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Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 19, 2018

Editor’s note: A previous version of this story incorrectly noted that Darryl Shaw, one of Ed Turanchik’s campaign donors, had also contributed to Americans For Prosperity. In an interview Turanchik said Shaw had contributed to AFT (All For Transportation) not AFP (Americans For Prosperity.) The story has been updated to reflect his support from a transportation […]

Drew WilsonDecember 19, 2018

Pasco County Tax Collector Mike Fasano announced Wednesday that his office collected $11,154 last month for Pasco Friends of Animal Services, an organization that helps improve the likelihood of adoption for shelter animals. “On behalf of our staff please accept our heartiest of thanks for the generosity of our community,” Fasano said. “The funds that […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 18, 2018

Speaking on behalf of Pinellas County government and the Tampa Bay Regional Resiliency Coalition, Commissioner Janet Long asked the Pinellas County Legislative Delegation to support the development of a Florida Resiliency plan during the delegation meeting Tuesday in Seminole. Modeled after the Tampa Bay Regional Resiliency Coalition priorities, the statewide plan would provide streamlined analysis […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 18, 2018

The Tampa Bay Rays quest to move to Tampa is officially over … at least for now. The team submitted its “decision notice” to St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman Monday. “Please be advised that, as required … the Rays hereby notify the city the Rays will not attempt to negotiate the “new agreements” or prepare […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 18, 2018

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The Tampa Downtown Partnership is making Lynda Remund its permanent President and CEO after leading the agency for a year as acting head. Remund is replacing former CEO Christine Burdick who retired in December 2017. Remund will assume the official position January 1. “Lynda’s ability to support and lead a collaborative work environment while effectively […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 18, 2018

A lawsuit that sought to overturn the 1 percent sales tax voters approved last month for transportation and transit improvements in Hillsborough County has been reassigned to a new judge following concerns the initially assigned judge could not provide a fair trial for defendants. Judge Laurel Lee, the wife of Florida Senator Tom Lee, recused herself […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 17, 2018

Judge Laurel Lee, wife of Florida State Sen. Tom Lee, has been asked to recuse herself in the lawsuit seeking to overturn the Hillsborough transportation sales tax voters approved last month. Sen. Lee has been a vocal critic of the sales tax, giving his wife an apparent conflict of interest in the case. A defendant […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 17, 2018

Monday is the deadline for defendants in the All For Transportation sales tax lawsuit to request that the presiding judge take herself off the case. The question remains: Does Hillsborough Circuit Judge Laurel Lee have too big a conflict of interest to oversee the case in an impartial and unbiased manner? The 1 percent transportation and transit sales […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 17, 2018

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Christmas in downtown St. Petersburg is a little different this year — better by most accounts. One of the most notable changes to the city’s holiday display is the absence of the popular nativity scene that has been on display in North Straub Park every year since former Mayor Rick Baker raised private funds to […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 16, 2018

Former Pinellas County Commissioner Norm Roche has applied to fill a vacant Tallahassee City Commission seat. Seat 1 was vacated after Gov. Rick Scott suspended Scott Maddox following a federal indictment against the longtime Tallahassee politician. Roche moved to Tallahassee after losing his re-election bid for the Pinellas County Commission to fellow Republican Ed Hooper […]

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Aerial photo courtesy Jesse Biter.

Ed Turanchik’s campaign fueled by anti-transportation tax donor

Pasco Tax Collector Mike Fasano collects $11K for animal shelter

Janet Long calls for statewide climate change coalition

Tampa Bay Rays make final decision on St. Pete contract deadline

Lynda Remund officially hired as Tampa Downtown Partnership head

Tom Lee’s wife recuses herself from transportation tax lawsuit amid questions about conflicts

Judge Laurel Lee, wife of Sen. Tom Lee, asked to recuse herself from transportation tax lawsuit

Tom Lee’s wife still has All For Transportation lawsuit amid more ties to his opposition

Away in a manger … just a little further down the road in St. Pete now

Former Pinellas Commissioner Norm Roche seeks vacant Tallahassee City Commission seat