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Darryl Rouson’s anti-bong bill moves forward

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“There are many hypocrisies in our society. Most we won’t do anything about in our lifetime,” said Florida Rep. Darryl Rouson, D-St. Petersburg. “But some we can chip away at incrementally.” The bill (which I track with LobbyTools), cosponsored by Rep. Joseph Abruzzo, D-Wellington, would forbid Florida retailers from selling a list of pipes — including any made of metal, wood, acrylic, glass, stone, plastic or ceramic — unless 75 percent of their sales are tobacco. State Rep. Erik Fresen,…

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Rep. Darryl Rouson files HB 787: The Child Abduction Prevention Act

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According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, 350,000 child abductions by a member of the child’s family occur each year. Thousands more go unreported. House Bill 787, filed this week by Representative Darryl Rouson (D-St. Petersburg), addresses the complex and tragic issue of family child abduction. Representative Rouson is deeply committed to addressing the welfare of some of our most vulnerable members of society, its children. “I am horrified that child abductions by family members are occurring…

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Tampa Bay political races’ 4Q fundraising

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Congress: Charlie Justice raised $xx,xxx with $xx,xxx left on hand. Bill Young raised $xx,xxx with $xx,xxx left on hand. S-12 Kevin Ambler raised $21,525 with $93,607 left on hand. Jim Norman raised $74,150.00 with $353,856 left on hand. S-16 Nina Hayden raised $2,585 with $702 left on hand. Jack Latvala raised $112,870 with $390,864 left on hand. H-45 Fabian Calvo raised xx,xxx with $xxx,xxx left on hand. Richard Corcoran raised $35,845 with $99,612 left on hand. Kathryn Starkey raised 20,107…

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Tampa Bay political races’ 3Q fundraising

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Congress: Charlie Justice raises $92,000 with $101,000 left on handS-12 Kevin Ambler raised 76,943 with $118,900 left on hand. Jim Norman raised 79,895.00 with $300,803 left on hand. S-16 Nina Hayden raised $5,605 with $1,785 left on hand. Jack Latvala raised 89,742 with $302,100 left on hand. H-45 Fabian Calvo raised $5,305 with $1,430 left on hand. Richard Corcoran raised $48,367 with $84,035 left on hand. Kathryn Starkey raised $13,050 with $57,150 left on hand. H-47 Tom Aderhold raised $0…

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Rep. Darryl Rouson shares personal story to help start annual Red Ribbon Week

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Drug czar Gil Kerlikowske shared his views on the importance of treatment for drug addicts — while state Rep. Darryl Rouson shared his story of addiction and recovery — during a kick-off breakfast for the yearly Red Ribbon Week drug prevention program. Read the rest of this story after the jump. Arrests and draconian sentencing laws alone aren’t helping the country win the war on drugs, America’s drug czar told a group of community leaders. “Treatment and prevention can be…

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Winners & Losers from yesterday’s primary

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Forget about Kathleen Ford and Bill Foster winning, there were plenty of other Winners and Losers who emerged from the St. Petersburg Mayoral Primary. Here’s a list of who really won and who really, really lost. The Architects, the Maestros, or whatever they call campaign managers nowadays: Steve Lipinski and Darden Rice. Lapinski, Steve Kornell’s campaign manager, has put together a streak of impressive wins by paying attention to the details. Rice, who is quarterbacking Karl Nurse’s re-election effort, deserves…

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Former Atlanta mayor Andrew Young to work on GOTV for Gibbons…and other thoughts on Deveron’s campaign

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Rumors are flying around so quickly, there isn’t enough time for separate posts on all the news coming out of the St. Petersburg Mayoral Race. A few tidbits from the Deveron Gibbons’ campaign: Word is that former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young will be rallying black voters for Gibbons during several GOTV stops at African American churches next Sunday. Gibbons’ media consultant Adam Goodman said on the TV program Florida This Week that he “just saw a new poll that show…

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