The Ybor City Stogie

Friday, February 19, 2016

Team Pat Kemp Party In The Heights

The Heights Exchange

Team Leaders

The Team: Dave Cutler

Wayne Schucker and Gabrielle Perham

Join The Team

Betty Castor, Jim Davis and Ed Turanchik did!

Florida INC. Taking Control

Of the nearly 1,850 bills filed this session, the Florida League of Cities has identified about 550 that affect cities in some way or another. The Florida Association of Counties is tracking 38 bills that pre-empt county rule, create unfunded mandates and carve out tax exemptions that sap projected revenues. here

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“This is an ongoing onslaught. A lot of times at council meetings we tell people we’d love to do that but the state pre-empts us from controlling our own destiny in some ways. When businesses don’t like what happens at home they turn to the state to get their way and pre-empt local authority. That’s an end run against our citizens and communities.” Tampa City Councilwoman Lisa Montelione

Ybor City Dog Sitter

7th Ave

Millennials Vow Revenge On The Florida GOP

Angered by the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature's refusal to consider expanding Medicaid during its 2016 session, uninsured millennial activists are threatening to exact revenge at the ballot box. here

Love Has No Borders In Suitcase City

Sunday 1PM Get together, build relationships, share, play, and start to organize around recently resettled folks in the "suitcase city" area community to collectively meet the needs of the amazing people that live here. This will also ideally lay the groundwork for ongoing tutoring for refugee families in the area. Both for adults and children. Come. Get to know our new neighbors. Bring something to share. Take what you need. And break down the walls that divide us
from each other. info