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St. Pete, Pinellas consider wage theft ordinances

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It won’t come up for a vote until March 26, but St. Pete City Council member Darden Rice is confident a wage theft ordinance will pass it’s first stop in the committee of the whole. “It will probably be a couple of meetings before it formally gets approved,” she said. “But we’ll probably be making some significant motion to move this ahead.” During a meeting last month Rice proposed a wage theft ordinance that would set a citywide procedure for…

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#13 on list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians — Kevin Beckner

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The Hillsborough County commissioner is halfway through his second and final term on the BOCC, and some political analysts are already pondering where he’ll attempt to land next in his political future. There were rumors a few years ago that he would run for chief financial officer in 2014, but his decision not to go for it was probably a wise one during that decisively Republican midterm cycle. 2014 was also a banner year for Hillsborough County when it came to joining…

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Mitch Perry Report for 3.2.15 — Local leaders want to get serious about addressing wage theft

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Welcome to March, where the weather is warming up and so are the politics: In Washington, where Benjamin Netayahu will give his much anticipated speech to (most) members of Congress tomorrow; in Tallahassee, where the legislative session kicks off in a little more than 24 hours; and in Tampa, where the municipal elections take place tomorrow — though how many people will actually go to the polls remains in question (and certainly worth more attention is why these elections are…

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Pat Kemp says she’s definitely running for Hillsborough County Commission in 2016

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Despite a late start and the fact that she was outspent by approximately $70,000, Pat Kemp nearly defeated Al Higginbotham in the race for the countywide Hillsborough County District 7 seat last November. That’s why she says she’s definitely running again in 2016, this time for the Democratic nomination for the countywide District 6 seat that will go before the voters in November of 2016. It’s a race that could be crowded with other Democrats as well, as both DNC Vice…

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Tampa DNC Committeeman Alan Clendenin contemplating a run for office

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Alan Clendenin, who nearly became chairman of the Florida Democratic Party two years ago, is considering a run for elected office for the first time. The 55-year-old State and Democratic National Committeeman from Tampa says he is considering a run for the open Hillsborough County Commission District 6 race, but says it could be another office. He’s just not sure at the moment. “I’ve had a lot of people approach me on that,” he told Florida Politics on Tuesday night, where…

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Tampa Bay’s two most prominent gay leaders, Kevin Beckner and Steve Kornell, to host joint fundraiser for Charlie Justice

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Ercilia Albistu, Rick Boylan, Stephen Gay, Tom Hall, Charlie Hounchell, Ted Howard, Senator Arthenia Joyner, Ed Lally, Henry Lewis, Sally Phillips,Gil Sainz, Linda & Tom Scarritt, Nadine Smith, Frank Starkey, Lorna Taylor Invite you to a very Special Event for Charlie Justice for Congress With Special Guest Hosts: County Commissioner Kevin Beckner & City Councilman Steve Kornell Thursday, June 3rd 6:00pm to 8:00pm At the Home of Rob Iles & Michael Paonessa 1214 North Franklin Street Tampa, FL 33602 Suggested Contribution $500 Co-Host…

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Tampa Bay’s two most prominent gay leaders, Kevin Beckner and Steve Kornell, to host joint fundraiser for Charlie Justice

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Ercilia Albistu, Rick Boylan, Stephen Gay, Tom Hall, Charlie Hounchell, Ted Howard, Senator Arthenia Joyner, Ed Lally, Henry Lewis, Sally Phillips,Gil Sainz, Linda & Tom Scarritt, Nadine Smith, Frank Starkey, Lorna Taylor Invite you to a very Special Event for Charlie Justice for Congress With Special Guest Hosts: County Commissioner Kevin Beckner & City Councilman Steve Kornell Thursday, June 3rd 6:00pm to 8:00pm At the Home of Rob Iles & Michael Paonessa 1214 North Franklin Street Tampa, FL 33602 Suggested Contribution $500 Co-Host…

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