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Charlie Gerdes says he will bring back new Rays vote before November election

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The conventional wisdom in St. Petersburg is that there won’t be any movement regarding the status of the Tampa Bay Rays stadium situation until after the November 3 election. That’s because the last time the current City Council voted on a deal that would have allowed the team to explore stadium sites in Hillsborough County and guaranteed millions of dollars in payments if the Rays opt to leave, the members deadlocked 4-4, effectively quashing any such talks until the end of the baseball…

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Lisa Wheeler-Brown campaign caught in a lie over campaign finance missteps

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Lisa Wheeler-Brown’s campaign has admitted it was not the blunders of a previous campaign manager that led to a flurry of reporting errors and a possibly illegal campaign expense, but rather Wheeler-Brown’s own malfeasance. According to The Tampa Tribune, Meagan Salisbury, Wheeler-Brown’s current campaign manager, acknowledged that some of the errors happened after former campaign manager Nick Janovsky left the campaign and that Wheeler-Brown didn’t understand how to properly file some of the expenses and contributions. The result of that is…

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Rick Baker gets behind Will Newton for City Council

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Will Newton’s campaign celebrated Monday as The Tampa Tribune ditched its endorsement of opponent Lisa Wheeler-Brown and instead backed Newton. Just one day later the campaign is announcing another key endorsement – former St. Pete Mayor Rick Baker. “Will Newton is focused on building on our past success and making St. Petersburg the best city in America. I strongly support his effort to become our Council Member,” Baker said. Newton was called out in a Tampa Bay Times article Monday for his…

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Mail ballots to go out for St. Pete and Seminole voters today

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The Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections will begin mailing ballots to voters in St. Pete and Seminole Tuesday to the more than 65,000 domestic voters who requested them. Most of those will be sent to St. Pete voters who will decide three City Council races and four amendments. The most contentious race in the Sunshine City is between community activist Lisa Wheeler-Brown and firefighter union representative Will Newton. That race has gotten heated over the past couple of months as…

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Tampa Tribune dumps Lisa Wheeler-Brown, now endorses Will Newton

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The Tampa Tribune has rescinded its endorsement for Lisa Wheeler-Brown and instead backed Will Newton for St. Pete City Council District 7. In a list of endorsements published Monday morning, The Tribune pointed to information uncovered by SaintPetersblog. “Recently revealed discrepancies in her campaign finance reports raise questions about her judgment,” the latest write-up read. That’s as much detail as the endorsement dives into, however. The Tribune editorial board is referring to a series of campaign finance mishaps including a…

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Lisa Wheeler-Brown email blast asks supporters to focus on issues, not allegations

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Lisa Wheeler-Brown is running damage control. An email blast went out Friday afternoon asking voters to focus on the issues and ignore recent allegations of campaign finance transgressions. “You’ve been a dedicated supporter and have stood with me as we work to move St. Petersburg forward, so I wanted to make sure you had the facts. If you’ve been following the blogs, you may have seen that the campaign made a few mistakes when we were first getting started the…

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Ed Montanari endorses Will Newton for St. Pete City Council

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St. Pete City Council member-elect Ed Montanari is endorsing Will Newton for the District 7 seat to replace incumbent Wengay Newton. “I strongly endorse Will Newton for St Petersburg City Council District 7. Will has the character, experience, knowledge, and natural leadership skills to serve,” Montanari said. “His service in our Fire Department, along with his background as a neighborhood association president, volunteer for the Juvenile Welfare Board, and his work with youth give him a trusted and proven record of accomplishments for our community.”…

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