News Roundup

St. Petersburg leaders want answers on generous police perk on take-home cars

ST. PETERSBURG — As Mayor Bill Foster works to close a $4 million budget gap this year and find money for employee raises next year, a generous police perk the mayor approved after taking office is coming under scrutiny. Nearly 80 percent the city's police officers are assigned a take-home car that they can drive t …

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    Meet Charlie Crist's loose-knit crew of advisers

    Charlie Crist, almost unique among political figures of his stature, has never had a consistent inner circle of advisers at his side....

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    Buckhorn: Rays stadium 'stalemate has gone on long enough'

    After throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at Friday's Tampa Bay Rays game against the New York Yankees, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn said he believes the Rays stadium “stalemate has gone on long enough.”...

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    Florida education news: FCAT, graduation, summer slide and more

    FCAT MARKS: Education commissioner Tony Bennett focuses on improving writing scores, while downplaying flat third grade reading and math results. More from the Sun-Sentinel, Orlando Sentinel, Miami Herald, Tallahassee Democrat....

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