Has the military taken unprecedented action in response to Hurricane Irma?
The mobilization of the military in response to the storms in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands "is the largest ever mobilization of our…
Putnam wrongly says it’s unlawful for students to talk about tests with parents
"We're still doing dumb things like telling the parent of an 11-year-old that it's against the law for them to tell their parents what they…
Rick Baker wrongly says new police headquarters is over budget
Says Rick Kriseman is $35 million over budget on St. Petersburg’s new police station.
Is the new St. Pete police station under budget and ahead of schedule?
"We’ve got a police station that’s under construction right now, they are actually ahead of schedule and under budget."
Was St. Petersburg the state’s best maintained large sewer system in 2007?
Says he "made St. Petersburg the state's best maintained large sewer system in 2007."
Rick Baker PAC dramatizes Mayor Kriseman’s inaction to candidate’s ‘go back to Africa’ rant
"When Rick Baker heard (racist remarks from another mayoral candidate), he went after Congemi. Rick Kriseman he just looked away. Tolerating bigotry in silence is…
Can Rick Baker thank the weather for leaving office without a sewage crisis?
Says that compared to Rick Baker's time as mayor, Kriseman "had wet weather events that he did not experience" that caused sewage spills. Baker "went…
Have the number of complaints against police dropped under Mayor Kriseman’s police chief?
"The number of complaints against police officers has decreased from an average when Mr. (Rick) Baker was mayor from 78 to 14."
Taking a closer look at the auto-theft problem in St. Petersburg
There were 2,761 auto thefts in 2006 under Rick Baker and 1,095 auto thefts in 2016.
Did the number of A schools increase under former mayor Rick Baker?
"We went from zero A elementary schools when I took office to 16 when I left, and our total A and B schools went up…
Did crime in Midtown go up 30 percent in the last quarter?
"Midtown crime is up by 30 percent the last quarter."
Did south St. Petersburg’s poverty rate fall as fast as Rick Kriseman said? Evidence thin
"We are seeing poverty being reduced in south St. Pete at a number larger than the national average, the state average, county or Tampa and…