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Steve Kornell’s campaign contributions swell to more than $40,000

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St. Pete City Council member Steve Kornell continues to trounce his opposition in campaign finance activity. Kornell has raised more than $42,000 so far after bringing in $5,662 between August 17 and September 13. Kornell’s opponent, Phillip Garrett, raised $800 during the latest reporting period marking his first contributions to date. Garrett pulled in another $231.75 of in-kind contributions from himself. Garrett received a $500 contribution from St. Pete resident John Klement, $100 from himself and $200 from Young Floridians…

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Tampa Tribune dumps Lisa Wheeler-Brown, now endorses Will Newton

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The Tampa Tribune has rescinded its endorsement for Lisa Wheeler-Brown and instead backed Will Newton for St. Pete City Council District 7. In a list of endorsements published Monday morning, The Tribune pointed to information uncovered by SaintPetersblog. “Recently revealed discrepancies in her campaign finance reports raise questions about her judgment,” the latest write-up read. That’s as much detail as the endorsement dives into, however. The Tribune editorial board is referring to a series of campaign finance mishaps including a…

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Lisa Wheeler-Brown email blast asks supporters to focus on issues, not allegations

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Lisa Wheeler-Brown is running damage control. An email blast went out Friday afternoon asking voters to focus on the issues and ignore recent allegations of campaign finance transgressions. “You’ve been a dedicated supporter and have stood with me as we work to move St. Petersburg forward, so I wanted to make sure you had the facts. If you’ve been following the blogs, you may have seen that the campaign made a few mistakes when we were first getting started the…

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Ed Montanari endorses Will Newton for St. Pete City Council

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St. Pete City Council member-elect Ed Montanari is endorsing Will Newton for the District 7 seat to replace incumbent Wengay Newton. “I strongly endorse Will Newton for St Petersburg City Council District 7. Will has the character, experience, knowledge, and natural leadership skills to serve,” Montanari said. “His service in our Fire Department, along with his background as a neighborhood association president, volunteer for the Juvenile Welfare Board, and his work with youth give him a trusted and proven record of accomplishments for our community.”…

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Karl Nurse, Darden Rice reiterate support for Lisa Wheeler-Brown

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Lisa Wheeler-Brown supporters are sticking by her side despite a barrage of controversy surrounding recent changes to campaign finance records. Supporters of Wheeler-Brown’s campaign are calling the allegations petty and point to a riff between current campaign consultants and one who previously worked on her campaign. While campaign supporters and volunteers have rallied behind their candidate on social media responses to a questionable expenditure for dental work, misreporting on that expense and late-filed amendments showing in-kind contributions previously unreported, there…

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Midtown nonprofit may have illegally given office space to Lisa Wheeler-Brown

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A St. Pete nonprofit that serves underprivileged youth and others in the Midtown community may be breaking an Internal Revenue Code and be at risk of IRS sanctions. Advantage Village Academy offered space free of charge to St. Pete City Council candidate Lisa Wheeler-Brown to use periodically as office space for her campaign. Under any definition, that is considered an in-kind contribution. But there’s a problem. Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations are explicitly prohibited from contributing, in-kind or otherwise, to political campaigns.…

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Lisa Wheeler-Brown campaign finance reporting amended — for third time this week

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For the third time in less than a week and the second time in one day, Lisa Wheeler-Brown’s campaign staff filed correction to previous treasurer’s reports. The latest round of updates include corrections to previous corrections that listed the wrong dates and numbers for some of the reporting periods. An amendment filed at City Hall to Wheeler-Brown’s growingly complex campaign finance file showed she had brought in $993 between April 1 and July 19. First, those dates actually combine two…

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