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Mitch PerryDecember 13, 2017

Pinellas County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday to commit the City of Dunedin and the Toronto Blue Jays to a 25-year contract, which would keep spring training in town. But the vote came with sharp criticism from some board members. The county will commit $41.7 million toward the $81 million renovation project, a revision […]

Peter SchorschOctober 11, 2017

Nick DiCeglie has been in the race for House District 66 for a month and his first campaign finance report, released Tuesday, signals a momentum shift in the GOP primary between him and Berny Jacques. Jacques filed March 3 and was the first-in candidate for the Pinellas County-based seat. Since showing $30,000 raised in his […]

Anne LindbergMay 10, 2016

Pinellas commissioners on Tuesday unanimously granted waivers of some property taxes for ten years on five historic properties in St. Petersburg. Officials estimate the county is foregoing $49,301 in property taxes during the ten years on all properties. St. Petersburg, which also is waiving property taxes earmarked for the city, would be giving up about […]

Anne LindbergMay 10, 2016

Transportation has been a major issue in Tampa Bay for 50 years, and there’s no solution in sight because of a governance model that has “paralyzed” officials, Pinellas County Commissioner Janet Long said Tuesday. Long called for commissioners to hold a workshop to “talk about how we can change this governance model that has paralyzed […]

Mitch PerryMarch 12, 2016

Nikki Haley says she’s seen what Donald Trump rallies have become of late, and surmised that accepting him as the GOP presidential nominee goes against what the party of Lincoln is all about. “I’m watching a presidential candidate who at his rally is saying, ‘punch him. He should be taken out on a stretcher. Do […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 29, 2015

Melissa Alexander is out of prison now, but she’s not exactly free at last. The Jacksonville mother of three was released from prison yesterday, after she accepted a plea deal with the state on charges of aggravated assault with a firearm. This drastically reduced her sentence to the three years in prison she had already […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 28, 2015

In recent years, a number of Tampa elected officials have made the hour-long plane flight to Cuba — Mary Mulhern, Yolie Capin, Harry Cohen and Charlie Miranda — though none representing Hillsborough County. But as high-level officials with the White House and the Raul Castro-led Cuban government have now commenced formal discussions for the first […]

Bob SparksNovember 3, 2013

The divide between our political parties is wider than at any time in memory. There is some palpable hatred out there. Within Florida government the speech and interaction between the parties is mostly civil. That is a credit to both parties. But in Washington, we witnessed the spectacle of the government shutdown, which briefly distracted […]

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Pinellas moves forward with commitment to keep Toronto Blue Jays in Dunedin

Berny Jacques fundraising slows as Nick DiCeglie enters race

Pinellas grants partial property tax exemption to five historical properties in St. Petersburg

Janet Long calls for changes in transportation governance

Nikki Haley tells Pinellas Republicans that they’re better than what Donald Trump is offering

Mitch Perry Report for 1.29.15 – Justice served in Melissa Alexander case?

Janet Long wants Pinellas County to be a player in Cuba

Bob Sparks: Add more ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ to the menu