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Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 22, 2015

If no one emerges by 5 p.m. Monday evening as a qualified candidate for St. Pete City Council District 3, Ed Montanari will emerge as the council member elect to replace outgoing Bill Dudley. As of Monday afternoon Montanari seems to have it in the bag. No one has filed paperwork to run against him […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 18, 2015

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Embattled South Pasadena Mayor Dan Calabria is suing the city he works for as well as a fellow city commissioner and an private lawyer who issued a scathing investigation of Calabria’s behavior as mayor. Calabria wants a judge to bar the city or city commissioners from taking any further action to remove him from office. […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 17, 2015

A $1 million ask by the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority will not be funded in the state’s 2015 budget. The Legislature agreed on an $80 billion budget late Monday night, but it did not include proposed funding for a Bus Rapid Transit study for a Central Avenue route connecting downtown St. Petersburg and the beaches. […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 16, 2015

Welcome to another installation of “my bad luck is your source for information!” About six months ago, I reported my identity had been used by someone somewhere to file an unemployment claim. I was lucky. All it took were a handful of phone calls, a few hours and some mildly aggravating music-on-hold in order to […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 16, 2015

An $80 billion budget deal spells victory for downtown St. Pete. Under the budget compromise the University of South Florida St. Pete will receive $12.3 million for its Kate Tiedemann College of Business. The funding is necessary to complete a new building for the college behind the existing Piano Man building west side of the campus. “It’s […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 9, 2015

Ed Montanari has officially qualified as a candidate for St. Petersburg City Council. Montanari is running for District 3 to replace outgoing Council member Bill Dudley. “Thank you for your continued support and prayers as we embark on a successful campaign,” Montanari wrote in an email Tuesday afternoon announcing he had filed the paperwork. Tuesday […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 8, 2015

The Florida League of Cities is recognizing 36 Florida lawmakers for their dedication to ensuring home rule powers of local governments. Home rule allows local cities and counties to function with limited interference at the State level. Clearwater Sen. Jack Latvala is included in the group. The League of Cities had previously announced he and […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 7, 2015

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater continued efforts to make government more transparent during a “hackathon” in Miami on Saturday. Atwater challenged participants to find a way to improve the way governments provide public information and communicate with consumers. “Taxpayers should demand accountability from their government, and I’ve worked hard to present Florida’s financial information […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 5, 2015

Getting thrown in jail for possessing pot in Miami-Dade County could soon be a thing of the past. A county commission committee is set to consider a proposal that would give law enforcement the option to issue a civil citation rather than slap marijuana-users with a criminal charge. The plan has support from the Miami-Dade Police […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 2, 2015

St. Pete City Council candidate Ed Montanari has raised more than $45,000, according to sources close to his campaign. The total so far comes from more than 175 contributors. Montanari has not posted first quarter treasurer reports, but if the numbers reported to SaintPetersblog are accurate, it puts Montanari at already unprecedented fundraising levels and he still […]

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Ed Montanari officially qualifies for St. Pete City Council race

Florida League of Cities recognizes 36 lawmakers as Home Rule Champions

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Miami-Dade set to consider marijuana civil citation program

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