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Editorial roundup: Times looks at state, Trib stays local

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As per usual ā€“ two papers, two different themes. Tuesdayā€™s editorial roundup in the Times vs. the Trib shows one paperā€™s focus on local issues and the otherā€™s on state. The Tampa Bay Times, in and editorial published Monday, issued an ambiguous applaud/scolding to state leaders over the Charlotteā€™s Web medical marijuana law. On one hand, the Timesā€™ editorial board praises the fact that ā€œa noneuphoric strain of medical marijuana could make its way into the marketplace.ā€ Thatā€™s because a…

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Local media coverage of Rays stadium saga shows desperation

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It may not be the biggest or most breaking news, but locally it’sĀ the St. Pete City Council workshop talking about the Tampa Bay Rays and itsĀ current use agreement barring them from looking at stadium sites outside of St. Pete. The outcome of that meeting, though not binding, was telling of the cityā€™s next steps. Council is deadlocked on moving forward with a brokered agreement between Mayor Rick Kriseman and the Rays to lift that ban and allow them to consider…

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News from across the Bay: Trop money for poor neighborhoods, hurricane movie favorites

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Thursday morning news across the web on Tampa Bay-based newspapers and websites were a grab bag of random topics. From weird movie recommendations to watch in a storm to Tropicana Field funding projects in poor neighborhoods, the news is also all over the place. In case you missed it, hereā€™s a rundown of what the other guys were boasting on the web Thursday morning. Tampa Bay Times The Times seems to be fairly on top of it. Their top web…

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Times and Trib draw the same Medicaid conclusion, but their reasons show partisan divide

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Itā€™s not often editorial boards for the Tampa Bay Times and Tampa Tribune agree on something. Historically the Times has tended to lean more to the left while the Tribune typically favors more fiscally conservative policies and leaders. But the two boards are in agreement over expanding the stateā€™s Medicaid program under a revised Senate plan to draw done $51 billion of federal money to insure the stateā€™s working poor. As of right now, lawmakers have failed to agree on…

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Stage legislators defend their own healthcare coverage at Tiger Bay forum in Tampa

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Tampa Bay area state legislators Tom Lee and Daryl Rouson took center court at todays’ Tampa Tiger Bay Club meeting, where again the Legislature’s divide on health care drove the debate. Lee, a Senate Republican, represents Brandon in Tallahassee, while Rouson’s House District comprises a good chunk ofĀ South Pinellas County, but bizarrely also includes portions of Ruskin in Hillsborough County, andĀ parts of Manatee and Sarasota counties. The pair (dubbed “Ebony and Ivory” by Lee) return with the rest of their…

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Mitch Perry Report for 5.22.15 — On Donald Trump, James Harden & what local taxpayers should pay for

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Happy Memorial Day Weekend to you all, which by the way is the earliest we can ever have such a holiday, with this Monday only being the 25th of May. Incidentally, Labor Day will take place as late as it can be this year (September 7), which will actually be a factor in delaying the NFL season by a week, meaning the regular season won’t end until next January. If one of theĀ prerequisites for being a politician is engagingĀ in a…

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Tom Lee on Tallahassee budget impasse: ‘We don’t know how this is going to play out’

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As state lawmakers prepare to complete unfinished business in Tallahassee in a special session slated to begin inĀ 12 days, one of the most important members of the 120-memberĀ Florida Legislature said on Wednesday that he’s not exactly sure what to expect when the House and Senate return next month to the Capitol to hammer out a budget agreement. “We really don’t know how this is going to play out,” said Brandon area state Sen. Tom Lee, the SenateĀ Appropriations CommitteeĀ chairman. Lee was…

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