As Florida lawmakers toss terms such as “parent empowerment” and “teacher protection,” the Pinellas Classroom Teachers Association wants to refocus the debate, reports the Gradebook. The union plans to rally at two major Pinellas intersections — N. McMullen-Booth Rd. at State Road 580 in Clearwater, and 38th Avenue North at 4th Street in St. Petersburg – at 4 p.m. [...]
Not lost in all of the national attention given to the presidential primary were several municipal races scattered throughout Tampa Bay. Most significant of these local races was George Cretekos winning the Mayor’s office in Clearwater. Cretekos beat out political newcomer Christine Marketos-Cuomo in Tuesday’s election, which saw less than 17,000 people make a choice at the polls [...]
The state of the state is ….? We’ll find out on Tuesday, as Gov. Rick Scott gives the annual address to the Legislature, which convenes for its regular session on the same day. The governor is expected to hit familiar themes of making the state more attractive to business, while touting his claimed successes so [...]
Tampa officials are worried about a move in the Legislature to push the state primary election back a week, putting it on the Tuesday before the Republican National Convention in Tampa. The reasons for the move aren’t clear but may relate to this year’s redistricting for congressional and legislative elections. There is concern that passing [...]
Based on an analysis of voter data in Pinellas County comparing voter party registration at the start of the 2008 presidential primary to the same period in 2012, the number of Republicans has declined by 11,356 voters, while the number of registered Democrats has stayed relatively the same, with a loss of just 1,365 voters. [...]
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Jeff Brandes fundraiser at BayCities in Tampa
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AG Pam Bondi campaigning for Jim Frishe
