As much of the national attention focuses on the massive pro-union demonstrations in Madison, Wisconsin, where over a 100,000 people gathered to oppose an anti-union law on Saturday, March 12, Florida workers and activists are taking aim against budget cuts and laws that threaten to further widen the already huge divide between rich and poor in our state. here
Governor Rick Scott's proposed budget would cut funding for public schools, lay off thousands of state workers, and give corporations a $1.5 billion tax cut. But worst of all, Republicans in Tallahassee are pushing a permanent, across-the-board funding limit that would prevent the state from ever restoring these draconian cuts.
Wisconsin showed that the people are not going to let corporations and their allies on the right trample the American Dream without a fight. Now we have to send that same message in Florida.
President Obama recently allowed flights from Tampa to Cuba. Now, two companies are vying to establish what would be the first regularly-scheduled ferry service to the communist country. here
Picadillo With Yellow Rice and Platanos. $4.99.....Corona's Coffee Shop, 9307 North Nebraska Avenue, Tampa How Much Was Your Last Value Meal? Eat Local!
Two Eggs With Bacon And Grits $4.75.....At Three Coins Diner, 7410 North Nebraska Avenue, Tampa How Much Was Your Last Value Meal? Eat Local! Three Coins Diner is a Bay Area Breakfast Bowl Contender.
Casey's Place Animal Sanctuary - We take you to an animal sanctuary in Brooksville that's home to beautiful horses and an educational program teaching Bay area kids.
Raging Grannies of South Florida send musical message of Unity to labor unions and working people from West Palm Beach to Madison, Wisconsin and everywhere else in America...with a lot of help from teachers, firefighters, parents, students, seniors and all the others who are part of Florida's new "Awake" The State protest movement, fighting the "Profits Over People" policies of Governor Rick Scott and an extremist GOP-dominated state legislature.