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Vote ‘No’ on the City of Tampa charter referendum on residency requirements
Decision makers should be getting the same bills, services and experiences as the people they serve.
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Creative Loafing’s voting recommendations for the 2024 Pinellas County charter amendments
There are seven charter amendments up for consideration in Pinellas.
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Support students and teachers by voting ‘Yes’ on Hillsborough and Pinellas school board referendums
Hillsborough could really use the love.
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Hillsborough’s Community Investment Tax is a good thing—vote ‘Yes’ to renew it
The CIT provides for first responders, parks, liberties, roads and utilities.
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Here’s how we’re voting on Florida’s constitutional amendments
From weed to little babies and everything in between.
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Give elections a chance by voting ‘No’ on Florida’a Amendment 6
Florida has a decades-old policy that provides funds for eligible candidates—let’s keep it that way.
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A ‘Yes’ vote for Florida’s Amendment 4 will save women’s lives
Doctors should not be afraid of becoming felons if they provide potentially life-saving healthcare to people.
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Florida’s Amendment 5 would ‘deepen inequality,’ so vote ‘No’
Florida homeowners already enjoy a homestead property exemption at a fixed amount.
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The right to fish and hunt already exists—don’t fall for Florida’s Amendment No. 2
Vote ‘No’ on Florida’s Amendment 2.
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Vote ‘No’ on Florida’s school board election amendment
Our politics are partisan enough.
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Send Wengay ‘Newt’ Newton back to St. Petersburg City Council
We’re all about new faces, but Newton’s experience makes him the best choice for the seat.
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As far as Tampa Bay judges go, just send Edward C. LaRose back to the bench
Susan H. Rothstein-Youakim is in the Federalist Society.
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Vote ‘No’ on retention of Florida Supreme Court Justices
If these judges are removed, DeSantis does get to pick their replacements.
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Send Lynn Gray back to the Hillsborough County School Board
Her opponent was inspired to run ‘after being asked to address a child by a pronoun she found uncomfortable.’
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Katie Blaxberg will bring common sense to Pinellas School Board
She’s running for the District 5 seat.
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Cookie Kennedy and Charlie Justice are our picks for Pinellas County Commission
Two no-brainer decisions.
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Nicole Payne and Sean Shaw would help restore sanity to the Hillsborough County Commission
We’re on the fence about Ken Hagan.
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Craig Latimer deserves to run 40 more elections for Hillsborough County
Cindy Stuart and Bob Henriquez
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Re-electing State Attorney Andrew Warren would send a strong message to Gov. Ron DeSantis
Florida’s wanna-be-authoritarian governor needs to at least be forced into subverting the will of voters yet again.