Janelle Irwin TaylorApril 22, 2019
6min951
“Creating parks and preserves is more than something that’s nice to do, it’s an economic driver."
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Janelle Irwin TaylorApril 22, 2019Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 6, 2018
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Florida Senator Jeff Brandes will keep his Senate District 24 seat representing parts of St. Petersburg. Brandes stomped his Democratic challenger, Lindsay Cross, 54 percent to 46 percent. Cross was an underdog candidate in a difficult matchup against a well-known incumbent. She fought a hard battle right up until Election Day, but couldn’t bridge the […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 6, 2018
5min231
Tampa Bay-area Democrats are pooling resources for get-out-the-vote efforts in St. Petersburg. Congressman Charlie Crist joined candidates Lindsay Cross, Jennifer Webb and Sean Shaw at Webb’s House District 69 campaign headquarters in the Tyrone area to call voters who have not yet cast a ballot either on Election Day or during early voting. “Do you have […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 6, 2018
4min406
Voter turnout in Pinellas County after the Election Day morning rush is favoring Republicans. Democrats had a slight early turnout edge heading into Election Day, but Republicans stormed the polls a little hard than Democrats. Total voter turnout as of 11:00 a.m. separated the two parties 134,000 to 131,000 with Republicans out performing at the […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 6, 2018
7min320
Election Day started out with a bang in South St. Petersburg, but the hoopla was quickly deflated around 7:53 a.m. That’s when a technical glitch at the Jet Jackson Recreation Center caused voting to temporarily halt. The line as polls opened at the precinct was about 40-deep, according to poll watchers. That line was moving […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 6, 2018
7min311
Political candidates spend months rallying volunteers, knocking on doors, hobnobbing with voters at public events and, of course, raising cash. Come Election Night they’re ready, win or lose, to cut loose and either get to work or get back to their families. Whether the champagne is flowing or supporters are drowning disappointing election results at […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 5, 2018
5min308
Senate candidate Lindsay Cross was up before the sun Monday prepping for her final day of campaigning before Election Day. She started the day at her St. Petersburg home on the patio for a “coffee chat” with voters. “If you have already cast your ballot, thank you,” Cross said, coffee mug in hand and cicadas […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 31, 2018
5min377
Senate candidate Lindsay Cross wants voters to know the current Republican-led Legislature’s spending priorities are far scarier than ghosts and goblins this Halloween. Cross took to Facebook donning a wolf mask Wednesday in condemnation of conservative priorities. Cross is running against incumbent District 24 Senator Jeff Brandes, a Libertarian-leaning Republican. “It’s clear that your priorities […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 29, 2018
4min391
State Senate candidate Lindsay Cross is adding a new bullet point to her list of campaign priorities after the deadly mass shooting in a Pittsburgh synagogue Saturday that claimed 11 lives. A minute-long video being shared on social media shows a somber Cross sitting in a church pew wearing a black dress demanding “common sense” […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 25, 2018
4min699
State Senator Jeff Brandes will revive an amendment he filed during the 2019 Legislative Session that would expand medical marijuana access and allow patients to smoke their medicine, he said during a dispensary opening in St. Petersburg Thursday. Brandes’ 2017 amendment would have shifted Florida’s medical marijuana law from its current “vertical” structure that requires […]