Graham Brink
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Editor of Editorials at the Tampa Bay Times, Florida's largest newspaper. Tar Heel grad.
St. Petersburg, Fl.
Joined April 2009
NEW: Big news for St. Pete today. St. Petersburg Mayor picks Tampa Bay Rays, Hines to redevelop Tropicana Field, via @Colleen_Wright
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Mayor Ken Welch chose the team out of four proposals to develop the Historic Gas Plant District.
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"City officials initially declined to provide the key-swipe information for the mayor...After negotiations with a lawyer from the Times, the city agreed to provide the information." @Colleen_Wright
https://t.co/XmaPSpP1bD
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St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch swiped into City Hall 34% of workdays during his first eight months.
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From same-sex marriage to marijuana, we’ve agreed to agree | Editorial
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Americans have changed their minds on many big issues. What might be next?
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The storm is still fresh in our minds. It's a good time to take a personal inventory of what worked and what didn't.
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Tampa Bay’s close brush with Ian gives us all a chance to plan for the next one.
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Yes to Hillsborough transportation tax | Editorial
tampabay.com
Times recommends key investment in region’s future.
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Elon Musk, Ron DeSantis partner to put satellites in areas struck by Hurricane Ian
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DeSantis announced that Elon Musk, the SpaceX and Tesla Motors CEO, has donated 120 Starlink satellites
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In the eye wall of #Hurricane #Ian in Fort Myers. We're live on @weatherchannel along with @StephanieAbrams and @JimCantore
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What did these kids do to deserve this? | Editorial
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Kids shouldn’t be used as props in immigration debate.
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according to sources
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Let’s all head to the moon or that piece of chorizo that looked like a galaxy.
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DeSantis: You’re not king of Florida | Editorial
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Removing a Hillsborough prosecutor amounts to overturning two elections.
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Here’s why to vote no on the Hillsborough schools tax | Editorial
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The school district needs to get its fiscal house in order before asking taxpayers for more money.
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Worth reading. Opinion | A Berkeley professor’s Senate testimony didn’t go how the left thinks it did
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Progressives pay a price for dominating elite spaces so thoroughly that their thinking doesn't get the benefit of being challenged.
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No state has more residents facing federal charges for their conduct on Jan. 6, 2021, than the Sunshine State. https://t.co/8G8vItSXZz
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Residents of Florida featured prominently during the committee’s first hearing.
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Another development not to get lost in this story: @TECOPeoplesGas ruled out that the smell is caused by a natural gas leak. They checked twice. Read more here: https://t.co/5ao4R8RAwd
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As residents battle a persistent odor, the finding resurfaced in a memo to Mayor Ken Welch.
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🧵For some time now, I’ve been looking into the activities of a serial jailhouse informant in Hillsborough County. What I found resulted in this @TB_Times story:
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His cooperation helped him avoid prison once. He’s now accused of causing a man’s death.
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The crowded Republican primary for CD15 is getting a new face: Jerry Torres, a veteran and retired defense contractor, who said he's willing to spend up to $15M. That would rank among the highest sums a candidate has ever spent on a U.S. House race. https://t.co/UBvpgWXozE
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Former defense contractor Jerry Torres says he’s prepared to spend up to $15 million in the crowded 15th Congressional District race.
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Here’s one way Floridians could protect abortion rights | Editorial
tampabay.com
With Roe v. Wade in jeopardy, abortions are likely to become more difficult to get in Florida.
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The @FloridaTrend March issue is out! First of all, that cover!🦩Bravo to the art team! This month’s stories: growth & infrastructure; Osceola County’s tech future; & best new architecture statewide. Digital subscribers can read all now.
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Memorializing a handful of the more than 50,000 people Florida has lost to coronavirus has been the most grounding part of the pandemic. It can be easy to lose sight of the very human toll this has taken on our communities, but everyone has a story https://t.co/AgImRByiiy
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