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Mitch PerryJanuary 8, 2018

Tampa’s City Council is poised to approve an ordinance Thursday that attempts to curb illicit activity at massage parlors. But critics maintain the move is a misdirected effort that will only hurt the people it’s intended to help. Aimed at combating human sex trafficking, the ordinance came to the council’s attention last year via members […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 6, 2018

Republican Todd Marks has to run for the District 1 seat on the Hillsborough County Commission. The attorney and small-business owner joins Aakash Patel in the race for the GOP nomination. Florida House Democratic Leader Janet Cruz, who is term-limited from running again, is the lone Democrat in the race. Marks runs Westchase Law, a Tampa-based law […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 5, 2018

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House District 72 Republican candidate James Buchanan opposes the Trump administration’s plan to open up offshore drilling off the coast of Florida. “I’m against it,” the Sarasota real estate agent and broker told Florida Politics Friday. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke proposed Thursday a sweeping new offshore drilling plan that intends to open large sections of the Atlantic, Arctic […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 5, 2018

One might think that the Tampa Bay Times’ Tim Nickens, as editorial page editor of Tampa Bay’s biggest daily newspaper, might be subjected to tough questions about the paper’s coverage and/or editorial stances when he spoke before the politically savvy Cafe Con Tampa crowd at the Oxford Exchange Friday morning. Those tough questions were asked, but they were […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 4, 2018

Citing family health issues, Brian Aungst Sr. will be officially retiring after an illustrious 30-year career in Pinellas County’s public and private sectors. As of Friday, Aungst is ending his stint as director of Government Relations for Charter-Spectrum Communications – formerly Vision Cable, Time Warner and Bright House Networks. Aungst and his wife of more […]

Drew WilsonJanuary 4, 2018

Wesley Chapel Republican Mike Moore picked up another endorsement for his re-election campaign to the Pasco County Commission, this time from Senate Majority Leader Wilton Simpson. “Mike Moore is a conservative, small business owner, who has successfully started and operated local businesses, creating jobs for Tampa Bay area residents,” Simpson said. “As a Pasco County […]

Drew WilsonJanuary 4, 2018

David Allbritton announced Thursday that the Pinellas Realtor Organization has endorsed his bid for Seat 4 on the Clearwater City Council. “Based on the interview and various other criteria, I am pleased to report that our Board of Directors has voted officially to support your election campaign for Clearwater City Council, Seat 4,” PRO President […]

Staff ReportsJanuary 4, 2018

After what was a record-setting 2017 season for the Tampa Bay Rowdies, the front office is now looking toward 2018. Wednesday saw a couple signings that will keep the organization in contention for a United Soccer League championship. The Rowdies announced that they’ve resigned midfielder Leo Fernandes and defender Hunter Gorskie, whom both are now […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 4, 2018

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Debra Bellanti recognizes that there are those in the Democratic Party who think the odds are against her beating Republican incumbent Jackie Toledo in House District 60 in 2018. But the South Tampa-based marketing strategist and creative director in the health care industry begs to differ. “I’m in it to win it,” she said Thursday morning. “I’m not […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 4, 2018

Democrat Javier Centonzio has filed to run for the open House District 69 seat. “I was honored to serve my country in the military, and now I’m ready to serve my community as a member of the Florida House,” Centonzio, a St.Petersburg based attorney, said in a statement Thursday announcing his candidacy. “District 69 needs a […]

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Activists make late push against Tampa’s massage parlor crackdown

Republican Todd Marks takes aim at Hillsborough Commission District 1 seat

James Buchanan adds to GOP disapproval on offshore drilling

Tampa crowd objects to First Amendment Foundation stance on proposed public records law

Personnel note: Brian Aungst Sr. retires from Charter Communications

Wilton Simpson endorses Mike Moore for Pasco County Commissioner

Realtor group endorses David Allbritton for Clearwater City Council

After record-setting year, Tampa Bay Rowdies look ahead to 2018

Democrat Debra Bellanti ‘in it to win it’ for HD 60

St. Petersburg attorney Javier Centonzio latest Democrat to file in HD 69