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Drew WilsonFebruary 6, 2018

Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark’s office said it mailed out 58,537 ballots to domestic voters Tuesday, five weeks out from municipal Election Day. The ballots mailed Tuesday went out to voters who had requested a mail ballot for the March 13 election, but the supervisors’ office said those looking to vote by mail […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 6, 2018

Sanctuary cities have become another flashpoint in the heated political battle otherwise known as the House District 72 special election. In this latest salvo, Republican James Buchanan says Democrat Margaret Good has been less than straightforward in her opinion about the issue. Pressed on where she stood on the issue during a candidates forum Monday […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 6, 2018

A member of the Bilirakis family has represented Florida’s 12th Congressional District since 1982, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is not targeting it as a seat that could flip this fall. But that isn’t deterring former federal prosecutor and FBI agent Chris Hunter. “I think people in the 12th district are looking for a […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 6, 2018

Longtime local educator Dr. Stacy Hahn is making another run for Hillsborough County School Board District 2, the seat currently held by Sally Harris. “As an educator, working professional and mother, I’ve seen firsthand how a quality education can change a life,” Hahn said in a statement. “I’m running for the School Board to use […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 5, 2018

Despite strong objection from administration officials, more than 900 adjunct professors of the University of South Florida (USF) have won the right to vote on unionization later this month. “When we come together and keep fighting, we win,” said Tara Blackwell, a USF adjunct professor of cellular and molecular biology. “The administration took every opportunity to […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 5, 2018

Democrat Bob Buesing is giving it another go in Senate District 18, and he’s planning a Tuesday campaign kickoff to get the ball rolling on his 2018 run against incumbent Tampa Republican Sen. Dana Young. The event will be held at Mise en Place, 442 West Grand Central Ave., and is set to start at […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 5, 2018

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A proposed 41-mile, rapid transit line through Tampa hit a speed bump Monday when the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) board voted to keep the HART staff neutral and not involved in the public outreach effort. While that sounds innocuous enough, the fact of the matter was that there was heavy sentiment against the so-called “regional […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 5, 2018

Vice President Joe Biden is endorsing Democrat Margaret Good in the special election for Florida House District 72. “I’m proud to endorse Margaret Good, who gives us a real opportunity to elect a strong Democrat to a critical seat in the Florida House,” Biden said. “Margaret will be a champion in Tallahassee in the fight […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 5, 2018

Reflecting on his 2010-2011 bid for Tampa mayor, Ed Turanchik said that in that campaign Bob Buckhorn schooled him on messaging — and he learned his lesson. Perhaps that explains Turanchik’s emphasis on branding his candidacy as a “vision” to lead Tampa in 2019 and beyond — reflected both on his campaign website and in encounters Friday with […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 2, 2018

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley will campaign in Sarasota next week in support of House District 72 Democratic candidate Margaret Good. O’Malley ran for the Democratic presidential nomination two years ago, dropping out of the race after a disappointing finish in the Iowa caucuses. He is among several dozen Democrats considering a 2020 White House run […]

Tampa Bay

Mail ballots go out to Pinellas voters

Sanctuary cities become latest flashpoint in heated HD 72 special election

CD 12 Democratic hopeful Chris Hunter wants to restore ‘principled leadership’ to D.C.

Stacy Hahn takes another crack at the Hillsborough School Board

USF adjunct faculty to hold union election

Bob Buesing kicks-off challenge to Dana Young Tuesday

Hillsborough transit authority speaks critically of proposed BRT line

Joe Biden’s latest foray into Florida politics finds him backing Margaret Good in HD 72 special election

Ed Turanchik tees up next Tampa mayoral bid

Martin O’Malley to stump for Margaret Good in Sarasota