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Joe Henderson: Unopposed candidates create ā€˜great voidā€™ in local politics

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Elections are supposed to be about choices, but after candidate qualifying ended in Florida last week, many of the elections are already decided. Voters in 11 districts wonā€™t get to choose their state senator because the incumbent faces no opposition ā€” seven Republicans and four Democrats, if youā€™re keeping score. And in District 24, Pinellas County Republican incumbent Jeff Brandes faces only a write-in candidate. The theme is the same in the state House, where 29 candidates face no opposition…

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Anti-TBX activists accuse Tampa Bay Partnership of conflict of interest and intimidation

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Tensions between supporters and critics of the Tampa Bay Express haven’tĀ tempered after last week’s vote by the Hillsborough County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) to put the TBX Ā into the organization’s Transportation Improvement Project (TIP). An email sent out by a member of the Tampa Bay Partnership to the members of the MPO and members of the TBX Yes coalition thanked the members of the MPO who supported the proposal. The letter also listed all of those on the board –…

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Les Miller wins Hillsborough County Commission District 3 seat

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Les Miller has won re-election to the Hillsborough County Commission in District 3. A weekĀ after Seminole Heights resident Kimberly Overman said she would be taking on MillerĀ in the Hillsborough County Commission District 3 race, Ā Overman announced on Thursday that she would not run in the Aug. 30 Democratic primary. In a posting on herĀ Facebook page, Overman wrote that after observing Wednesday night’s marathon public hearing by the Hillsborough Metropolitan Planning Organization regarding the Tampa Bay Express project, she had decided…

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Mitch Perry Report for 6.22.16 – TBX showdown tonight

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Our latest form of participatory democracy takes place in Tampa tonight, whereĀ scoresĀ of people will comment on whether or not the Hillsborough County Metropolitan Planning Organization shouldĀ include the Tampa Bay Express project inĀ what is known as their Transportation Improvement Plan. If past is prologue, the majority of speakers will be against the project, and the MPO will go ahead and approve the plan. That’s what happened ten months ago on a very similar vote.Ā Only one member of the MPO, Tampa City…

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The end for SaintPetersBlog

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Kimberly Overman challenges Les Miller in Hillsborough County District 3 race

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With a little more than two months before the Aug. 30 primary, Seminole Heights small businesswoman and volunteer/activist Kimberly OvermanĀ admits that it’s a bit of a “mad dash.” It’sĀ obvious that the Hillsborough County Commission is in desperate need for leadership, Overman added, and thus her entry into the District 3 race againstĀ Democratic incumbent Les Miller. “I have no lack of respect for Les Miller,” she said in a phone interview lastĀ Thursday. “Iā€™m glad heā€™s served us as he has. I…

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TBX Yes leader says his group is needed to combat misinformation about the controversial project

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On Thursday, the Tampa City Council (acting as the Community Redevelopment Agency), voted 4-1 to remove the controversial Tampa Bay Express toll lanes project from itsĀ five-year priority list of projects. It was a reflection of the persuasive arguments that critics of the Florida Department of Transportation-led project have making over the last year, and marks the second timeĀ that the council has voiced its opposition to the proposal. The move also follows the admission fromĀ Hillsborough County Commissioner Les Miller earlier this…

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Jim Norman gets crushed in Hillsborough County Republican straw poll

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The Jim Norman comeback story has hit a roadblock. The former Hillsborough County Commissioner is trying to revive his political career this year as he contends for the open countywide District seat this year, but he came in a distant second to businessman Tim Schock in a straw poll vote held in the Hillsborough County Republican Executive Committee on Tuesday night, losing 66-13. ā€œI think this shows where the grassroots strength really resides in this race,ā€ Schock said after the…

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