Dozens of protesters gathered outside a Publix super market on Bay Street Sunday in Sarasota to encourage the grocer to join the Fair Food Program. For five years, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers has prodded the corporation to join the program, which helps improve wages for farm workers by asking retailers to pay one penny more per pound of tomatoes. It also calls for a code of conduct to prevent wage theft, human trafficking and sexual harassment in the fields. here
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Florida’s New “Religious Freedom” Bill
Is already gaining traction, It begins with an Indiana-esque guarantee that most businesses and corporations may legally turn away gay couples if doing so “would be contrary to [their] religious or moral convictions.” Similarly, the bill allows private adoption agencies to refuse to place children with same-sex couples if such placement goes against “the religious or moral convictions or policies of the agency.” In other words, an adoption agency needn’t even articulate a specific religious reason why it would rather keep a child orphaned than place her with a loving gay couple. The agency need only state that its “policies” mandate such homophobia, and it is protected by the bill. here
Movie Night at the Museum with Sierra Club and Surfrider Foundation
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Ask the PSTA to Choose Zero Emission Buses!
On Wednesday, the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority
( PSTA ) will decide on how to replace its oldest buses: with new zero emission electric buses , or with diesel buses that will spew carbon and smog - forming nitrogen into the atmosphere for years to come. You can make a difference by telling the PSTA how you'd like to see this public agency to spend your tax dollars: buses that will burn diesel and pollute until 2030 , or zero emission electric buses whose source of energy will get cleaner every year they're serving our community, as we move forward with solar power. Last week the finance committee recommended buying 9 new diesel buses based on outdated information, instead of diesel hybrid or electric. info
( PSTA ) will decide on how to replace its oldest buses: with new zero emission electric buses , or with diesel buses that will spew carbon and smog - forming nitrogen into the atmosphere for years to come. You can make a difference by telling the PSTA how you'd like to see this public agency to spend your tax dollars: buses that will burn diesel and pollute until 2030 , or zero emission electric buses whose source of energy will get cleaner every year they're serving our community, as we move forward with solar power. Last week the finance committee recommended buying 9 new diesel buses based on outdated information, instead of diesel hybrid or electric. info
Hillsborough County GOP E-Mail Scandal
Hillsborough County Commissioners Sandy Merman and Ken Hagan possibly violated Florida Sunshine Laws when they failed to produce Emails they said didn’t exist. It was not until community activist Tom Rask threatened to sue that Hagan and Merman agreed to release dozens of previously hidden emails relating to county business.
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Ms. Murman is sorry
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Ms. Murman is sorry
“I didn’t mean any harm”
And Hagan blamed his staff.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating.
Labels:
Florida's Culture Of Corruption,
Hillsborough County Commissioners,
ken Hagan,
Peter Schorsch,
Sandy Murman
Marco Rubio's Dirty Energy Policy
Marco Rubio portrays himself as a leader for the future. But the energy policy he has outlined is stuck in the past, relying on the dirtiest fuels and playing to energy industry campaign donors at the expense of jobs, public health, consumers, the environment and global security. It is a backward approach that fails to recognize the importance of renewable energy and the clear threat of climate change, and it would be particularly harmful to Tampa Bay and Florida. here
Florida Frackers Not Giving Up
Bills that would allow energy companies to frack in Florida died last spring, when the regular legislative session imploded over health-care issues.
But they’re back.
The two Republican lawmakers who sponsored the legislation, Sen. Garrett Richter of Naples and Rep. Ray Rodrigues of Estero, have filed new bills (SB 318 and HB 191) that would amend state laws on the exploration and production of oil and gas in the state.
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Democratic lawmakers, meanwhile, have put forward their own bills to ban fracking. The legislation (SB 166 and HB 19) is sponsored by Sens. Darren Soto of Orlando, Dwight Bullard of Miami and Jeff Clemens of Lake Worth and Reps. Evan Jenne of Dania Beach and Lori Berman of Lantana. Going a step further, Sen. Jeremy Ring, D-Parkland, wants voters to consider banning fracking through a constitutional amendment.
Labels:
Florida Frackers,
Garrett Richter,
Ray Rodrigues
Ken Hagan's Sports Complex
Cost: $15 million
County commissioners will consider the recommended site
Marco Rubio: "If You Don't Want to Vote on Things, Don't Run for Office. Get a Talk Show”
Monday, October 26, 2015
What Pilar And Stogie Had For Lunch
Cerviche and Crab Bisque
With Bloody Marys and Rum Runners
At Rum Fish Grill in St Pete Beach
Visit them here
Elijah Manley Of Fort Lauderdale For President
November Solidarity Sunday
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Sunday, October 25, 2015
$264 Million In Corporate Welfare Since Rick Scott Took Office In 2011
He wants $80 million more!
Best States For Business: Florida #20
Florida INC. Out Of Money
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The state's ability to attract high-wage manufacturing jobs has not increased alongside a sharp rise in taxpayer-funded economic incentives (Corporate Welfare), which are often designed to attract those jobs, according to the Legislature's top economist.
Labels:
Corporate Welfare,
Rick Scott,
Rick Scott's Florida
Florida GOP Carlos Curbelo: The Yes-Man For The Republican Party
Just minutes after Rep. Paul Ryan announced his intentions for speaker, Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo was already behind Ryan for the position. here
Three Cheers For Mayor Rick Kriseman
"The vision is clear: ferry service that makes the trip from St. Pete to Tampa fun; that takes cars off our congested highways; that saves time and aggravation for commuters; that takes us to ballgames, museums, concerts, the theater and other public events; that helps our tourists shuttle between all of the attractions within the Tampa Bay region; that reduces the isolation of our South Hillsborough County residents; and that one day may connect us to Key West, New Orleans or even Cuba."
Florida GOP: Julio Gonzalez's Right To Discriminate Bill
Who was enthusiastically endorsed by Marco Rubio, has introduced a wide-ranging "right to discriminate" bill in the Florida house that many believe is in reaction to the legalization of gay marriage. here
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