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Kudos to Gov. DeSantis, the Pinellas commission and former Gov. Bob Martinez | Editorial
And a loud raspberry for Sen. Dennis Baxleyâs voting bill.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis fist bumps with legislators as he enters the House of Representatives prior to his State of the State address at the Capitol in Tallahassee earlier this month. [ PHIL SEARS | AP ]
This article represents the opinion of the Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board.
Published Mar. 13
Updated Mar. 13
Some opinion-inducing highlights from the past week around Tampa Bay and Florida, and one notable lowlight.
Moving in right direction. Good for Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet for removing the 5-year waiting period for felons to apply to have their rights restored. The unneeded and counterproductive measure was a vestige of the Gov. Rick Scott years. DeSantis also supported automatically restoring the right to hold office and serve on a jury to Floridians who complete their sentences, includi
Should Pinellas name courthouse after prosecutor Bernie McCabe?
Residents will get the chance to weigh in at next weekâs Pinellas County Commission meeting.
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The debate over whether to name the criminal courthouse after the late Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney Bernie McCabe continued Thursday during a county commission work session.
At stake in the discussion was whether the countyâs honorary naming rights policy dictates that a person must be dead for at least five years before naming a building after them. County Administrator Barry Burton said that, after researching the issue, that is the policy.
But he said commissioners can wave it if they want to for McCabe, who died Jan. 1 at the age of 73.
Pinellas commission considers renaming buildings after legal icons
Commissioners have been asked to rename buildings after two prominent figures: longtime State Attorney Bernie McCabe and the countyâs first full-time Black lawyer, Fred G. Minnis.
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There are requests to name Pinellas County buildings after two legal icons: Former Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney Bernie McCabe, left, and Fred G. Minnis Sr., right, Pinellas first full-time black lawyer. [ Times files ]
Pinellas commissioners on Tuesday considered requests to rename county buildings after two local legal icons.
One request, spearheaded by Florida House Speaker Chris Sprowls, is to rename the Pinellas County Justice Center after former Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney Bernie McCabe, who died in January.
UpdatedFri, Jan 22, 2021 at 10:32 pm ET
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An outpouring of condolences and tributes followed the announcement that Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney Bernie McCabe had died. (Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney s Office )
PINELLAS COUNTY, FL An outpouring of condolences and tributes filled social media sites Saturday following the announcement that Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney Bernie McCabe died Friday.
Longtime friend, Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court Ken Burke, confirmed McCabe s death Saturday. McCabe was 73 years old.
McCabe served as the chief prosecutor for the Sixth Judicial Court for 28 years. The Sixth Judicial Court covers both Pinellas and Pasco counties.
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During that time, he oversaw the prosecution of dozens of high-profile cases on behalf of the state. Pinellas and Pasco counties for 28 years, handling more than 132,000 criminal cases a year with a staff of 165 prosecuting attorneys, and led the prosecution of a number of high-profile cases in