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Peter Schorsch is the President of Extensive Enterprises and is the publisher of some of Floridaā€™s most influential new media websites, including SaintPetersBlog.com, FloridaPolitics.com, ContextFlorida.com, and Sunburn, the morning read of whatā€™s hot in Florida politics. SaintPetersBlog has for three years running been ranked by the Washington Post as the best state-based blog in Florida. In addition to his publishing efforts, Peter is a political consultant to several of the stateā€™s largest governmental affairs and public relations firms. Peter lives in St. Petersburg with his wife, Michelle, and their daughter, Ella.

Spending on sports vs. spending on teaching

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Hereā€™s a great chartĀ Chad Alderman pulled from a Knight CommissionĀ report taking a look at spending priorities in the SEC: Itā€™s important to note here that the vast majority of schools lose money off athletics. In 2008, less than a quarter of sports powerhouses made money off their athletics programs, and collectively these same institutionsĀ lost nearly $1 billion on sports. These funds must be made up by state taxpayers or student tuition bills. Find out how much your school spent withĀ this…

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New Charlie Crist web ads brag about his leading in the polls, tout independence

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I apologize if you all have already seen this, but I just caught Charlie Crist’s new web ads:

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Rick Scott take note: self-financing candidates win only 11% of their elections

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Rick Scott take note: while candidates with big war chests hold a significant advantage over their opponents, the advantage is diffused when most of the money comes from a candidate’s own pockets. The traditional advantages of being the top fundraiser in a race, or being an incumbent, don’t confer the same level of success to self-financiers. That trend holds true for candidates from all parties.Ā  In fact, in the last nine years, only 11 percent of self-financed candidates won their…

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All-important budget forum tonight

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Residents will have another opportunity tonight to comment on St. Petersburg’s proposed FY2011 spending plan before Mayor Bill Foster makes his budget recommendation to City Council in July. Residents will be able to comment during a third public budget forum at 6 p.m. in City Hall Council Chamber, 175 Fifth St. N. The public is invited. The forum will follow the format of budget forums held in April and May. “This is the last chance residents have to provide input…

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The First Man of Pinellas, Chuck Rainey, dies at 77

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The St. Petersburg Times is reporting: Charles E. Rainey, a consummate politician who more or less ruled Pinellas County for three decades, has died. He was 77. He was at Hospice House Brookside in Palm Harbor when he died early Tuesday. Mr. Rainey, a former legislator, became a member of the Pinellas County Commission in 1967. Continue reading here.

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A diverse fundraiser signals Charlie Crist strategy

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It was a group rarely, if ever, seen together on Florida’s political money trail. There was Pat Neal, former executive director of the Florida Christian Coalition, mingling near Barbara A. Zdravecky, the head of Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida. Nearby, former Sarasota Republican Party Chairman Bob Waechter chatted amiably at the appetizer table with the very Democrat, Shirley Brown, he worked to defeat four years earlier for School Board and has vowed to defeat this year. In another…

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Must-read from the NY Times: For Jeb Bush, life defending the family name

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For months now,Ā Jeb Bush has been listening asĀ President Obama blasts his older brotherā€™s administration for the battered economy, budget deficits and even the lax oversight of oil wells. ā€œItā€™s kind of like a kid coming to school saying, ā€˜The dog ate my homework,ā€™Ā ā€ Mr. Bush, this stateā€™s former governor, said over lunch last week at the Biltmore Hotel. ā€œItā€™s childish. This is what children do until they mature. They donā€™t accept responsibility.ā€ In fact, instead of constantly bashing the 43rd…

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