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Guest op-ed: Sue Stu Sternberg if he moves

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Henry Boxlor weighs in on Stu Sternberg’s push for a new stadium outside of downtown St. Pete: There are some institutions that I universally dislike. Banks, Insurance companies, car salesmen, and professional sports organizations. Don’t get me wrong I like hockey, football and baseball. Basketball, not so much.  Just not the businesses that run them, like MLB, for example. I have watched the professional sports business manipulate states, counties and cities for years. Guys like Sternberg and his cohorts of…

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Pinellas to lay off 211 county workers

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A must-read from David DeCamp: Pinellas County began handing out pink slips Thursday to 211 employees who face layoffs under budget cuts — the start of dramatic reductions in basic services as the county contends with slumping tax rolls. The layoffs run through virtually every department, affecting everything from parks and street repairs to customer service and health care. “These are people with house payments, car payments, kids in school — it’s just a shame,” County Commissioner John Morroni said.…

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Democratic activist David Schauer contemplating challenge to Sen. Arthenia Joyner

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Democratic activist David Schauer, treasurer of St. Pete Pride and treasurer to the Pinellas DEC, has sent a letter to state Sen. Nan Rich, the Democratic leader in the Florida Senate, that he intends to run an insurgent campaign against lackluster incumbent Arthenia Joyner.  This is not the first time a possible challenger to Sen. Joyner has considered running against her.  State Rep. Darryl Rouson, bolstered by intriguing poll numbers, is also said to be thinking about running against Sen. Joyner. The…

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Charlie Justice, Rick Kriseman to hold press conference over Raytheon plume

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State Sen. Charlie Justice (D- St. Petersburg) and state Rep. Rick Kriseman (D- St. Petersburg) will hold a press conference with members of the Azalea Neighborhood Association, Sierra Club and other members of the Pinellas Legislative Delegation, asking for immediate action by the Department of Environmental Protection to clean up the toxic plume that has plagued the neighborhoods of west St. Petersburg for over 15 years. DATE:           Saturday, June 5 TIME:            9 a.m. LOCATION: West side of Azalea Park, across…

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The end for SaintPetersBlog

Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain for my efforts — FloridaPolitics.com — I knew that one

With new law, voting in Florida’s elections will start week of July 4!

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Tucked into HB 131, the wide-ranging election reform legislation which, among other things, regulates online political advertising, as well as the electioneering activities of ‘527’s’, is a provision that moves up the date of when each county’s Supervisor of Elections is required to mail ballots to “early voters,” such as military and overseas voters.  Currently, the law requires Supervisors of Elections to mail ballots no later than 35 days before an election.  HB 131 changes that requirement to “no later than…

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Fraternal Order of Police endorses Jack Latvala for state Senate

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Fraternal Order of Police, Clearwater Lodge 10 today became the second organization of public safety professionals to endorse Jack Latvala for the Florida Senate this week. “It was very clear from the beginning that Jack Latvala, a long time resident of Pinellas, understands the needs of our County and State and is willing to work in cooperation with other citizens to create a strong, diversified, and prosperous future, where public safety is the cornerstone of economic growth,” said Jonathan Walser,…

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Reason #2 why St. Petersburg should have a later ‘last call’

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During a previous effort to extend “last call” throughout all of Pinellas County (not just St. Petersburg) SMT Consultants reviewed all of the data on this matter and concluded: Based on the data accumulated in this report, it is quite apparent that extending the service house in Pinellas County from 2 a.m. until 3 a.,. would not cause any harm to the residents of Pinellas County.  In fact, the data shows that extending the service hours may have some benefits…

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