Right Wing In St. Clould

St. Clould, Florida

March Against Monsanto Tampa 2015: Laceinne Zambrano

Florida 'Under Siege' By Big Oil

Sen. Bill Nelson is promising to vigorously fight a Senate proposal that would open up oil drilling as close as 50 miles off of Florida's Gulf Coast starting in 2017. here

Pic: Refugio State Beach, Calif., Wednesday, May 20, 2015 here

Rick Harrison of "Pawn Stars To Host Marco Rubio's Birthday Party

Florida GOP Marco Rubio announced on Tuesday that “Pawn Stars" personality Rick Harrison will host a birthday fundraiser in Las Vegas next week. The reality TV celebrity will welcome Rubio to his home on May 28 for a party aimed at netting contributions for the Florida senator's 2016 presidential campaign. here

Monsanto Rally In Tampa

Downtown Tampa

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Developers To Run Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission

Florida GOP Janet Dougherty, 
a businesswoman and favorite of the development community, will be the next director of the Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission.  here

Dougherty has connections with industrialists, phosphate companies, farmers and the maritime industry. She made points with the pro-business Republicans on the commission by promising not to stand in the way of development as long as natural resources are protected. She  ran for County Commissioner, Dist. 4 as a Republican. 

Marco Rubio Broke?

He cashed out his retirement savings to pay some nagging bills for a broken refrigerator, air conditioning unit, and his kids' private school tuition. here

ENDORSEMENTS FOR PAT KEMP FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY

Tampa Bay Times

Tampa Tribune
The Ybor City Stogie
Sierra Club
Linda Saul-Sena

Tampa City Council Members:
Yvonne Yoli Capin, Mary Mulhern,

Lisa Montelione
State Representative Betty Reed

Former Legislators:
Sen. Dan Gelber, Rep. Sara Romeo,

Rep. Mary Figg,

Sen. Helen Gordon Davis

Community Leaders:
Otis Anthony, Evangeline Best, 

Dr. Aaron Smith,
Fentrice Driskell, Elena McCullough,
Phil Compton, Mariella Smith,
Jane & Gary Gibbons, Carrie West,

Jim Harper & Sally Phillips

Please add your name too: 

Tampa Bay Homeless

Homeless living in Tampa

Top Alan Grayson Quotes

"Here I am the only member of Congress who actually worked as an economist, and this lobbyist, this K Street whore, is trying to teach me about economics."

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"They call me nuts, they call me stupid, they call me ugly. They might be right about ugly, but that's not what's important."

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"I have trouble listening to what he says sometimes because of the blood that drips from his teeth while he's talking."
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"You can call me partisan if you want. But I see one party's leadership trying hard to solve this nation's problems. And the other party's leadership showing its true colors. They are callous sellouts. Always have been, always will be."

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And our favorite

"We're dealing with people on the other side who are utterly unscrupulous. These are foot-dragging, knuckle-dragging Neanderthals who know nothing but 'no.'"

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March Against Monsanto - Tampa

Downtown Tampa Tomorrow

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Corporate Welfare In Ybor City

Last summer, citing a Tampa economic development official, the Tampa Bay Times reported that a division of Ashley Furniture — one of the nation's biggest furniture brands — planned to move 300 employees into Centro Ybor. Neither Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corp. executives nor Ashley Furniture spokespeople offered any comment Wednesday on the expected Ashley expansion. here

Ashley Furniture facing nearly $1.8 million in federal fines for workplace safety violations 
stands to receive up to 
$6.7 million 

in tax credits (Corporate Welfare) 
from the state's top job creation agency. here 
This is where our money goes, they should be paying us for the privilege to do business in Ybor. wake up Hillsborough County. 

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Hot Garlic Drums Only Wings

At Wing Alley, Kissimmee

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Local Treasure Pat Collier Frank

"If you think one person 
(Helen Gordon Davis) 
doesn't make a difference, you're wrong. She made a difference. She got a lot of things passed because of her perseverance." Pat Frank

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Marvin

He is from Georgia, homeless 6 months

Hillsborough County Right Wing Infestation

 All five Republican Hillsborough County Commissioners rejected a draft ordinance put on the agenda by Democratic Commissioner Kevin Beckner that would have created an administrative process to deal with wage theft. The ordinance, modeled on a program in Miami-Dade County, seeks to settle wage disputes through conciliation. If that doesn’t work and a worker’s claims are judged valid, the employer has to appear before a formal hearing officer. here

A recent study showed Hillsborough County is No. 2 in the state for reported cases of wage theft.
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