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Here’s where sh*t stands in Tampa Bay’s legislative races

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With two weeks to go until Election Day, the Tampa Bay area’s Senate seats are pretty much decided. Welcome back Sens. Jack Latvala and Tom Lee and say hello to Darryl Rouson, who should cruise past John “Mr. Manners” Houman to win the SD 19 seat. Tampa Republican Rep. Dana Young still has a race ahead of her for the SD 18 seat, however. Young is running against Democrat Bob Buesing and a pair of high-polling, no-party candidates for the…

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5 things I think I think about today’s Tampa Bay Times

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Back before there was a FloridaPolitics.com and it was just me blogging at SaintPetersBlog.com, I would write a semi-regular screed about the Tampa Bay Times’ political coverage. This was so long ago, the Times still had St. Petersburg in its masthead. I gave up the “5 things I think I think…” column after a while because it got repetitive. (And because so many of my favorite writers — Howard Troxler, Eric Deggans, Michael Kruse —  left the newspaper). However, with 15…

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SD 18 candidates make the case for themselves and against Dana Young in Tiger Bay debate

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Although Dana Young was a no-show at a Tampa Tiger Bay Club meeting on Friday, her presence was definitely felt as she was the target of several attacks by her three opponents in the state Senate District 18 race. Saying it was the sixth candidate forum where she has failed to appear, Democrat Bob Buesing said she was intentionally avoiding answering the voters’ questions about her “extreme record,” because “it’s not a match for our community.” Young did not attend Friday’s forum because she was attending the…

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Joe Redner places billboards asking ‘Why are you hiding, Dana Young?’

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The Tampa Tiger Bay Club will host a debate among the state Senate District 18 candidates Friday. Not all of them, however, as Republican Dana Young won’t be in attendance. That prompted one of her opponents in the contest — independent Joe Redner — to pay to place a billboard ad asking “Why Are You Hiding, Dana Young?” An initial Tiger Bay debate with the SD 18 candidates was rescheduled when Young said she would be out of town for a parents weekend event…

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Dana Young promotes her work on school choice in new TV ad in SD 18 race

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  Senate District 18 Republican Dana Young’s latest television ad promotes her work on school choice. The 30-second, called “My Children,” features an African-American mom praising Young for helping her out when she learned she was zoned for a school she didn’t want her kids to attend. “My children are my life,” says the mother. “So when they were zoned for a school that wasn’t a good fit for them, it broke my heart. That’s when I heard about Dana Young, who not…

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Dana Young calls for FDLE investigation into Hillsborough County PTC

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In the aftermath of published reports about questionable decisions made by Hillsborough County Public Transportation Executive Director Kyle Cockream over the past year, Tampa state Rep. Dana Young is calling for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to conduct an investigation into the agency. “When the line is blurred between the regulator and the entities they regulate, the public cannot rely on impartiality in the government,” wrote Young in her letter to the FDLE. “The disturbing revelations of the relationship between the PTC, Mr.…

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Polls galore: Republicans lead in state Senate Districts 18 & 23; race still close in SD 8

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Republicans in two state Senate districts have big leads over their Democratic opponents, while a third faces a tough race to the finish line. St. Pete Polls gauged voter support in Senate Districts 8, 18, and 23. The surveys — commissioned by FloridaPolitics.com — showed Majority Leader Dana Young has a six-point lead over Democrat Bob Buesing in Senate District 18; while Rep. Greg Steube has a nine-point lead over Frank Alcock in Senate District 23. While those races have…

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