5/24/13St. Petersburg, Pinellas
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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