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Washington Post blames big blue bins for rise in recycling costs

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Next week trucks deployed by the City of St. Pete for the sole purpose of collecting curbside recycling will hit the streets in some areas officially marking the start of a universal recycling program long-anticipated. But its being ushered in with a host of criticisms ranging from how and when the recycling will be picked up to whether or not ratepayers should be forced to pay for the program even if they choose not to use it. One of the…

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ACLU to launch major political, advocacy campaign in 2016 for sentencing reform

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Frustrated by political gridlock on Capitol Hill, the American Civil Liberties Union is mounting an ambitious campaign to boost its effectiveness starting with a political advocacy program for 2016 and beyond. With $80 million in commitments, both promised and collected, for a 501(c)(4) tax exempt organization, ACLU officials haveĀ retained veteran Democratic operative Karin Johanson as its newly established national political director. Currently theĀ campaign managerĀ for the Coalition to Stop Fast Track ā€” which opposes ā€œsecretive negotiationsā€ of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership…

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Jeb Bush sharpens elbows as GOP presidential field grows crowded

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A hallmark of the White House pre-campaign of Jeb Bush has beenĀ a genteel, understated approach. Jeb, the most erudite of the Bushes and the proverbial “adult in the room” among the supposed bomb-throwers and firebrands in the 2016 Republican field was not known for singeing his rivals, other than his DemocraticĀ bĆŖte noireĀ Hillary Clinton. That’s changing as more candidates–recently former U.S. Sen.Ā Rick SantorumĀ and Ohio Gov.Ā John Kasich–are announcing or eyeing bids, writes Ed O’KeefeĀ in Thursday’sĀ Washington Post: Bush is not yet an official…

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Mitch Perry Report for 5.28.15 — Are you ready for a George Pataki candidacy?

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I couldn’t be happier this morning, after staying up until midnight last night to see my lifelong basketball team, the Golden State Warriors, defeat the Houston Rockets, Ā and advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1975. Of course, there’s a guy by the name of LeBron James who stands in their way of actually capturing the Finals, which should make for irresistible entertainment. LeBron returned home to Cleveland last summer, and that city hasn’t won a championship…

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Media attorney thinks Florida’s new drone law is unconstitutional

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a drone privacy law last week that bans drone surveillance of private citizens without their consent, but a Washington, D.C.-based media attorney thinks the Sunshine State has gone too far in attempting to regulate this emerging new technology. Chuck Tobin is a partner in Holland & Knight’s Washington, D.C., office. He chair’s the firm’s National Media Practice, which includes leading H&K’sĀ “Drone Practice Team.” He’s intimately familiar with Florida’s media laws, havingĀ Ā taught media law and ethics…

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Will Jeb Bush opt not to compete in Iowa caucus?

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Jeb Bush has had his roughest week on the campaign trail, and it’s only Thursday. The former Florida governor has been getting hammered all week by critics for his fumbling of a question regarding the Iraq war, promptingĀ New York TimesĀ columnist Gail Collins to title her piece on Thursday, “Wow, Jeb Bush is Awful.” Meanwhile, a 19-year-old college student in Reno got in Bush’s face on Wednesday to tell him that his brother, George W. Bush, was responsibleĀ for the creation of…

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Kathy Castor embraces Hillary Clinton’s new stance on immigration reform

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In Las Vegas on Tuesday, Hillary Clinton came out strongly on the issue of immigration, saying she wants to ensure thatĀ undocumentedĀ immigrants can gain full citizenship under a reform of the patchwork system and the limited protections President Obama has put in place in the meantime. “This is where I differ with everybody on the Republican side,” ClintonĀ said. “Make no mistake, not a single Republican candidate, announced or potential, is clearly and consistently supporting a path to citizenship. When they talk…

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