Gwen Graham,
Patrick Murphy
and Debbie Wasserman-Schultz
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Attend MPO Board Meeting Today: Stop TBX
6 PM
Tell the MPO Board, especially Les Miller, Sandy Murman,Lisa Montelione and Harry Cohen, that:
- We don’t appreciate our concerns being ignored and voted against at the Aug. 4 MPO board meeting!
- We want TBX stopped and removed from the TIP.
- They should be vigorously fighting for and defending their constituents, who are being asked to give up so much for zero benefit.
- Tell them how you feel- be there, and bring 5 friends with you!
Florida GOP Failures Costing Taxpayers Over $1M
In the course of just seven months, the budget fell apart and the House and the Senate fell short of agreement on redrawing congressional and Senate districts. In total, the cost to taxpayers of repeated special sessions this year is likely to exceed $1 million. here
Flip-Flopper Al Higginbotham
As a candidate for the Hillsborough County Commission last year, Republican Al Higginbotham promised to support a sales tax for transportation projects if it was approved by a city-county board called the Policy Leadership Group.
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The leadership group voted 8-3 to recommend that the county commission put a half-cent-per-dollar sales tax on the November 2016 ballot. Higginbotham voted against the measure. More importantly, Higginbotham said he will vote against holding the referendum when the commission makes a final decision in December
— an apparent flip-flop. here
St. Petersburg, Florida's Progressive City
St. Pete is home to the largest Pride Festival
in all of Florida.
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All but one City Council member are Democrats.
So too is the Mayor.
So too is the Mayor.
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The city is taking steps to soon launch a bike share program to eliminate vehicular congestion in downtown.
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The city is taking steps to soon launch a bike share program to eliminate vehicular congestion in downtown.
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Residents can drive two blocks in and around downtown seeing public art displayed on any one of dozens of wall murals.
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Mayor Rick Kriseman wants to put $1 million into an arts endowment. We’re the No. 2 midsize destination for the arts.
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A wage theft ordinance, increased parental leave policies including paid paternal leave and “ban the box,” a program geared to giving ex-felons a better shot at getting a job with the city.
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Kriseman even performed the first same-sex marriage ceremony when it became legal this year. here
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Kriseman even performed the first same-sex marriage ceremony when it became legal this year. here
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"We are what we value as a city. This is what makes St. Pete great."
WTF: Rick Scott To Be Honored for Conservation?
The Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida has announced Florida Governor Rick Scott and First Lady Ann Scott will be honored at this year’s annual BlueGreen Event,
in Weston. here
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“Governor Scott has been instrumental in helping develop a strong connection between fish and wildlife conservation (Panthers) and traditional outdoors activities like hunting (Bears) and especially fishing,” said Rodney Barreto, Chairman of FWFF.
Monday, November 9, 2015
Rhea Chiles RIP
“Today is a profoundly sad, but also joyous day as we gather as a family to both celebrate and mourn the life and death of our mom, Rhea Chiles,'' wrote her children in a statement. here
November Solidarity Sunday In Tampa
Kay and Ashley
Danielle, Alvin, Kelly and Ashley
Of Fight For 15 Florida
At Lee's Grocery - Central Ave Tampa
Join Solidarity Sunday
Where Tampa Bay's Liberal Activist gather once a month!
Ybor City Will Get The Last Laugh
Corporate Welfare whore Ben Affleck's decision to build a fake Ybor City up the road might cost us in the short term.
Business lost at hotels, bars, restaurants, temporary jobs. After all everything is fake in Hollywood, right? But in the long term, if he sticks with the story, our little haven will be on the big screen. Want to talk about it?
Check this out!
Business lost at hotels, bars, restaurants, temporary jobs. After all everything is fake in Hollywood, right? But in the long term, if he sticks with the story, our little haven will be on the big screen. Want to talk about it?
Check this out!
Rick Scott Wants $1 Billion For Corporate Welfare
Rick Scott urged manufacturers to
rally their employees
and lobby their legislators in support of his proposal to cut business taxes. Scott wants to eliminate corporate income taxes on manufacturers and retailers. here
Employees get fired up about your bosses not paying any taxes!
rally their employees
and lobby their legislators in support of his proposal to cut business taxes. Scott wants to eliminate corporate income taxes on manufacturers and retailers. here
Employees get fired up about your bosses not paying any taxes!
Sunday, November 8, 2015
Florida INC. Bill Johnson
The man who has spent the past few months urging lawmakers to pour tens of millions in additional state dollars into Enterprise Florida Inc. -- warning lawmakers its economic development fund is running dry --
spent the same period of time eating
at lavish restaurants with EFI staffers and staying at expensive hotels. here
Florida GOP Ben Albritton Read A Book!
"We want to be very careful of course in providing speculation or personal opinion on something that may be out 5, 10, 15 or 30 years from now," he cautioned, "and not building concrete ideas or concrete decisions around this table on something that might be speculation." here
ResignRubio.com
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Truant) has quit on you. He’s quit on me. And he’s quit on 19,000,000+ people in Florida. Marco has been playing hooky. He is no longer showing up for his job, despite being paid nearly $15,000/month to do it. If he can’t be bothered to show up and vote, then he should quit, and we should all move on. Add your name now to tell Marco Rubio to resign from his Senate seat.
Florida GOP David Rivera Keeps Coming Back
As Marco Rubio emerges as a strong contender for the presidential nomination, the ghosts that have haunted his past are threatening to come back around for another pass. Former Rep. David Rivera who have been allies with Rubio since their political infancies. Rivera has been under investigation as the alleged mastermind of a campaign finance scheme. here
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