Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 13, 2019
10min393
Sam Henderson won a third term as Gulfport’s Mayor.
Tag: municipal elections
Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 13, 2019Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 27, 2018
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The city of Belleair Bluffs has canceled its March municipal elections. The city’s mayor and two of its city commissioners were re-elected without opposition. Chris Arbutine, Sr. has served as mayor of the coastal north Pinellas community since 2001. He was first elected as a city commissioner in 2000. Arbutine owns The Silver Queen and Belleair […]
Drew WilsonMarch 11, 2018
3min330
A bill that would have changed election dates for municipal offices died in the closing days of the 2018 Legislative Session. HB 7037, sponsored by Lehigh Acres Republican Rep. Matt Caldwell, aimed to narrow the choices for when municipal governments could set elections to either the third Tuesday in March, or the first Tuesday after […]
Associated PressSeptember 29, 2016
1min226
President Barack Obama has signed a short-term funding bill to keep the government from shutting down at the end of the week. Lawmakers eager to leave town to campaign for re-election gave themselves breathing room by voting to continue existing spending levels for another 10 weeks, beyond the Nov. 8 election. Members of Congress will […]
Scott PowersMarch 22, 2016
2min286
The Florida Democratic Party has selected Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum to chair its Municipal Victory project this year, giving the rising star a key role in candidate recruitment and fundraising for the party. Gillum, who won the mayor’s office in 2014 at age 35, will be leading the party’s efforts for municipal and county governments […]
Ryan RayDecember 3, 2015
4min190
A House panel approved a bill Thursday morning that would reshape the timing and electorate of Florida’s local elections. The bill, PCB SAC 16-04, would preempt local authority to set the date of municipal elections, granting the ultimate say-so on when they are held to state lawmakers. Bill sponsor Rep. Matt Caldwell chairs the State Affairs Committee which passed […]
Guest AuthorNovember 14, 2013
5min226
The recent city elections in Lakeland appear to demonstrate the principle that if people are embarrassed or disgusted about something in their community, the guy at the top will get the ax, even if he’s not to blame. In the wake of an appalling string of scandals at the Lakeland Police Department this year – […]