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Janet Long proposes forming a “regional council of governments”

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After two years’ study and discussions with business leaders and elected and appointed officials, Pinellas County Commissioner Janet Long has come up with a way that she says will help solve problems that face all Tampa Bay governments. Long is proposing the formation of a “regional council of governments” comprised of members from Pinellas, Hillsborough and Pasco counties. The council would work to serve as the forum for regional decision-making by finding regional answers to transportation, affordable housing, economic development,…

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HD 66 candidates Larry Ahern and Lorena Grizzle battle it out at Suncoast Tiger Bay

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Although the state and local Democratic parties aren’t putting too much effort into it, Largo schoolteacher Loretta Grizzle does truly believe she has a shot at knocking off Seminole Republican incumbent Larry Ahern in the Florida House District 66 race this November. The district encompasses parts of Largo, Clearwater, Seminole, and the north Gulf Beaches and her campaign says they are reaching out to Republican and independent voters to get on her side in November. The two are reprising their 2014 battle, in which…

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Janet Long suggests bringing all the sewer systems in Pinellas under one umbrella

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In recent months, St. Petersburg has become the poster child for a crumbling sewer infrastructure that’s dumped millions of gallons of untreated and partially treated wastewater into Tampa Bay. But the problem of failing infrastructure is much bigger than St. Pete. It’s countywide. The county, Largo, Clearwater and Tarpon Springs — just to name four — also have had problems with sewer systems unable to handle recent heavy rains. It’s an urgent problem, Pinellas County Commissioner Janet Long said Monday. It’s one…

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Charlie Justice sets fundraiser Tuesday as general election campaign begins in earnest

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A fundraiser to help fund Charlie Justice’s re-election campaign to the Pinellas County Commission District 3 seat is set for Tuesday. The fundraiser, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., will be at the Capitol Theatre, 405 Cleveland St., Clearwater. The event is hosted by Zev Buffman and two of Justice’s fellow Democratic commissioners, Janet Long and Ken Welch. The event includes appetizers with a cash bar. Justice is facing a challenge in the Nov. 8 general election from Republican Mike…

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Kenneth City welcome sign is unwelcome sight for some

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People who live at the edge of cities often face special difficulties. Just ask Jennifer Garwood. She lives in St. Petersburg on the edge of Kenneth City near the border with unincorporated Lealman. Like many in that situation, she and her neighbors often have trouble getting city services because officials can be unclear about who’s in what jurisdiction. Take the garbage service. Even with St. Pete waste containers “we get passed over time and time,” Garwood said. And now, it’s…

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Hillary Clinton supporters in St. Petersburg optimistic that if elected, she’ll be able to work with Republicans

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The polls are looking good for Hillary Clinton today, exactly three months before the general election. A Monmouth University national poll released Monday night shows that 46 percent of registered voters support Clinton, while 34 percent back Donald Trump. Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson gets 7 percent and 2 percent back Jill Stein of the Green Party. At the Coliseum in St. Petersburg on Monday afternoon, several Clinton supporters said that Trump’s verbal excesses would continue to drag him down before November “He’s got…

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In St. Petersburg, Hillary Clinton celebrates small businesses and trashes Donald Trump’s economic plan

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Hillary Clinton painted an optimistic future about the American economy on Monday afternoon in St. Petersburg, celebrating small businesses by first visiting a local brewery and then saying what she would do to help them and the rest of the country at a speech at the Coliseum. The Democratic presidential nominee’s first stop was at 3 Daughters Brewing in South St. Pete, where she praised the owners, Mike and Leigh Harting, for taking the risk of starting up their own company a few years ago. “They said to me…

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