Rick Scott on Thursday called on state legislators to set aside tens of millions of dollars in taxpayer money to lure companies to the Sunshine State. here
Friday, October 23, 2015
Tampa Bay Solar Tour 2015 @ USF
What Pilar Had For Lunch
Sushi
with Steak and Shrimp Hibacchi
At Koizi Endless Sushi & Hibachi Eatery in NPR
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Great Stuff!
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Tampa To Lose Cuban Consulate Because Of Bob Bucknorn
The Hillsborough County Commission on Wednesday became the latest local agency to support the push to have a Cuban consulate in Tampa. “We’ve been told from our sources in Washington D.C. that, if we truly want to be considered for the consulate, we must speak with one voice,” said Bob Rohrlack, President and CEO of The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce. here
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Please note: They might be a little late. Because of Buckhorn's ties to the MCM Tampa has already been rejected. here
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Rick Scott Where are those promised jobs?
Rick Scott's chief jobs creator faced intense criticism Tuesday from key senators who openly mocked claims by Enterprise Florida that it needs more Corporate Welfare to lure businesses to Florida. A Times/Herald study found only a fraction of new jobs promised as a result of incentive awards (Corporate Welfare) actually existed. here
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Florida: The Corporate Welfare State
Good Jobs First, a nonprofit that studies economic development programs, found in a report released today that tax credits that are intended to help large and small businesses across the country often go disproportionately to big corporations. here
Six Gun Territory To Reopen In Florida
Florida Tourist Beware
Well, not really. But the Florida GOP thinks that people with concealed-weapons licenses should be able to openly display handguns in Florida and should be able to carry firearms on state college and university campuses. here
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Florida's Corporate Service Commission's Nuclear Power Fleecing
State utility regulators approved a request by Florida Power & Light to charge customers $34.2 million for a pair of nuclear reactors in Miami-Dade County. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, a non-profit organization that seeks clean energy solutions to climate change, slammed the regulators' decision.
“Once again the financial interests of the public took a backseat to a big power company's excessive speculation favoring utility shareholders. While FPL spends hundreds of thousands of dollars crowing about the lack of consumer protections for a proposed solar ballot initiative, they and their political friends are silent about the lack of consumer protections in this nuclear power fleecing."
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