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Florida consumer sentiment down slightly in August

Published on August 29, 2017 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Staff Reports

Consumer sentiment among Floridians dropped 1.2 points in August to 96.5. Among the five components that make up the index, one increased and four decreased. Respondents’ overall views of their personal financial situation now compared with a year ago ticked down one-tenth of a point, from 88.2 to 88.1; however, there was a split by gender, with the reading rising 4.8 points for men but dropping 4.7 points for women. Opinions about whether now is a good time to buy…

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Joe Henderson: St. Pete mayor race headed to runoff? Logic says yes but I say no

Published on August 29, 2017 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Joe Henderson

The polls have former St. Petersburg mayor Rick Baker fluctuating around six to eight percent ahead of current mayor Rick Kriseman in the race to the city’s next mayor. That’s a solid lead, but a bit short of the 50 percent threshold Baker must cross to avoid a runoff. Most learned pundits seem to believe that’s where this race is headed. I know that’s sound logic, but I’ll crawl out on a limb and say after the ballots are counted today, it…

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If Rick Kriseman loses today, this was the moment it all went bad …

Published on August 29, 2017 in Peter/Top Headlines by Peter Schorsch

This should not be happening to Rick Kriseman. He should not be on the verge of finishing second, if not losing, today’s mayoral primary in St. Petersburg. This is not how Kriseman envisioned it four years ago after he unseated incumbent Bill Foster, beating him by 12 points.

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Duke Energy reaches settlement agreement with state

Published on August 29, 2017 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Staff Reports

Duke Energy announced Tuesday it had filed a settlement agreement with the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC). The good news: Rates won’t be increasing as expected. “This settlement has broad support and was developed collaboratively with the Office of Public Counsel and other consumer advocates, including the Florida Industrial Power Users Group, White Springs Agricultural Chemicals, Inc., d/b/a PCS Phosphate, Florida Retail Federation and Southern Alliance for Clean Energy,” the company said in a press release. “If approved by the…

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Donald Trump’s turn to face tricky politics of natural disasters

Published on August 29, 2017 in 2017/Top Headlines by Associated Press

George W. Bush never recovered from his flyover of Hurricane Katrina’s devastation. Barack Obama got a bipartisan boost late in his re-election campaign for his handling of Superstorm Sandy.

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St. Pete heads to the polls, possibly ending the battle of the Ricks

Published on August 29, 2017 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

When polls close at 7 p.m. in St. Petersburg’s mayoral primary, the question is not who received the most votes, but whether former mayor Rick Baker reached the fifty percent-plus-one vote threshold to win the race outright.

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