The Tampa Bay area seems to be a fertile breeding ground for an exotic lizard that wildlife officials want to keep from becoming the state's next invasive species problem.
More than 100 black-and-white tegu lizards have been spotted in Hillsborough County, mostly in an area south of Riverview......more
The lizards are native to Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina,
My father Jeff Mizanskey has been in prison for 20 years and has no possibility of parole.
For non-violent, marijuana-only offenses, my father has been sentenced to die in prison because of a "three strikes" mandatory sentencing policy in the State of Missouri.
Was forced to return a Glock pistol and a rifle to a blind man who won immunity for killing another man under the state's "stand your ground" law.....more
"I have to return property that was taken under the circumstance," the judge said. "I have researched and haven't found case law to say otherwise."
Ahern Albritton Baxley Bileca Boyd Broxson Coley Combee Crisafulli Cummings Davis J. Diaz M. Diaz Eagle Fitzenhagen Fresen Gaetz Grant Holder Hudson Ingram La Rosa Magar Mc Burney Metz Moraitis, Jr. Nelson Passidomo Patronis Perry Pigman Pilon Porter Precourt Raburn Raulerson Renuart Roberson Rodrigues Rooney Schenck Smith Spano Steube Stone Weatherford Wood Workman Youngmore
The folks over at The League of the South have started a Petition Calling for Independence for the State of Florida. They have even put a Billboard up in Tallahassee. We here at the Stogie have a better idea, lets draw a line across the state and they can have the northern half. You know what they say,
"The further north you go in Florida the further south you are."
Rick Scott once turned down billions in federal money to bring high speed rail to Florida. Now he wants to give "Florida East Coast Railway" hundreds of millions of our dollars to do the same thing.
The nonpartisan Economic Policy Institute released
“The Increasingly Unequal States of America”,
with a dedicated section called “Lopsided income Growth in Florida“.
The wide-ranging 120-page report paints a very different picture of the state of the state of Florida than the one that Gov. Rick Scott and other Republican legislators are painting as they seek reelection this year.
Join us as we watch Robert Reich's award-winning film, "Inequality for All" at Watch Parties happening in communities across Tampa Bay and America. Secretary Reich will also join us for a special conference call to change the conversation on income inequality. info
Florida's Sen. Bill Nelson is calling for an investigation into Rick Scott's Florida Department of Economic Opportunity's handling of their new unemployment website that failed as soon as it launched back in October, delayed benefits for months,
A new report released by the LeRoy Collins Institute concludes that Florida is falling behind not only the rest of the country but also in the South in key areas from teacher salaries to high-wage jobs to adequate roads.".......more
WinCo Foods pays its workers a decent
wage, offering amazing health and dental coverage, paid days off, flexible
spending account options, and most importantly, giving employees a stake in the
company. This
employees-first approach not only leads to a happy, dedicated staff but ensures
that said staff will want to remain at WinCo. The average hourly worker stays
with the company around eight years....more
The sleeping retail giant "Walmart's worst nightmare."
Thursday, February 20. We're turning up the pressure on our representatives as part of the Defend the Vote campaign by taking the campaign straight to their offices. 144 North Armenia
Avenue, Tampa info
Former Texas Congressman Ron Paul has launched an effort to secure clemency for NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. The “Demand Clemency for Edward Snowden”
A majority of Americans, 56 percent, favor normalizing relations or engaging
more directly with the Cuban government, according to a survey released by the Atlantic Council. In
Florida, home to the nation’s largest Cuban-American community, the majority is
even greater: 63 percent.
On February 19th, members
of Raíces En Tampa will be
speaking outside Tampa City
Hall about
their upcoming event on February
26th. The event is a rally outside of Tampa City Council to demand City
Support for Driver's Licenses for All Undocumented in the State of
Florida. WHO:Raíces En Tampa WHAT:Press Conference in support of Driver's
Licenses for ALL WHEN:February 19th at 5:00 pm WHERE:Outside Tampa
City Hall at 315 E Kennedy Blvd in Tampa