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Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 21, 2018

Commuter passes will be available for high-speed rail travel between Tampa and Orlando if the route comes to fruition. Brightline Vice President of Government Affairs Bob O’Malley said the private company would consider monthly packages similar to what it offers in South Florida, which cost $300 a month for unlimited rides. Such a transit amenity […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 21, 2018

Update: The St. Petersburg City Council canceled this item and did not hear the appellant’s case during it’s Sept. 20 meeting. A more than four-year battle over the historic downtown St. Petersburg YMCA will continue Thursday during a City Council meeting. Thomas Nestor, a local music promoter who tried unsuccessfully to purchase the building for […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 21, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott is asking the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to create a ‘Florida Center for Red Tide Research’ to study the causes of red tide and research ways to mitigate its effects. In a letter to FWC on Thursday, Scott praised ongoing efforts to study the K. Brevis bacteria and its resulting red tide blooms but […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 20, 2018

Florida House Republicans are calling on U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and other Democrats to immediately confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh as the next justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. The letter — sent to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Charles Grassley, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein and signed off on by 73 […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 20, 2018

House Democratic Leader Janet Cruz, now challenging GOP state Sen. Dana Young for her Senate District 18 seat, is attacking her opponent’s record on education policy and funding. “Dammit Dana, stop,” Cruz lamented at a press conference in front of Plant High School in south Tampa on Tuesday. Cruz was referring to Young’s track record voting in […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 20, 2018

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Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum is making his first campaign stop in Pinellas County since his surprise victory in the Democratic primary for Governor. Gillum and incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson are featured speakers at the Pinellas County ‘Democrats’ Wave to Victory’ dinner this Saturday at the Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon. The event is the […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 20, 2018

The Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) is renewing its Board of Directors leadership, the agency announced this week. The board re-elected Vince Cassidy as chair and Bennett Barrow as vice-chair. “THEA is a hub of innovation where cutting-edge technologies have improved the lives of our citizens, and I look forward to guiding this organization as […]

Bill RuftySeptember 20, 2018

Lake Wales Democrat Catherine Price and state Rep. Ben Albritton held the closest thing to a Senate District 28 debate Wednesday before the Tiger Bay Club of Polk County. While they tried to play nice, it wound up becoming a political junkie’s dream. The seat, currently held by Republican Sen. Denise Grimsley, a Republican, will […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 19, 2018

House Speaker Richard Corcoran weighed on the race for seat he’s vacating in the fall, offering his endorsement to Land O’ Lakes businessman Ardian Zika. “I’ve long admired Ardian Zika’s service and commitment to Pasco County and Florida,” Corcoran said Wednesday. “Ardian and I share the priorities of faith and family and I am grateful […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 19, 2018

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What can help with Florida’s nagging red tide problem? One possible solution: clay. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is teaming up with red tide experts to explore opportunities to reduce the effects of the ongoing K. Brevis bacteria bloom responsible for massive fish kills along Florida’s Gulf Coast, including Pinellas County. Gov. Rick Scott […]

Tampa Bay

On the right track? Brightline could create Tampa/Orlando super region

The battle over St. Pete’s historic YMCA is still raging

Rick Scott asks for special center to combat red tide

Florida House Republicans push Kavanaugh confirmation

‘Dammit Dana’: Janet Cruz blasts opponent Dana Young’s education record

Andrew Gillum to make first Pinellas appearance since primary win

More leadership elections for Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority

SD 26 candidates ‘debate’ first time face-to-face

Richard Corcoran backs Ardian Zika as his successor in HD 37

Florida to consider clay as a fix for red tide woes