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Mitch PerryJanuary 26, 2015

There were a lot of good things happening in St. Petersburg in 2013, yet city voters overwhelmingly rejected incumbent Mayor Bill Foster, instead choosing Rick Kriseman to lead the city for the next four years. The former City Councilman and state Representative was seen as someone more in synch with where the city was going […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 23, 2015

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Unlike four years ago, there isn’t that much buzz about the upcoming Tampa City Council elections scheduled to take place in March. The lack of a competitive mayoral contest is the main culprit for the lack of interest, which trickled down to two City Council contests last week, where incumbents Frank Reddick (in District 5) […]

Bob SparksDecember 22, 2014

The 2008 American League Champion Tampa Bay Rays may be on their way out of Florida. A move is not imminent, but recent events increase the odds that Miami may eventually be the only remaining Major League Baseball team in the long term. Last week in a 5-3 vote, the St. Petersburg City Council voted […]

Mitch PerryDecember 19, 2014

What’s next? Yesterday’s not really so stunning rebuke of Mayor Rick Kriseman by the St. Pete City Council has us back where we’ve been for the past six years regarding the Tampa Bay Rays stadium issue – which is a slow countdown to the Rays ultimately packing their bags and leave the area. For years […]

Mitch PerryDecember 16, 2014

Yesterday in Nashville, Republican Governor Bill Haslam announced the new Insure Tennessee plan, a two-year pilot program that would provide health care coverage to tens of thousands of Tennesseans who currently don’t have access to health insurance or have limited options. The plan would be leveraged with federal dollars available through the traditional Medicaid expansion […]

Mitch PerryDecember 9, 2014

Finally. This morning St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman has scheduled a news conference with officials from the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field to discuss the details of an agreement reached between the city and the Rays. That agreement will allow the team to go outside the city to search for new stadium sites in […]

Guest AuthorDecember 22, 2013

No end-of-the-year compilation of stories would be complete in Florida without including what is fast-becoming Florida’s favorite team to watch (mostly on television), the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays are the only team to have more than 90 wins during the past four seasons of Major League Baseball and made the playoffs again this year. […]

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Mitch Perry Report for 1.26.15 – Rick Kriseman strides forward into 2015

Tiger Bay forum kicks off 2015 Tampa City Council debate season

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Mitch Perry Report 12.9.14 – Finally, a breakthrough on the Rays stadium situation

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