Florida Corporate Welfare State

Rick Scott wants to give $100 million 

To Busch Gardens, Sea World, Universal Orlando and Disney World. Scott wants to take "It's Your Money" as he refers to it, and hand it over to these companies in the promotion of tourism. He says he's doing it for "Florida families" in the name of his similarly named " Florida Families First Budget".......more 

Tampa HART

Hillsborough County leaders are drawing up plans to remake the HART bus system into an expansive agency that can oversee construction of countywide transportation projects ang the authority to build roads and rail and create new bus routes.....more

Commissioners Kevin Beckner, Mark Sharpe and Sandy Murman all nominated HART.

Mayor Bob likes the idea, so do we. If anything is right around here it is them. 

“When you’re talking about transportation, for me it’s logical to think HART, why would you recreate the wheel and create a whole new agency.” Kevin Beckner

Fracking In The Everglades

Florida Republican Ray Rodrigues 

of Ft. Myers has introduced two bills this session that would make it easier for this controversial oil and gas extraction process to take place in Florida.

While there are no planned fracking projects in Florida as of yet,

Rep. Rodrigues' two bills will cut off the public's right to know 

the details of what would be pumped into the ground during the fracking process.

Give Fracking Same Scrutiny As Medical Marijuana

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Florida mom hopes for medical marijuana

The Citrus Taliban

The Liberty Counsel

Vows to help defend Florida's anti-gay marriage amendment,

which they helped write.

here

The Bob Graham Land and Water Legacy Amendment

Florida voters will get a chance to steer as much as $10 billion toward environmental efforts over the next two decades through a ballot measure officially set Thursday for the November ballot. The Water and Land Legacy campaign’s proposal was officially designated as Amendment 1. 

U.S. Sen. Bob Graham, one of Florida's greatest governor helped launch

this great campaign.

here, Please vote 11.4.14

What Stogie Had For Dinner

 

Crab Cakes

With Potato Salad and Black Eyed Peas.

At the Elvis booth, Nicko's Fine Foods......more

Floridians’ Clean Water Declaration Campaign

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Florida GOP Alert: Bill Van Zant

the war on women spreads

It has  finally reached Florida. Charles Van Zant Has introduced HB 545,

an all out abortion ban.

here

Poisoned Gulf Killing Our Whales

Authorities said eight pilot whales have died in shallow waters off Florida's southwest coast. Six others remain unaccounted for. In December, more than 50 pilot whales stranded in Everglades National Park. Several died.......more
Update: 25 Dead Whales Found Near Kice Island, Florida...more>

Pilot whales live in deep water and swim inland if they suffer from toxicity or disease.

New Poll: Florida's CJMC Act

65 percent support among Florida voters. Only 23 percent of voters oppose it.

On November 4th we can make history boys and girls

Learn about the Cathy Jordan Medical Cannabis Act

Tell your friends and VOTE
Stogie's Smoke Shop

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Steve

Tampa born and bred.

Daisy J. Baez For Florida State House

here

Seminole Heights Mom

With her 2 girls at Nicko's Fine Foods

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Carne Asada
Grilled Shoulder Steak with Peppers & Onions. Served with Rice, Refried Beans
Taco Rey, 14672 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Dover. Visit them here,

Florida in the Tournament of Corruption

The State of Florida barely made it in to the Tournament of Corruption.

We had to duke it out with Rhode Island for the final spot......more 

Tampa Hillsborough Homeless Initiative

A lot has changed this past year on the homeless landscape, including a revamping — and renaming — of the umbrella organization that collects and distributes funding to reduce the number of people living on the streets in Hillsborough County.......more>

Florida License To Kill

Claudius Smith from Orlando

Saw some guy in a hoodie cutting through his back yard with his
hands in his pockets. Smith, reportedly believing that the trespasser was up to no good because his pants were sagging, followed him over the fence and into a neighboring apartment complex,

where he pulled his gun and pumped six .45 caliber rounds into him
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