$10 or $11 per hour.
But the Republican Opposes
raising the minimum wage. here
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Marco Rubio Opposes Raising The Minimum Wage
$10 or $11 per hour.
Friday, October 16, 2015
WTF: Bethune-Cookman University Students And Alumni
Are asking University officials to stop plans to honor Florida Gov. Rick Scott with an award named for the school's founder. The Mary McLeod Bethune Leadership Award is the school's highest honor. When word of plans to present the award to Scott got out, a group of those critical of the idea started an online petition asking school officials put an end to those plans. here
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"I was absolutely floored," B-CU graduate Jasmine Burney said. "The students, the alumni and the surrounding community are also in shock."
"I was absolutely floored," B-CU graduate Jasmine Burney said. "The students, the alumni and the surrounding community are also in shock."
Mario Rubio Could Win The Billionaire Primary
Marco Rubio may not be posting the same support as Donald Trump or Ben Carson in the polls, but he appears to be pulling ahead of his Republican rivals among one crucial demographic: billionaire donors. here
Rick Scott Keeps Pushing Legislators For Corporate Welfare
Rick Scott continues telling business leaders to pressure lawmakers for more incentive money (Corporate Welfare) to help attract companies to Florida. here
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Also check out:
Florida's Corporate Welfare Not Working
Thursday, October 15, 2015
2015 People's Climate March In Tampa
Kennedy and Westshore
Thank you TPD for taking care of us!
And Ben and Jerry for the free Ice Cream!
Florida's Right Wing Infestation
Florida’s taxpayers deserve smarter investment of our money. We rank near the bottom in education funding. Our roads and bridges cry out for repairs and upgrades. Florida inmates have needlessly died because the state was trying to economize on prison health care. We invest the least in our state services, per capita, in the country at less than half the national average. Many wounds are self-inflicted because, instead of investing in people and communities, the Legislature spends resources on tax cuts to the wealthy and big corporations. here
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Florida GOP Do Your F*'n Job!
Florida environmental groups filed a suit asking the courts to force the Florida Legislature to return
Amendment 1 funds to a conservation land buying fund. here
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"We are asking for Florida’s courts to uphold the
constitution as amended by the voters. The legislature needs to be held accountable for ignoring the
will of the people." Serra Club Florida Conservation Chair Tom Larson.
Bargain Bob's Talents
In an interview with Dara Kam of the News Service of Florida, Tampa mayor Buckhorn was asked whether he’s considering running for governor. here
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”I don’t know. I’m looking at it,” he said. Though he loves being Tampa’s mayor, he said he hasn’t stopped thinking his talents could step up to Tallahassee.
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Lets look at some of the mayor's talents!
He was no fan of Amendment 2 here
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He called the ACLU, the Council on America-Islamic Relations, and the NAACP fringe groups. Though this month he emphasized he wasn’t including the NAACP in those remarks. here
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His lack of enthusiasm for Charlie Crist, the party’s 2014 gubernatorial nominee. here
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His support of Pam Bondi. here
And Patrick Murphy here
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And lets not forget how cheaply he can be bought, which is how he earned the nickname "Bargain Bob" here at this blog. here
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He should fit right in Tallahassee's Pay-To-Play Culture!
The Super Rich Love Marco Rubio
While 1-percenters hoping for lower taxes have reason to like pretty much every Republican running for president, there’s one who should have America’s wealthiest thinking about what to do with their extra thousands, or even millions, of dollars: Marco Rubio. here
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
“11 Corrupt Corporations: Anheuser-Busch is #1
In addition to sponsoring the open-bar cocktail hour at the 2015 ALEC annual conference, beverage giant Anheuser-Busch is also a member of ALEC's Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development Task Force — responsible for numerous anti-worker and union-busting initiatives. So, why not consider getting your drink somewheres else? (Uh, also: no big loss. Their beer tastes like pee.) here
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In Tampa Bay, why bother? Drink local!
Monday, October 12, 2015
More Lies About GO Hillsborough
Joe Brown Guest Columnist @ The Tampa Tribune here
- "Based on telephone responses and town hall meetings this year, most Hillsborough County residents want to fix the roads and bridges in existence."
- ( Note chat above, this is not true. Rail IS our top priority.)
- Telephone responses here
- Voters between the ages of 18-29 were automatically eliminated.
- Taxpayers who did not vote in last year's gubernatorial election didn't get to participate in the focus groups were which conducted last November.
- Consultants only talked to Republicans without any registered Democrats, but only conservative members of the GOP who always vote in Republican primary elections were included in the Republican group.
- Those who labelled themselves as moderate or liberal Republicans were not invited to the GOP focus group.
- Participants in the focus groups were chosen from Carrollwood, Westchase, Town and Country and Brandon which means which means South Tampa, West Tampa, Central Tampa, Temple Terrace, East Tampa, Plant City, South Shore, South County and Sun City were excluded from having their voices heard in the focus groups.
- The participants were each given $75 to take part in the focus groups and among the major takeaways are , there is no sense of crisis in transportation; rail is not seen as a viable alternative; the bus system has a major image and usage problem.
- Read more about this sham here
Florida's Corporate Welfare Not Working
In 2014, the state gave out
$5.7 billion
in Corporate Welfare
in Corporate Welfare
The state's ability to attract high-wage manufacturing jobs has not increased alongside a sharp rise in taxpayer-funded economic incentives (Corporate Welfare), which are often designed to attract those jobs, according to the Legislature's top economist. here
Marco Rubio's Secret-Money Commercials
Every pro-Rubio television commercial so far in the early primary states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina has been paid for not by his campaign or even by a super PAC that identifies its donors, but instead by a nonprofit called Conservative Solutions Project. The secret-money group is giving him at least an $8 million assist, according to advertising tracker Kantar Media's CMAG. here
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The candidate has presented himself as being opposed to such unaccountable money.
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Saturday, October 10, 2015
Brian Blair's Kind Words For Jim Norman
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