Bob Buckhorn's Police Force

Photo credits: Dan Holoman - Julio Rodriguez

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Shrimp and Lobster Sauce

At New China in Temple Terrace

Hillsborough County Medical Marijuana Zoning Ordinance

3.7 - 6pm

County Center - Downtown Tampa

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The Hillsborough County Commission will hear public comment and take a vote on their proposed medical marijuana zoning ordinance.

Commissioners are rushing to approve zoning rules and restrictions on medical marijuana businesses before Tallahassee has acted to implement the constitution. We need to tell the Hillsborough County Commission to slow down and do what's best for patient access.

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Ybor Paparazzi

Kate Connolly

Florida GOP Refusing To Face Their Constituents

Florida GOP members of Congress, including Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Carlos Curbelo and Mario Diaz-Balart, along with Senator Marco Rubio, are refusing to face their constituents. here

Florida GOP Power Grab

On Monday, March 6, the Senate Committee for Community Affairs meets to consider three bills that will hurt communities across the state. We urge you to contact members of the committee (direct contact info below) and urge them to vote NO on the following bills: 

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SB 534: This bill restricts local counties and cities from enacting and enforcing many local ordinances. If passed, this means that those working on local infrastructure projects in our communities can be denied a living and prevailing wage, hurting workers and local economic development in the process. Filed by Sen. Keith Perry (R-Gainesville).

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SB 80: This bill will make it harder for people to access public records and effectively undermine open government in the Sunshine State. What's more, it will erode the state constitution, which guarantees Floridians the right to access public records. Filed by Sen. Greg Steube (R-Sarasota).

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SB 428: This bill is the Legislature's annual attack on the Florida Retirement System and would limit new participants from the pension fund, putting the retirement security of nearly a million workers and retirees at risk. Filed by Sen. Jeff Brandes (R-St. Petersburg).

Hang Out With Nina Turner In St. Pete

3.7 - 6:30

Allendale United Methodist Church

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Florida GOP Dana Young Seeing The Green From Marijuana

71 percent of Floridians in November approved making medical marijuana legal and accessible across the state. But the complex details on how to get that done is now being hashed out in Tallahassee and as we uncovered, some key lawmakers in Florida's weed wars are already seeing the green from it. Take Florida GOP Senator Dana Young of Tampa, chair of the health policy committee in charge of writing the rules on how cannabis will be regulated. more

Hasta La Vista Marco Rubio: Booted From Tampa Office

Vocal crowds of demonstrators making weekly visits to the Tampa office of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio have gotten the Miami Republican booted from the building. here

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The owner of Bridgeport Center, a gleaming, nine-story office center at 5201 Kennedy Blvd., notified Rubio's office on Feb. 1 that it will not renew its lease.

Andrew Gillum For Florida Governor