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Monday, August 7, 2023

Tampa mayor proposes property tax millage rate hike, highest its been in decades

Tampa homeowners could have to pay almost $20 more every month on their property taxes if Mayor Jane Castor's $1.9 billion budget for fiscal year 2024 is approved.

The proposed millage increase would generate about $45 million to help "address long-deferred maintenance costs, more public safety personnel, updated equipment to keep up with population growth, and more," according to the mayor's office.....MORE

A Light Divided and Rise Among Rivals - The Make It Rain Tour in Ybor City

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Steve Schmidt explains why Ron DeSantis' campaign is completely collapsing | The Warning

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Matt Gaetz LAUGHED At For Insane Jack Smith Sabotage .

Beware of fraudsters selling Hillsborough drivers license appointments, officials say

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The Hillsborough County Tax Collector’s Office is warning of fraudsters booking up drivers license appointments and selling them to residents for a fee.....MORE

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Brown Stewed Chicken

With Beans, Rice and Cabbage

$6.49 Lunch Special

Hines Caribbean Cuisine

3313 N. Nebraska Ave, Ybor Heights

Tampa's Best Jamaican Food!

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Black market vaping products could be laced with fentanyl, experts warn

Central Florida smoke shop owners are on alert after hearing about black-market vaping products from China that could be laced with fentanyl.

The vaping products look harmless, but according to the Florida Retail Federation, they’re considered dangerous and illegal. CEO Scott Shalley explains, "It’s a great threat to our youth and these are products that have not undergone any FDA scrutiny. No testing and no safety mechanism."

More HERE

Push for Debbie Mucarsel-Powell to take on Rick Scott is growing

There’s a growing chorus of Democratic-aligned groups calling for former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell to challenge Republican incumbent Sen. Rick Scott, including organizations eager to see a second Hispanic woman in the Senate.....MORE

Sunday, August 6, 2023

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Walk through the museum in St. Pete

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DeSantis' Donors Profanely Attack Him For Wasting Their Money On Memes

Food Not Bombs WPB

We put food in people's bellies, clothes on their backs and shoes on their feet 'illegally.' With love, every Saturday, Nancy Graham Centennial Square by S. Clematis. HERE

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Protecting yourself against student loan scams

DeSantis, wife to sit down with NBC’s Dasha Burns in first network interview

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis and his wife, Casey DeSantis, will sit down with NBC’s Dasha Burns for the candidate’s first network interview during his campaign, the network announced Sunday.

NBC News said the interview will air Monday on the “Today” show and “NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.” Additional segments will also air throughout the day on MSNBC and NBC News NOW, according to the network.

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David Paleschuck Jumps in The Rotation

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Florida Democrats vow to ‘Take Back Florida’

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Florida Democrats kicked off a new $1 million investment in voter registration, launching a statewide “Take Back Florida Tour” on Wednesday.

The goal of the tour, Democrats shared, is to close the gap in voter registration between the Republican and Democratic parties, which has only widened since Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis handily won his bid for re-election as governor last year, besting Democratic opponent Charlie Crist (a former Republican himself) by a long shot.

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