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As Bill Young comes to Tiger Bay, I want to ask him: Why are you such a tease?

Published on January 25, 2010 in Peter/The Bay and the 'Burg by Peter Schorsch

After a long absence, the Honorable C.W. Bill Young ventures back into the Tigers’ den. The 20-term Congressman has a rich array of current issues he may choose to address –economic recovery and the stimulus, the health-care debate, energy policy and offshore drilling. Rep. Young is an influential and knowledgeable master of the Appropriations game. How does he balance fiscal conservatism with bringing home a prodigious share of earmarks to his district and Florida universities? Another of Rep. Young’s specialties…

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Running for mayor? Rep. Rick Kriseman’s website teases, but source says he’s not

Published on February 2, 2009 in The Bay and the 'Burg by Peter Schorsch

From PoHo: With the simple and unelaborated headline “Running for Mayor” on his personal website, the legislator shakes up the field draws some attention for St. Petersburg’s mayoral election later this year. Will Rick Kriseman announce he is running, after seeming like he wasn’t while awaiting a Ken Welch candidacy? Or is the headline prelude to his explanation that he won’t run? UPDATE: It’s the second scenario from above. A source with knowledge of Kriseman’s decision says the representative is…

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