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

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Tucked into HB 131 (which I track using LobbyTools), the wide-ranging election reform legislation which would, among other things, clarify political advertising on the internet and regulate the electioneering activities of ‘527’s’, is a provision which would move up the date of when each county’s Supervisor of Elections would be required to mail out 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…

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

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Tucked into HB 131 (which I track using LobbyTools), the wide-ranging election reform legislation which would, among other things, clarify political advertising on the Internet and regulate the electioneering activities of ‘527’s’, is a provision which would move up the date of when each county’s Supervisor of Elections would be required to mail out 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…

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Craig Sher comes to Tiger Bay

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When the ABC Coalition of business and civic leaders completed more than a year’s study of baseball alternatives, Mayor Bill Foster deemed the findings too hot to handle.  Well not for the Tigers!  Craig Sher of the Coalition will enter the den and walk us through the options and take your questions.  What will it take to keep the Rays in St. Petersburg?  In Pinellas County? In the Tampa Bay region?  How and when can our recession-plagued community come up…

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PCTA’s Marshall Ogletree: SB 6 and HB 7189 are bitter pills!

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Update: Ogletree’s remarks will now run as an op-ed in the St. Petersburg Times. Here are the prepared remarks of PCTA’s Marshall Ogletree for today’s meeting of the Florida House’s Education Policy Committee. Senate Bill 6 and House Bill 7189 have been described as “good for teachers” by Senate sponsor John Thrasher. But are they?  Let’s look at teachers. This “good” bill has not found too many teachers who support it. A Florida Times Union reporter did not find a…

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PCTA’s Marshall Ogletree: SB 6 and HB 7189 are bitter pills!

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Update: Ogletree’s remarks will now run as an op-ed in the St. Petersburg Times. Here are the prepared remarks of PCTA’s Marshall Ogletree for today’s meeting of the Florida House’s Education Policy Committee. Senate Bill 6 and House Bill 7189 have been described as “good for teachers” by Senate sponsor John Thrasher. But are they? Let’s look at teachers. This “good” bill has not found too many teachers who support it. A Florida Times Union reporter did not find a…

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Tom Lee endorses Marco Rubio

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From Windy March: Former state Senate President Tom Lee of Brandon announced today he’s backing Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate primary, becoming one of the first prominent Hillsborough Republicans to side with Rubio against Gov. Charlie Crist. Hillsborough has long been a stronghold for Crist along with his home county of Pinellas. Crist’s Hillsborough supporters include former Gov. Bob Martinez, high-level GOP fundraiser Al Austin and most of the county’s top elected Republican officeholders, from Sheriff David Gee to…

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