Saturday, March 11, 2017
Fight For 15: #AskAcosta Keyotta Lee of Tampa
Whose Side is Acosta On?
The Fight for $15 scored a major victory when we helped knock out Donald Trump's first pick to lead the Department of Labor – the awful fast-food CEO Andy Puzder.
Now, Trump’s nominated Alexander Acosta for the job – and we want to know: Will he stand up for us?
This is our moment to find out – and make sure our senators hold him accountable.
What do you want to #AskAcosta?
Florida GOP Power Grab
A wide-ranging bill that would rein in local governments’ ability to increase taxes narrowly passed the Florida House Ways & Means Committee. here
Friday, March 10, 2017
Get Well Alan Snel
Alan Snel, a longtime Florida bicycle advocate, is in a Fort Pierce intensive care unit after a motorist hit him from behind while he was riding his bike Tuesday. here
Visit him on Facebook
"I was cycling to Fort Pierce on Old Dixie in St. Lucie County this morning when a motorist hit me from behind."
When I first started blogging Mr. Snel helped us out alot.
Visit his blog here
When I first started blogging Mr. Snel helped us out alot.
Visit his blog here
Rick Scott Loyalists Appointed To The State Constitution Revision Commission
Rick Scott named 14 people — nearly all of them loyalists who have served the governor or been appointed by him in other capacities — to the state Constitution Revision Commission. here
Thursday, March 9, 2017
FPL Customers About To Take It Deep
After losing a major battle in court last year, Florida Power & Light is now turning to the Florida Legislature to change the state law and give it the authority to charge customers, and profit off, speculative natural gas fracking.
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The bill, HB 1043 by Florida GOP Rep. Jason Brodeur, of Sanford, is titled
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"Prudent Utility Investments in Natural Gas Reserves,"
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and the Senate companion is SB 1248
by Florida GOP Sen. Aaron Bean of
Fernandina Beach.
Florida GOP: Foxes In The Henhouse
State of State
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Rick Scott promised to fight for economic-incentive money, business tax cuts (Corporate Welfare) and conservative education reforms. here
Rick Scott promised to fight for economic-incentive money, business tax cuts (Corporate Welfare) and conservative education reforms. here
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A coalition of labor, environmental, LGBT-rights, and other left-leaning groups under the banner “Awake the State” organized more than a dozen rallies across Florida to coincide with the first day of the 2017 legislative session, including an event at the Capitol. Their message: Scott and Republican leaders are not fighting for us.
-“The governor, and frankly the speaker (Richard Corcoran), are living in an alternative reality.” Sen. Gary Farmer
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Marco Rubio Protest At Dale Mabry And Kennedy In Tampa
Marco Rubio Tuesdays in Tampa, Florida
Since he was kicked out of his office in Westshore
the folks have moved the weekly protest to the corner
of At Dale Mabry And Kennedy.
Statement from Ben Pollara, Executive Director of Florida for Care, on HB 1397
In addition to banning smokable and edible marijuana products, HB 1397 bans the vaporization of marijuana oils, except for terminal patients. That is a further restriction than what even the current law allows.
HB 1397 also offers only a modest expansion of the marketplace for medical marijuana treatment centers and again takes a step backwards in doing so. Forget about government not being in the business of picking winners and losers, HB 1397 literally picks losers in the issuance of the first tranche of new licenses proposed in the legislation. The bill calls for the first five licenses issued to be awarded to applicants who previously applied for, but failed to win, a license under the current law.
Today is the start of session and I hope this bill is the start of a meaningful debate in the House over the merits of this approach and that as the bill moves through the process, it applies more free market principals."
Jacksonville Landlord Says Adios To Marco Rubio
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Awake The State Rally In Tampa
Gaslight Park
Marc Rodrigues, Rev. Russell Myers and Kelly Benjamin
Ashley and Dayna
Kent Bailey
Tim Heberlein
Marc Rodrigues
Bleu
Downtown Tampa
Visit them here
Ashley and Dayna
Kent Bailey
Tim Heberlein
Marc Rodrigues
Bleu
Downtown Tampa
Visit them here
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