lee’s proposed audit

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Tampa International Airportā€™s chief executive officer welcomed the possibility of an audit as suggested by state Sen. Tom Lee last week. ā€œWe get audited all the time,ā€ Joe Lopano said last week at a meeting of the St. Petersburg City Council. The Tampa Bay Business Journal reported Lopano was on hand to present the $543 million Phase 2 of TIAā€™s three-part expansion. Council member Charlie GerdesĀ addressed Leeā€™s call for an audit: “Iā€™m not asking this to ask you to defend…

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Business leaders lobby Tampa Bay-area lawmakers on regional transit

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As for discussion over a proposed Senate regional transit bill for the Tampa Bay region, itā€™s all about timing. A group of a dozen local business executives arrived for a lobbying trip to Tallahassee just one day after a contentious Senate committee meeting where three Tampa Bay lawmakers clashed over a bill seeking to overhaul the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority (TBARTA). The nonprofit Tampa Bay partnership arranged the trip. The Tampa Bay Times reported that in a heated…

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Tampa Bay Business Journal President Bridgette Bello named St. Pete College Trustee

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Tampa Bay Business Journal President Bridgette Bello is the newest member of the St. Petersburg College District board of trustees. On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott announced Bello, 46, of Seminole will fill a vacant seat for a term ending May 31, 2019. Bello, a veteran advertising and media professional with more than 20 yearsā€™ experience, has been the publisher of the Tampa Bay Business Journal, a part of the American City Business Journals network, since February 2007. She is the…

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St. Pete College announces five finalists for new president, interviews scheduled for May

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St. Petersburg College has narrowed the list in its search for a new president, replacing the retiring Dr. Bill Law. The collegeā€™s search and screen committee announced five finalists Monday, each scheduled to visit the campus through next month to meet with faculty, staff, students and members of the community. Members of the SPC board of trustees will interview the candidates, through five special meetings scheduled for May. An announcement of the final choice is tentatively set for a special…

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Nearly 22K ballots now returned in St. Pete Al Lang Referendum

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Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark released updated vote by mail numbers for the St. Petersburg Special Referendum election Tuesday, May 2. On Monday, of the 68,694 mail ballots sent, just over 31 percent ā€“ 21,756 ā€“ have returned. By party, 9,904 Democrats, 7,804 Republicans and 4,048 NPR/other have cast ballots. Turnout now stands at just under 13 percent of the 168,145 registered voters eligible to vote in this election: 46,658 Republicans, 77,825 Democrats and 43,662 No Party Affiliation/other.…

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Enviro group fronting Florida’s ‘ban the bag’ effort spends next to nothing, accused of skirting lobbying rules

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Single-use plastic bags, found at nearly every retail, grocery and convenience store in the nation, are now the latest target of environmentalists, as well as by state and local lawmakers. However, in the case of the leading nonprofit behind Floridaā€™s growing ā€œban the bagā€ movement, something is not quite right. The Surfrider Foundation, headquartered in San Clemente, began as a small environmental organization to ā€œchampion surf and sandā€ of California beaches. Thirty years later, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit has evolved into…

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