9 PM - El Centro Ybor
Friday, March 10, 2017
Rick Scott Loyalists Appointed To The State Constitution Revision Commission
Rick Scott named 14 people — nearly all of them loyalists who have served the governor or been appointed by him in other capacities — to the state Constitution Revision Commission. here
Thursday, March 9, 2017
FPL Customers About To Take It Deep
After losing a major battle in court last year, Florida Power & Light is now turning to the Florida Legislature to change the state law and give it the authority to charge customers, and profit off, speculative natural gas fracking.
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The bill, HB 1043 by Florida GOP Rep. Jason Brodeur, of Sanford, is titled
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"Prudent Utility Investments in Natural Gas Reserves,"
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and the Senate companion is SB 1248
by Florida GOP Sen. Aaron Bean of
Fernandina Beach.
Florida GOP: Foxes In The Henhouse
State of State
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Rick Scott promised to fight for economic-incentive money, business tax cuts (Corporate Welfare) and conservative education reforms. here
Rick Scott promised to fight for economic-incentive money, business tax cuts (Corporate Welfare) and conservative education reforms. here
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A coalition of labor, environmental, LGBT-rights, and other left-leaning groups under the banner “Awake the State” organized more than a dozen rallies across Florida to coincide with the first day of the 2017 legislative session, including an event at the Capitol. Their message: Scott and Republican leaders are not fighting for us.
-“The governor, and frankly the speaker (Richard Corcoran), are living in an alternative reality.” Sen. Gary Farmer
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Marco Rubio Protest At Dale Mabry And Kennedy In Tampa
Marco Rubio Tuesdays in Tampa, Florida
Since he was kicked out of his office in Westshore
the folks have moved the weekly protest to the corner
of At Dale Mabry And Kennedy.
Statement from Ben Pollara, Executive Director of Florida for Care, on HB 1397
In addition to banning smokable and edible marijuana products, HB 1397 bans the vaporization of marijuana oils, except for terminal patients. That is a further restriction than what even the current law allows.
HB 1397 also offers only a modest expansion of the marketplace for medical marijuana treatment centers and again takes a step backwards in doing so. Forget about government not being in the business of picking winners and losers, HB 1397 literally picks losers in the issuance of the first tranche of new licenses proposed in the legislation. The bill calls for the first five licenses issued to be awarded to applicants who previously applied for, but failed to win, a license under the current law.
Today is the start of session and I hope this bill is the start of a meaningful debate in the House over the merits of this approach and that as the bill moves through the process, it applies more free market principals."
Jacksonville Landlord Says Adios To Marco Rubio
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Awake The State Rally In Tampa
Gaslight Park
Marc Rodrigues, Rev. Russell Myers and Kelly Benjamin
Ashley and Dayna
Kent Bailey
Tim Heberlein
Marc Rodrigues
Bleu
Downtown Tampa
Visit them here
Ashley and Dayna
Kent Bailey
Tim Heberlein
Marc Rodrigues
Bleu
Downtown Tampa
Visit them here
Heartless HART
Where are the HART folks in
the transit debate?
We understand they are probably doing the best they can with the money they get. But shouldn't they be trying to get more. Why the silence? Speak up, Buy more buses. Change the frequency from 20 minutes to 10. Upgrade the transfer centers. (The bathrooms at Marion transit center is a start.). Give your drivers some lessons in manners.
We graded some of them for attitude.
Very Nice
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#1488
#2447
NICE
#4309
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NICE
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NOT SO NICE
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ASSHOLES
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Katharine Eagan you are suppose to be the leader.
Where is your voice? If you don't speak up, we will.
Monday, March 6, 2017
Tampa Cuban Cigar Makers
New College presents Tampa-area historian Maura Barrios, as she shares the origin and history of Cuban cigar makers who settled in Ybor City and surrounding areas in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Sunday, March 5, 2017
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Carne Asada
With Rice, Platanos and Salad
At Avila’s Tipico Honduras Restaurante
Visit them on Facebook
Eat Local!
Letters From GOP Hillsborough County Commissioners
Letter I sent our county commissioners
on the issue of transit.
"I have been a HART rider for over 10 years. More roads does not help me at all. STOP spending our money on roads. We want more buses and rail. We have one of the worst transit systems in the country. With the exception of Ms. Kemp are you all in developers pockets?"
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Thank you for contacting the office of Commissioner Crist about funding for public transit. I will be sure to share your thoughts and concerns on the issue with the Commissioner.
Sincerely,
Chris Heintz
Legislative Aide
Commissioner Crist, District 2
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Thank you so much for contacting our office regarding Transit. Your input regarding this issue is important to the Commissioner. We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts and opinions with us. Have a great day and please don’t hesitate to call our office if we can be of further assistance.
Sincerely,
Ms. Eli Rodriguez
Aide to County Commissioner Al Higginbotham
Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners
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Thank you for your email. Commissioner Hagan is just as frustrated as you are about the need for funding adequate transit in Tampa/Hillsborough county. That is why he was the only Republican on the Board to support placing the sales tax referendum on the ballot last year. Unfortunately, a majority of board members opposed that plan.
The hard truth is that we have billions of dollars in unmet infrastructure needs in Hillsborough county and the only way to begin to address that is to have a dedicated funding source of tax dollars—this has been very hard to come by. But Commissioner Hagan is committed to continue fighting to address our transportation needs in a meaningful and rational way. In the meantime, the Board will soon finalize a transportation plan that will dedicate $700 million over 10 years to improve existing roads and provide congestion relief where possible in Hillsborough county. Feel free to share with us any questions you may have concerning this plan. And please let us know if we can ever be of service to you. Have a great day.
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Cordially,
Eric Denney
Legislative Aide to
Commissioner Ken Hagan – District 5
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