The heart of Tampa does not have to be broken again. As a united force, we CAN stop TBX and make it known that we won't stand for more destruction of our history and our future. Help us fight! here
Senate Republicans have blocked Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s student loan refinancing bill that would have helped 40 million borrowers because it would have raised taxes on millionaires. here
Tampa Bay Sierra Club offers an intelligent, informed assessment of Hillsborough County’s proposal to increase the sales tax to pay mainly for road improvements with relatively little for mass transit. here
The state pays nearly $1 million a year to biologists to study the Florida panther. Yet when the state's top wildlife official decided to rewrite Florida's panther policy to overhaul how the state manages the endangered cats, he didn't consult them until the document was done. Instead, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission executive director Nick Wiley brainstormed almost exclusively with Immokalee ranch owner Liesa Priddy who was appointed to the wildlife commission in 2012 by Gov. Rick Scott. here