Elections
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In Tampa City Council District 3, incumbent Lynn Hurtak is a much better choice than Janet Cruz
Cruz saw her 12-year run in the Florida Legislature come to an end last fall.
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For Tampa City Council, Bill Carlson is an easy choice over Blake Casper in District 4
Casper has ideas about what needs to change in Tampa but has offered few specifics about how he’ll get it done.
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Creative Loafing reluctantly endorses Orlando Gudes for Tampa City Council District 5
This is perhaps the most difficult choice voters face (albeit just those in District 5).
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It’s close, but Hoyt Prindle is the best candidate for Tampa City Council District 6
Eight terms is enough for Charlie Miranda.
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Luis Viera already won his 2023 Tampa City Council race in District 7
No surprise.
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Vote ‘yes’ on amendment regarding City of Tampa Charter Review Advisory Commission
Power and the way it’s allocated is meant to be checked.
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Vote ‘yes’ on the charter amendment about appointment of City of Tampa department heads
There’s nothing wrong with making the mayor work a little harder.
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Vote ‘Yes’ on all Tampa city charter change amendments
Elected officials have thought the process out in a healthy manner.
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Vote ‘yes’ on Tampa city charter amendment about council creating standing boards
There’s always more room for checks and balances.
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Vote ‘yes’ on the Tampa charter amendment on term limits for city council
Go find something else to do guys, like being a lobbyist or something.
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Nearly all Tampa City Council candidates unite against mayor’s ‘PURE’ wastewater plan
At Tampa Tiger Bay, candidates in Districts 4, 5 and 6 also made clear their differences.
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Candidates for Tampa City Council will face the Tiger Bay Club in Ybor City this Friday
Districts 4, 5 and 6 candidates are expected to appear.
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A primer on Tampa’s very consequential 2023 municipal election
Election Day is March 7, but you can start to get ready now.
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The tragic irony of Tampa Mayor Jane Castor’s latest calls for transparency
It’s rich for this mayor to talk about transparency.
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DeSantis is making gains on Trump in new GOP presidential primary poll
At 11 points back, he’s the only serious threat to Trump’s primacy.
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After election loss, Janet Cruz says she’s running for Lynn Hurtak’s Tampa City Council seat
She has plans to file paperwork Wednesday afternoon.
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It wasn’t the ‘red wave’ pundits predicted, but what’s here is still pretty bad
Informed Dissent.
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10 takeaways from Florida GOP’s historic ass kicking last night
Call it what you will, Republicans overwhelmed Democrats in Tuesday’s elections in Florida.