Pinellas Politics

In first campaign video, Mike Twitty says Jim Frishe has history of raising taxes

Published on July 18, 2016 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Anne Lindberg

Mike Twitty, who’s running for Pinellas County property appraiser released a new video ad today. The ad, available on YouTube, touts Twitty’s 26 years of experience as a property appraiser in Pinellas County. Twitty says in the ad that his experience makes him aware that you have to get appraisals and property taxes right. Twitty, as he has since the beginning of the campaign, portrays Republican primary opponent Jim Frishe as a “career politician.” Twitty charges that Frishe, a former state representative,…

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On the Pinellas School Board campaign trail, one issue dominates

Published on July 12, 2016 in The Bay and the 'Burg by Anne Lindberg

It’s probably not surprising, but if you’re running for re-election to the Pinellas County School Board, you can expect questions about the conditions of five schools in south and mid-county branded by the media as “failure factories.” That’s the case even if you’re running for seat voted on only by residents in northernmost Pinellas County, Ken Peluso said. “You cannot deny the attitude of the general public and the way they see the schools,” Peluso said. “There are a lot…

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