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David Jolly calls on Pinellas elections office to ensure ‘all communities’ have early voting access

Published on October 5, 2016 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

Charlie Crist, Rick Kriseman and Pinellas Democrats gained a new ally on Wednesday in their request for an additional early voting station in the southern part of the county — Republican Congressman David Jolly. In a letter penned to Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark, the GOP incumbent in Congressional District 13 says he is writing to ask that “your office ensure that all communities throughout Pinellas County have equal access to early voting locations.” Clark had steadfastly denied requests in recent weeks by Pinellas…

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Charlie Crist, St. Pete City Councilmembers stand against gun violence

Published on September 29, 2016 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Anne Lindberg

Former Gov. Charlie Crist, St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman and four council members took a stand against gun violence Thursday when the Vocal Majority bus tour stopped in the city. The bus tour is the inspiration of former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Navy combat veteran and retired NASA astronaut Captain Mark Kelly. Neither Giffords nor Kelly was there. But those who were there carried the anti-gun violence message forward. Kriseman referred to the candlelit ceremony held on…

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Chris Latvala says City of St. Pete ‘still not being truthful’ when it comes to sewage spills

Published on September 28, 2016 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

It’s been a relatively quiet week regarding the major sewage spills in St. Petersburg that have now resulted in state and federal investigations, and become a political issue for Mayor Rick Kriseman. But his administration got a kick in the shin from Clearwater House Republican Chris Latvala at the Suncoast Tiger Bay Club Wednesday. “As far as the dumping that’s going on in St.Petersburg, the city administration is still is not being truthful to the extent of what is going or what…

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St. Pete, Gulfport celebrate two cities, one street

Published on September 27, 2016 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Anne Lindberg

St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman and Gulfport Mayor Sam Henderson will work together this Saturday to help clean up a street that’s common to both cities. After the cleanup, St. Petersburg police Chief Anthony Holloway and Gulfport police Chief Rob Vincent will hold their own community event to discuss how the departments are collaborating on issues common to the 49th Street South corridor that both share. “This event brings residents from both great cities together to work collaboratively along the…

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Rick Kriseman, St. Pete Council members join call to stop gun violence

Published on September 27, 2016 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Anne Lindberg

St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman and council members Lisa Wheeler-Bowman and Amy Foster will join the 2016 Vocal Majority Bus Tour Thursday as it stops in the city to call on voters this November to help stop gun violence. The event will be the fourth stop of the 2016 Vocal Majority Tour — a six-week, 14-state national bus tour that stretches until Election Day. The Vocal Majority Tour is traveling to communities in battleground states and districts for grassroots events with…

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Civic leaders seek polling place for early voting in south St. Pete

Published on September 23, 2016 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Anne Lindberg

St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman joined community activists Friday in urging Pinellas County elections supervisor Deborah Clark to open a polling place for early voting in south St. Petersburg. Kriseman and the others, the Revs. Manuel Sykes of Bethel Community Baptist Church and Louis Murphy of Mt. Zion Progressive Missionary Baptist Church, said access to early voting is crucial to giving people a voice in choosing the elected officials who represent them. With many people working jobs and taking care…

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Mitch Perry Report for 9.23.16 – Fall follies

Published on September 23, 2016 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

Welcome to the first full day of fall, Florida style. Now maybe it will actually start to feel like a different season in say, about a month from now? Speaking of the weather, good luck to the student-athletes at USF and Florida State University who will be playing in the excessively hot and humid conditions at high noon on Saturday at Raymond James Stadium. Or should I say, good luck to the fans who will be sitting under that unforgiving…

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Rick Kriseman - page 32

David Jolly calls on Pinellas elections office to ensure ‘all communities’ have early voting access

Charlie Crist, St. Pete City Councilmembers stand against gun violence

Chris Latvala says City of St. Pete ‘still not being truthful’ when it comes to sewage spills

St. Pete, Gulfport celebrate two cities, one street

Rick Kriseman, St. Pete Council members join call to stop gun violence

Civic leaders seek polling place for early voting in south St. Pete

Mitch Perry Report for 9.23.16 – Fall follies

Rick Kriseman - page 32

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