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Harry Cohen weighs in on the court clerk race between Kevin Beckner and Pat Frank

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During the fierce Tampa City Council race between Guido Maniscalco and Jackie Toledo in the winter of 2015, Councilman Harry Cohen stayed out of the endorsement business, preferring to let the election play out before learning who he would be serving withĀ on the board for the next four years. But when an anonymous mailer went out defendingĀ Toledo against “vicious” attacks and described her as an apolitical, unifying leader, Cohen and three of his other council colleagues Ā said “enough”, and along…

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Civil justice attorney Augie Ribeiro says he can make a difference if elected in SD 19

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As the deadline for state legislative candidates expired at noon on Friday, there were four Democrats on the Aug. 30 ballot in the Senate District 19 race that encompasses both Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties. Three all relatively well known ā€”Ā Ed NarainĀ andĀ Darryl RousonĀ currently serve in the Florida House, andĀ Betty ReedĀ previously held Narain’s HD 61 seat. Add to that mix oneĀ Augie Ribeiro,Ā 52, the Chief Executive Officer of the law firm of Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith, who has only lived full-time in St.…

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Kathy Castor and Mike Suarez endorse Ed Narain in SD 19 race

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In the battle for the Senate District 19, encompassing Hillsborough and Pinellas counties,Ā Ed NarainĀ received some big endorsements Monday. Tampa Bay area CongresswomanĀ Kathy CastorĀ endorsed his candidacy, as did the manĀ sheĀ succeeded in Congress,Ā Jim Davis. Tampa City Council ChairmanĀ Mike SuarezĀ is also backing Narain. “As a state representative,Ā EdĀ has been a great partner as we worked to bring more jobs, higher wages and economic opportunity to east Tampa,” said Castor. “As a member of the Florida House,Ā EdĀ has also worked to bring much-needed state dollars back…

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AFL-CIO endorses Naze Sahebzamani in HD 59 race

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The Florida AFL-CIO is taking sides in the competitive Democratic primary in the House District 59 race, backingĀ NazeĀ SahebzamaniĀ in her race againstĀ Rena Frazier. ā€œI am proud and grateful for the support of the Florida AFL-CIO in my run for the Florida State House of Representative, District 59,” Sahebzamani said in a statement. “I promise to champion the working families of our state in the same manner unions champion American workers and give them the voice they have long been lacking in…

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Thousands crowd into Ybor City to remember the Orlando victims

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The dominant word at a vigil held in Ybor City on Monday night to honor the victims of the shooting massacre in Orlando was “love.” A crowd of at least two thousand people gathered for two hours in a parking lot on the north side of 7th Avenue between 14th and 15th Streets to hear locally elected officials tell the crowd that they were supporting them in this dark time, less than 48 hours after a gunman shot 49 people…

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Ross Spano leads all candidates in fundraising in HD 59 race

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Ross Spano, running for reelection in Hillsborough County’s House District 59 race, raised $20,250 in May, and has now raised more than $121,000 in his campaign coffers. Spano will face the winner of the Aug. 30 Democratic primary betweenĀ Rene FrazierĀ andĀ NazeĀ Sahebzamani. Frazier, who has received financial support from the Florida Democratic Party in her race, raised $11,798 in May, and has raised $94,389 to date. Sahebzamani raised $1,792 in May, and has raised $26,811 to date. Frazier has been invited to…

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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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