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Mitch PerryJanuary 23, 2015

The 114th Congress elected last November includes 246 Republicans in the House of Representatives, the most since 1947. But with such a large tent, it’s evident that there will be disagreements between moderates and conservatives — and between the GOP-controlled House and Senate, and such tensions are evident just three weeks into the new session. […]

Shannon NickinsonOctober 8, 2014

I think I had my last chance to be in a wedding party. Thanks heavens I’m going out on a high note. I went through a period for a couple of years where it seemed like everyone I knew was getting matched or hatched. It was gift registries and strappy shoes for months at a […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 1, 2014

The Tampa Bay Rays may have just finished up a really, really crappy season, but that doesn’t mean St. Pete is giving up on them.According to a new survey via St. Pete Polls commissioned by SaintPetersBlog, voters in St. Pete don’t want the Rays to leave the city. They don’t even want owners of the baseball franchise […]

Peter SchorschMarch 20, 2014

It’s been more than a week since Special Election left my life and it just hasn’t been the same since. After Republican David Jolly defeated Democrat Alex Sink in Florida’s 13th Congressional District last Tuesday, life was supposed to return to normal. The direct mail stopped arriving. The grainy, black-and-white television commercials are no longer […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 16, 2014

Though the firearm crime rate in America has steadily decreased since 1993, America remains awash in guns — legally purchased as well as illegally obtained. An estimated 6.6 million guns were transferred in 2012 without a federal background check. The Internet has opened up a vast marketplace of weapons — some from licensed dealers, many […]

Guest AuthorNovember 6, 2013

If we’re honest, political watchers like me hate a surprise. We are creatures of prognostication. What does the polling say? Which way are people leaning based on anecdotal information? What is our best guess at the outcome? For election night 2013, the answers to all of those questions broke in favor of Democrats, more or […]

Guest AuthorOctober 22, 2013

Florida Democrats have not had a winning gubernatorial candidate since the late Lawton Chiles won a second term in 1994. Whether the outcome will be different next year is debatable because it appears the party will choose a candidate who is not a true Democrat but a former Republican-turned- Independent-turned-Democrat. Suffice it to say that […]

Bob SparksOctober 21, 2013

Odd numbered years are not a political junkie’s delight. Though millions of Americans may wish otherwise, no U.S. House or Senate members are up for re-election. Florida politicos must satisfy their political appetites through local races or ballot issues. One Florida campaign clearly worth watching is for mayor of St. Petersburg. While this is officially […]

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David Jolly admits to GOP tensions at St. Pete town hall

Shannon Nickinson: Bondi doesn’t realize the ‘majority’ accept same-sex marriage

St. Pete voters don’t want Rick Kriseman to let Rays look for stadium outside city

Peter Schorsch: Special Election was a November-to-March affair to remember

Ben Kirby: Illegal guns are not welcome in St. Pete

Ben Kirby: Election night good for Democrats across America

Barney Bishop: Democrats finally have a stronger backbench

Bob Sparks: Campaign for St. Pete Mayor is worth watching