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Bob Buckhorn rewarded for RLC support with big American Traffic Soutions donation

Published on July 13, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Phil Ammann

As Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn continues to support red light cameras, it may come as little surprise that he received a big campaign check from Florida’s leading red light camera provider. State records filed last week show $10,000 in June coming from American Traffic Solutions (ATS) to the Buckhorn-supporting “One Florida” political action committee. Siobhan Harley, a former Buckhorn aide, formed the PAC in late 2014. Although Buckhorn easily won re-election – facing nearly non-existent opposition — PAC money could…

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In Tally TV appearance, Bob Buckhorn makes his case for governor

Published on July 7, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

A couple of weeks ago, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn made his way up to Tallahassee, because who wouldn’t in late June? Actually, Hizzoner was in the state capital to give a speech at the Tallahassee Tiger Bay Club. He also made an appearance on The Usual Suspects, the local public affairs program, where the idea that he is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor got some play. And the mayor offered what is usually called a Freudian slip…

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Chris Ingram brings the Tiger Bay Club back to relevance

Published on June 3, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

At its best, Tiger Bay Club forums held throughout the state can provide a valuable public service as a place where the public can interact with lawmakers, political candidates, activists and journalists who are asked to participate each month. Depending on the topic or the featured speaker, however, these same events can often devolve into dull, scripted events. That’s where the audience of Tiger Bay members get to to play their part in what we have of a democracy, raising questions…

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Wayne Garcia says I am a ‘one-man election wrecking crew’ — I can’t say he’s wrong

Published on August 11, 2009 in Peter/The Bay and the 'Burg by Peter Schorsch

From Wayne Garcia, Political Whore, who has wasted almost as much time writing about the All-American City Awards as he has the St. Petersburg mayoral race and who has shown a definitive bias for Scott Wagman’s campaign, lists me as one of five reasons why the election is not connecting with voters: Former PoHo contributing blogger Schorsch should have been nowhere near the city of St. Petersburg election. After all, his arrest a few years back on charges of ripping…

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