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Charlie Justice wins second term on Pinellas County Commission

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Democrat Charlie Justice faced down a challenge from first-time candidate Mike Mikurak to win a second term on the Pinellas County Commission. Justice took the lead early in the evening with about 53. 5 percent of the vote and never looked back. Voters were treated to two distinctly different styles in the race for the District 3 seat, which was voted on countywide. Republican Mikurak, who was making his first run for public office, was on the attack early on…

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Bob Gualtieri praises Kathleen Peters in her first video ad

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Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, in uniform, praises state Rep. Kathleen Peters as a “tireless advocate” for mental health issues in her first video commercial of the campaign season. The video, titled “Kathleen Peters: Tireless Advocate” starts with Gualtieri’s explaining that he was fed up with the state’s mental health and substance abuse efforts. “I asked Rep. Kathleen Peters to fix Florida’s failed system where the jails had become de facto mental health facilities,” Gualtieri says. “Kathleen has become a tireless…

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Bob Gualtieri, Mike Twitty far ahead in fundraising for Pinellas posts

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With less than a month to go before the Aug. 30 primary, Mike Twitty continues to swamp Jim Frishe in the fundraising race. Twitty, who’s running his first campaign, has raised about 2 ½ times more than political veteran Frishe, a former state representative. The two Republicans are vying to be the next Pinellas County property appraiser. Incumbent Pam Dubov is not running for reelection. Twitty raised $370 in the six-days between July 23 and 29, the most recent reporting…

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Money was spent this month in Pinellas Sheriff’s race, but nothing came in

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The three candidates for Pinellas County Sheriff have one thing in common: None of them took in any contributions during June. All three have turned in their June reports a bit early. Treasurers’ reports aren’t officially due until Friday. Incumbent Bob Gualtieri is far ahead when it comes to fundraising. Although he took in no money in June, he’s raised a total of $119,005. This month, Gualtieri spent $13,154.38. The bulk of that — $9,754.98 — went to the Pinellas…

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Horse race begins for Pinellas Sheriff, property appraiser

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Voters will have a choice of candidates for Pinellas County Sheriff and property appraiser on Nov. 8 with three candidates running for each of the seats. Other candidates for Pinellas’ constitutional offices drew no opponents. Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark and Clerk of Court Ken Burke, both Republicans, were re-elected without opposition. First-time candidate Charles W. Thomas, also a Republican, will be Pinellas’ new tax collector. He will replace Republican Diane Nelson, who is retiring. In the sheriff’s race, incumbent Republican…

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Senate panel OKs call for “use of military force” against ISIL

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Florida lawmakers continued to dabble in foreign policy on Monday, when the Senate panel unanimously passed a bill calling for an authorization of force against Al-Qaeda and Islamic State groups in Iraq and the Levant. The Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security approved SB 1710 by Sen. Greg Evers, which calls on Congress for the “authorization for the use of military force” against the groups. The bill originally called on federal lawmakers to “declare that a state of war…

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