Monday, December 7, 2015
The Kriseman Administration Takes The Lead
Big news for ferries in Tampa Bay. The City of St. Petersburg is taking the lead to establish St. Pete to Tampa service during the tourist season. They have set aside $350,000 of BP spill funds to match it. It's a great use of BP funds, which are supposed to compensate for economic harm in our region resulting from the BP spill. So we could see seasonal ferry service running on weekends and evenings starting in 11 months and while the National NCAA Football Championship is here. This could be a big boost to getting the MacDill-South County commuter back in the fast lane. Many thanks to Mayor Kriseman and the St. Petersburg City Council for their unanimous support for this bold move! here
Sunday, December 6, 2015
Florida Ethics Commission Investigating Ken Hagan, Sandy Murman And Bob Buckhorn
The Florida Ethics Commission is now investigating complaints filed against Hillsborough County commissioners Ken Hagan and Sandy Murman, as well as Tampa Mayor DINO Bob Buckhorn, following a series of 10 Investigates reports into their relationships with controversial consultant Beth Leytham. here
Tampa Tour De Clay
You are invited to the 8th annual Tour de Clay of Tampa Bay. Studio tours and sales will take place on Saturday, December 12th and Sunday, December 13th to benefit your community radio station, WMNF! Four different studios are participating and supporting your station with chance drawings, sales of tumblers, and the return of
the Raku Brunch! info
Marco Rubio: Florida's Culture Of Corruption
Amount Miami Children’s Hospital paid
Rubio for this advise.
“They’re far more interested in teeth.”
Saturday, December 5, 2015
Floridians for Solar Choice: The Real Grass Roots Effort
Get the facts about
The real choice for solar in Florida
Not the sham, shady move by the utilities.
Florida Farmworkers Unite To Demand Justice From Publix, Wendy’s…
From Jacksonville all the way down to Miami, conscientious consumers took to the streets — rain or shine — alongside farmworkers to show Wendy’s and Publix their support for the Fair Food Program. Bursting with energy, young people, church groups, and families marched in city after city. here
Marco Rubio Voted Against Barring Suspected Terrorists From Getting Guns
Florida GOP Marco Rubio was one of them. here
STOP TBX @ Amalie Arena
Our state legislative delegation has their
annual town hall on
annual town hall on
Tuesday, December 8th at 1pm
Amalie Arena in downtown Tampa.
Citizens on hand to tell your legislators to remove TBX from the state budget, and direct those billions to locally identified transportation priorities - including fixing existing roads, funding transit, and improving ped/bike infrastructure... Tell them we are NOT willing to pay taxes to subsidize FDOT's TBX boondoggle. here
Friday, December 4, 2015
Hillsborough County Corporate Welfare
Developers of a proposed 1.5 million square foot warehouse-distribution center on Big Bend Road won an exemption Wednesday from transportation fees. Hillsborough County Commissioners voted 5-2 to approve the amendment. Commissioners
Kevin Beckner and Stacy White
opposed the move. here
Kevin Beckner and Stacy White
opposed the move. here
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"How dare they ask us to raise our sales tax while exempting developers from their fair share!"
Mariella Smith
Mariella Smith
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Floridians Last
The governor's $79.3 billion spending proposal tilts heavily toward business. Scott wants a permanent elimination of income taxes on manufacturing and retail businesses; tax cuts on commercial leases over two years; and an end to sales taxes on manufacturing equipment. Just those cuts would total more than $1 billion. here
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Rick Scott's Corporate Welfare Plan
Would eliminate corporate income taxes for manufacturing firms and retailers. Rely on an increase in property taxes to boost money for schools.
Pat Kemp: A Climate Change Plan in Hillsborough County
In Hillsborough County on Sunday, we rallied & marched in support of a sustainable future. We need our own local climate action plan with a significant investment in mass transit options and in solar and energy efficiency measures. We can create jobs, save money, and reduce fossil fuels locally. As a commissioner, I will work to move us to a sustainable, energy efficient future.
I need your support today.
I need your support today.
Thank you!
Florida Frackers: Counties Fight Back
Dozens of Florida cities and counties oppose a plan to give the state control over the oil and gas exploration process known as fracking. Two Republican legislators, Rep. Ray Rodrigues of Estero and Sen. Garrett Richter of Naples, have proposed bills that would give the state authority to regulate oil and gas exploration, production, processing, storage and transportation. here
Rick Scott's Cronyism
Cronyism continues to thrive in the Governor's Mansion.
The State Board of Education should be a bastion of people immersed in learning and dedicated to advancing student opportunities and success.
Instead, Gov. Rick Scott filled the seat held by John Colon, who resigned when the governor appointed him to the Manatee County School Board, with a close friend, a pal with little experience in education. here
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
A Real Choice For Florida Dems
Democrats,
for once,
have a real choice in this primary:
have a real choice in this primary:
One candidate is a gullible ex-Republican who lacked the courage to vote against the GOP’s attempt to block Syrian refugees from coming into the United States. That’s
Patrick Murphy.
They say that there is no difference between most candidates running for office. Maybe that’s true in other races, but not here.
Not between
Alan Grayson
and Patrick Murphy.
Get off your lazy ass and VOTE! You can do it from home here
Monday, November 30, 2015
Sign up to speak to the Hillsborough Delegation
STOP TBX
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
1:00 pm - ? (projected to conclude around 7:00pm)
Fake Florida Dem Alert: Randy Perkins
The millionaire is expected to spend more than $1 million to win U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy's open seat as a Democrat, He was registered to vote with no party affiliation for 21 years and became a Democrat days before he filed to run for District 18this month. An analysis of $925,300 donated by him since 2002 to federal and Florida candidates, as well as political committees, show 70 percent went to Republicans. That includes Gov. Rick Scott, whose political committee in 2010 received $100,000. here
Bernie Sander Bernstorm through Florida
December 5th - 2:00 p.m.
Letter Carriers Union Hall
3003 W. Cypress Street
Sunday, November 29, 2015
Tampa's Malfunction Junction One Of The Nation's Worst Bottlenecks
According to a study by the American Highway Users Alliance of America's urban freeways, it's one of the nation's worst bottlenecks, which are portions of highways that are routinely and consistently congested. here
United for Care Deadlines Are Looming
Deadlines are looming for this campaign. We have to make sure we get 683,149 petitions in by January. Realistically, based on when the bills for petition collection are due, we need to raise another $73,000 by the end of the year. We're hoping to raise another $23k Tuesday, if we can. The longer it takes, the more expensive it becomes.
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