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As contentious primary campaign comes to a conclusion, Kevin Beckner has no regrets

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On the eve of what has been the most raucous primary race in Hillsborough County, Kevin Beckner says he wouldn’t do anything differently in his campaign to defeat Pat Frank for Clerk of the Circuit Court. “No regrets whatsoever,” Beckner said while attending the NAACP sponsored “Souls to the Polls” event at the College Hill Public Library in East Tampa on Sunday afternoon. “Some people have characterized it as a negative campaign, but I have based it on a campaign of facts,…

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Joe Henderson: Some pre-primary thoughts for Hillsborough County

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I will be paying attention to a lot of things during Tuesday’s primary election. The weather, however, will not be high on the list. Even with storms in Tuesday’s forecast, it may not affect the turnout that much. As of Sunday, voters cast nearly 104,000 ballots in Hillsborough County for the primary election, either by mail or at early voting events like Sunday’s “Souls to The Polls” gathering at two Tampa locations. As of late afternoon, there were 3,267 votes…

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Pat Frank campaign ad riles some of those photographed with her

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An ad featuring a photo of Hillsborough Clerk of the Courts Pat Frank surrounded by a group of African-Americans in the Florida Sentinel-Bulletin is upsetting some of those photographed. They say that it appears that they support her candidacy, when in fact they say they don’t. Frank is running for re-election to the clerk’s position, a position she’s held since 2004. She’s facing a primary challenge in fellow Democrat Kevin Beckner in the Aug. 30 primary. The ad in question ran…

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Kevin Beckner says decision by Hillsborough PTC to take money away from Clerk’s office ‘troubling’

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The Hillsborough Public Transportation Commission (PTC) is taking public money from the Hillsborough County Clerk’s Office due to mismanagement and woefully inadequate accounting practices with several egregious discrepancies. WTSP-Channel 10 reported this week the PTC has “a long list of accounting issues with Clerk Pat Frank’s office.” Those issues include: vendors not being paid on time; invoices sent to the wrong department; items deducted from the incorrect account, and several more violations. The PTC discovered the Clerk’s office was about to pay $180,000 for…

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Mitch Perry Report for 8.19.16 — Herald makes surprise endorsement in Florida Senate primary

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Donald Trump could earn a big PR move today. He’s scheduled to travel to Louisiana to visit the flood-ravaged areas. Meanwhile, President Obama enjoys the last days of his summer vacation, golfing with Larry David. The Miami Herald is making a little news this morning. The paper’s editorial board is dismissing both Patrick Murphy and Alan Grayson in their review of the Democratic U.S. Senate race, and is endorsing Pam Keith in the contest. The paper acknowledges what has been evident for nearly…

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Eric Seidel signs pledge to run a clean campaign for Clerk of the Hillsborough Courts, and wants the Democratic candidates to follow suit

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As Kevin Beckner and Pat Frank battle it out in a fierce battle for the Democratic nomination for Hillsborough Clerk of the Circuit Courts, Eric Seidel has been laying low and getting the message throughout the county he too, is a candidate for the office. The longtime former Fox-13 consumer reporter is in the enviable position of not having a challenger for the Republican nomination opponent in this month’s primary, and thus he’s been able to stay out of the…

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Donald Trump campaign shakeup — will it be enough?

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Donald Trump and his campaign are sending a signal with the announcement of Steve Bannon as campaign CEO and Kellyanne Conway as campaign manager. Aside from the clear message that his is a campaign in trouble, it also provides a clear picture of a major focus of his campaign going forward. That focus is to make the election about Hillary Clinton and not Donald Trump. So far, Trump’s world-class lack of discipline has kept the spotlight on himself. There can…

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