The fastest growing voting bloc in Florida is known as NPA for "No Party Affiliation," and those voters now account for 26 percent of the Sunshine State electorate, according to data collected by the University of South Florida in Tampa. Part of that uptick is coming from Florida's growing Latino population, which is quickly diversifying away from the once dominant, GOP-affiliated Cuban Americans. here
The Tampa Bay General Membership Branch of the IWW (Industrial Workers of the World) will meet this Sunday, September 11th at 4:00pm. We will discuss many things affecting the branch, including the creation of a "Workers' Solidarity Committee" to help workers combat wage theft in the Tampa Bay area. Meeting are open to the public*, members and non-members alike.info
I am voting GREEN2016 - Jill Stein and just left the Democrats after being a voter since 1978. My dad and grand dad would be so disgusted! They always said, back in the 1960's "if you don't make $40,000 then you are a Democrat!" This is exactly why we have Trump running as a hero to the working class! Because "The working man's party" Democrats are all SOLD OUT! You expect that from the Republicans, considered "The business party." The Koch Billionaires etc own the Republicans and the Tea Party. It was the Labor Movement and Farm Workers Movement that pushed FDR's NEW DEAL. When FDR came to the DNC with more delegates it was still a "contested convention" because of the MONEY SUCKERS in the Democratic Party! I have dedicated my Google blog to Bernie and now to Jill Stein ----
"What a blessing to start the day at the Florida Legislative Prayer Breakfast with Tony Dungy. Proud to have him as a neighbor in Tampa and fellow member of Grace Family Church Van Dyke."here
Two members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, Ted Yoho and Curt Clawson and two other Right Wingers Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Dennis Ross are urging the Senate totoreconsider the House’s earlier Zika funding bill — which did not pick a fight over Planned Parenthood. here
Murdered in his home by Caleb Johnson of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. After the killing, the Sheriff’s Office and Tampa Bay Times quickly moved to portray Riggins as a dangerous criminal.here
Attorney and author Mike Papantonio appears on The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann to discuss the recent wins of corporate politicians in Florida, which leaves a void in the area of true progressive growth in Florida politics.
The country’s top election watchdog is scrutinizing donations.
The Federal Election Commission, the government body that oversees campaign finance, is reviewing a complaint alleging that the campaign of Rep. Patrick Murphy accepted potentially illegal contributions in 2011.here
Please plan to attend the Board of County Commissioners meeting on Thursday, September 8, at 9 a.m. at the County Center (601 E. Kennedy Blvd. in Tampa) to comment publicly in support of this ordinance. The meeting will be held in the second-floor boardroom. here
And please clickhere to e-mail your county commissioner and reiterate your support for an animal-abuser registry, then forward this alert far and wide.
The liberal American Bridge super PAC has released a new report contending that U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and Florida Gov. Rick Scott have become “puppets” of the rival conservative Americans For Prosperity super PAC.here
Schock a pro-business conservative. Is against rail because Tampa's population isn't dense enough to support it, he said. Instead, Hillsborough should bypass rail in favor of more modern technologies on the horizon, like dedicated lanes for autonomous buses.here
For two grams of marijuana, a SWAT team stormed into a home and shot an unarmed man dead. Hillsborough County sheriff’s officials said SWAT team members perceived Levonia Riggins to be an “immediate threat.” His friends said he was just a man who enjoyed getting high.here
Demographics are changing rapidly here in Central Florida, a mecca of undecided voters stretching from Orlando to Tampa that helps swing state elections and that is rapidly becoming home to more Puerto Ricans, Venezuelans, Colombians and Dominicans.here
Other 234,279 Currently IT LOOKS LIKE THIS. Ken Hagan Sandy Murman Al Hhigginbotham victor crist, Stacy White Les Miller and Kevin Beckner being the only Dems. Murman is up for re-election. Mr. Beckners seat needs to be kept blue. There are more Dems then GOP.
Why do they get to rule? Join The Tampa Bay Chapter of the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida here
Kate M Connolly at The Blind Tiger. Great job, our new progressive star! "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." –Mahatma Gandhi