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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 16, 2015

There’s an anniversary today regarding U.S. foreign policy that I’m sure nobody will bring up, and why would they? We like our anniversaries in round numbers, so maybe you’ll hear something next year on the 25th anniversary of the beginning of the 1991 Gulf War, when the United States and a coalition of allies attacked Iraq, with U.N. […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 6, 2015

Fundraising numbers are in for the month of December in Tampa City Council races. With more than $6,000 rolling in around the Holidays, District 6 candidate Jackie Toledo grew her commanding fundraising lead over challengers Guido Maniscalco and AC company owner Thomas Clark Castellano. Toledo has raised more than $87,000. Castellano trails her with $26,340. […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 2, 2015

Jackie Toledo has officially qualified for her Tampa City Council race by petition instead of paying a qualifying fee. Toledo and volunteers gathered 873 signatures. Candidates need to collect a total of 0.25 percent of eligible voters’ signatures to qualify, which equals 868 signatures. To qualify by petition candidates pay 10-cents per signature for verification […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 12, 2014

November fundraising for Tampa City Council members was pretty stagnant, according to campaign finance updates. Candidates are just about three months out from the election, but don’t seem to be too aggressive on bringing in the campaign cash. Up until this week there was only one candidate running to replace District 2 city council member […]

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 […]

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

Mitch Perry Report for 1.16.15 — Foreign policy priorities

Tampa City Council candidate Jackie Toledo grows funding lead in three-way race

Jackie Toledo qualifies by petition for Tampa City Council race

Tampa City Council candidates struggle to raise money in November

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