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In dueling polls, Eric Lynn says he leads in HD 68; Ben Diamond says no, he is leading

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While the Democratic primary between Eric Lynn and Ben Diamond in the Pinellas County House District 68 race is one of the most competitive in the state, there hasn’t been too much public polling to determine who has an edge, just three weeks before Election Day. On Tuesday, that changed. Lynn’s campaign announced a survey of 400 likely Democratic voters taken last week showing Lynn up by double digits over Diamond, 39 percent to 27 percent. “Eric Lynn is building a lead in the Democratic…

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Marco Rubio presidential run will begin scramble to fill his seat

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The biggest Republican name considering a run for Florida U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s seat if he enters the presidential race announced Saturday that he will not seek the position. Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater’s decision not to run leaves Democratic U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy the only declared candidate for Rubio’s seat and opens the question of who will step up on the Republican side to seek it. U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis is considering a run, as is Lt. Gov.…

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Pinellas educators to protest SB 6 on Thursday

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From the PCTA newsletter: Welcome back from Spring Break – now it’ss time to roll up our sleeves! The fight over proposed legislation that would change the way we are evaluated, contracted and paid is far from over. SB 6 and HB 7189 would require that all of Florida’s teachers be assigned, compensated, certified and terminated based on student test scores. Thanks to you, the pressure you have generated through thousands of emails, letters and calls these past few weeks…

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