Daniel Figueroa IVNovember 16, 2021
7min1574
Rick Kriseman said the city doesn't have a sewage problem, it has a stormwater problem.
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Daniel Figueroa IVNovember 16, 2021
Jacob OglesSeptember 12, 2019
4min1339
Governor said city and county governments among worst offenders.
Staff ReportsOctober 12, 2016
4min248
Sewage systems overflowed across Florida because of Hurricane Matthew, and Gov. Rick Scott has ordered the Department of Environmental Protection to find out how to prevent it from happening again. “Florida is famous for our pristine environment, world-class beaches, and award-winning state parks,” Scott said Wednesday in a press release. “We must do all we […]
Joe HendersonSeptember 22, 2016
5min283
St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman is angry — MAD, I tell you! — that Gov. Rick Scott is playing politics just because the city’s streets and waterways were covered in sewage following Hurricane Hermine. Um, Mr. Mayor? I suspect you already know this, but you have a lot bigger problems than the Republican governor of […]
Peter SchorschSeptember 18, 2016
6min443
Believe it or not, 150 million gallons of waste being dumped into Tampa Bay is not St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman’s biggest political problem. Nor is a broken and breaking water and sewer system Kriseman’s biggest headache. Instead, it’s how Kriseman communicates about these and other issues which reveal the weaknesses in his administration. The sad truth is 106 […]
Anne LindbergSeptember 9, 2016
4min1729
The high cost of a college education was the main issue during a roundtable conversation Friday with Charlie Crist. “It’s clear to me … that one of the biggest issues is the cost factor,” Crist said. “Many look at higher education as a necessity, but it’s being charged as a luxury.” The roundtable, the latest […]