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Rays stadium agreement gains one ‘yes;’ still doesn’t have enough support to pass

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After nearly five hours of back and forth and sometimes in a circle debate, St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman has walked away from a City Council workshop with one more vote in favor of an agreement to let the Tampa Bay Rays look at stadium sites outside of St. Pete in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties. Council member Amy Foster switched her no on the memorandum of understanding from a “no” to a “yes.” “I agree this is not enough money,”…

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Stadium deal no-voters on council are going to make enemies no matter what

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They’re damned if they do. They’re damned if they don’t. That’s likely how the majority of City Council feels about the impending conversation regarding the Rays, Tropicana Field and the future of baseball in Tampa Bay. As council convenes in its chambers for yet another workshop to discuss the longstanding stalemate between the baseball franchise and the city, five of them are again being criticized by the Tampa Bay Times. Cut a deal already, is the usual mantra of the…

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Where fundraising races stand in Tampa Bay area 2016 legislative contests

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Voting in Florida state races is now just under 18 months away, with a June special session and the 2016 Regular Session thrown in for good measure. Nevertheless, political campaigns statewide are starting to gear up, as the campaign cash begins to flow in earnest. Here’s where things stand through April 30 in fundraising races across the Tampa Bay region, according to the Florida Division of Elections’ website: Senate District 17 State Sen. John Legg, who has been raising money for…

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Wengay Newton’s Facebook posts may be crossing a line

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Last week, St. Pete City Council member Wengay Newton came under fire for posting a constituent’s personal information on Facebook, including his name, address, phone number and email address. Matt Sardo sent the email to Newton during the St. Pete City Council meeting in which all but Newton voted to move Pier Park forward as the top-ranked design for a new Pier. “If you delay the pier and move it to a vote, I will do everything in my power…

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Poll shows public support for Pier Park over Destination St. Pete

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According to the latest poll conducted between Monday and Wednesday, Pier Park is sitting pretty when it comes to voter approval. Nearly 47 percent of respondents indicated they preferred Pier Park over Destination St. Pete Pier while just 38 percent favored Destination. The results roll in just hours before City Council is set to meet to determine whether or not to give Mayor Rick Kriseman the greenlight on beginning negotiations with the Pier Park design team. That design was ranked…

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Mitch Perry Report for 5.6.15 –St. Pete Pier politics, part 23

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According to a story by Waveney Ann Moore in today’s Times, it’s looking good for advocates of Pier Park to be the chosen design to finally replace the aging iconic inverted Pier in downtown St. Petersburg. “I’ve had more calls in support of Pier Park than anything,” City Council member Darden Rice says. “It was overwhelmingly Pier supporters,” says Council member Charlie Gerdes. “I think it’s time to build the pier and I think Pier Park is the one,” agrees Steve…

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Community activist Aaron Sharpe to challenge Lisa Wheeler-Brown for St. Pete District 7

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The race to replace St. Pete’s District 7 City Councilman Wengay Newton just got its second candidate. Financial businessman and longtime community activist Aaron Sharpe has jumped into the ring to challenge the popular and well-endorsed Lisa Wheeler-Brown. Sharpe is the current founder and president of a new nonprofit called Volunteer Society of America and currently runs his own consulting firm, Sharpe Companies. He worked previously in various management positions with Fifth Third Bank. Sharpe is also the chair of…

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