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Direct mail roundup: Will Newton mailer hits mailboxes with emphasis on family and priorities

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Another campaign mailer touting Will Newton for City Council District 7 hit mailboxes in St. Pete Friday. The addressed side of the mailer shows a smiling photo of Newton gazing out to the side with a park behind him touting the candidate as “the real deal!” Under his photo a resume of accomplishments is listed, including his service as district vice president for the local chapter of the Florida Professional Firefighters, 23-year firefighter and EMT veteran, 2011 Professional Firefighter of the…

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Direct mail roundup: Two Steve Kornell mailers hit mailboxes

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Two campaign mailers touting City Council member Steve Kornell for re-election hit mailboxes Friday. Both are positive and highlight his past, current and future commitments to the city as well as previous accomplishments. One mailer shows four photos of Kornell engaging with residents. “Steve Kornell is focused on the issues that matter,” the header reads. The photos highlight four areas including “protecting our environment,” “creating opportunities for kids,” providing “a better, safer community” and creating “new jobs and a strong…

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Direct mail roundup: Will Newton flier uses St. Pete sewage dump as back-handed dig on his opponent

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The latest pro-Will Newton mailer doesn’t mention his opponent directly, but it definitely smacks of anti-Lisa Wheeler-Brown insinuations. Hitting voters’ mailboxes Thursday, the Newton mailer, paid for by his own campaign, plays on the recent St. Pete scandal in which millions of gallons of sewage were dumped into local bodies of water. “Raw sewage isn’t the only thing that stinks,” the mailer begins. “Lying to City Council about how much was dumped is even worse.” The mailer then goes on…

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St. Pete City Council passes resolution supporting normalized relations with Cuba

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St. Pete City Council wants the U.S. to normalize relations with Cuba. The board unanimously approved a resolution expressing support for a congressional measure that would completely restore normalized relations with the island nation. The move supports U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor’s Cuba Trade Act of 2015, which would remove presidential authority to impose sanctions on Cuba, restrictions on transactions, limitations on direct shipping and restrictions on remittances. It would also lift enforcement of an economic embargo and end the prohibition on…

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City Council all talk, no action on school zone tickets

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St. Pete City Council took no action on recently surfaced reports that the city is issuing more speeding tickets in school zones than the rest of Pinellas, Hillsborough and Polk counties combined as a result of improperly marked zones at several locations. St. Pete City Council Chair Charlie Gerdes scheduled a staff report for Thursday’s meeting to get more information following a WTSP investigative report uncovering numerous locations where signage was not in compliance with rules set by the Florida…

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The Times didn’t endorse Steve Kornell, but here’s who did

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St. Pete City Council member Steve Kornell has announced his list of endorsements so far in his re-election bid for his District 5 seat. Among those who have signed off on endorsements are the local Police Benevolent Association, the local fire union, the Pinellas Realtors Organization, Sierra Club, Equality Florida Action PAC, The Tampa Tribune, former Mayor Rick Baker, St. Petersburg College Board of Trustees member Deveron Gibbons and the Stonewall Democrats. The Tampa Bay Times did not endorse Kornell…

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Direct mail round-up: Charlie Gerdes targets voter with first round of campaign mailers

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St. Pete City Council chair Charlie Gerdes has sent out his first campaign mailer asking voters to re-elect him as the District 1 representative for West St. Pete. The mailer announces to voters, “Putting you first. Moving us forward.” The mailer, sent to more than 13,000 city voters Monday, lists some of Gerdes’ accomplishments as council chair. Gerdes wrote the board put $2 million back into the city’s coffers “so that we can manage our growth smartly,” funded a new…

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