The Ybor City Stogie

Friday, April 28, 2017

Big Majorities In Miami

The overwhelming majority of Miami-Dade voters don't see illegal immigration as much of a problem and generally think the government should be worrying about other things, according to a new poll.

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Big majorities — generally cutting across ethnic and political lines — agreed that undocumented immigrants don’t take jobs from American citizens, aren’t any more likely to commit crimes than anybody else, and “contribute to American society.

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Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article146959214.html#storylink=cpy

Florida INC. Workers' Compensation Policy

Florida is already one of the hardest states for workers seeking treatment or lost wages when injured on the job. Now lawmakers are trying again to make it more difficult for employees to sue when they have wrongly been denied workers' compensation. Senate bills would impose new caps on workers' attorney fees in such disputes, which critics say will discourage lawyers from taking cases. here

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Backers don't entirely deny the charge.

"What we're trying to do is reduce attorney involvement in the system," said Rep. Danny Burgess, a Zephyrhills Republican leading the House legislation.

May Day In Ybor City

5.1 - 5 PM

Sociedad La Union Marti Maceo Cuban Club

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Local Artist: Art Keeble

Saturday morning market, Ybor city

Buy it here

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Donated $250,000 To Trump

The Jacksonville Jaguars 1 million. Remember this next time they come begging taxpayers for money. here
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IE: On Oct. 14, 2016, the Nevada state legislature approved the largest taxpayer subsidy in American sports history. As long as the NFL allowed the Oakland Raiders to move to Las Vegas, taxpayers would fork over $750 million to help fund a new $1.9 billion stadium adjacent to the Vegas strip. here
Note: I have been a OAKLAND Raiders fan for over 50 years!

Thursday, April 27, 2017

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Palomilla Steak

With Rice, Caldo Gallego and Tostones

At Ruben's Cubans in Temple Terrace

Florida GOP Next Scheme

It's called Project Majority Red

They hope to wipe out as much Democratic blue in the state as they can by winning the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Bill Nelson. The GOP also wants the next governor to be Republican.

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They're hoping letters will be the key to winning those seats.

“There’s a third of the voters in Florida, or 30 percent, have gone NPA, so it's a big segment and growing,” said Rep. Francis Rooney of Naples.

Rooney believes it's important to win over those voters. here

People's Climate March Tampa Bay

4.29 - 10AM

Gaslight Square Park - Tampa

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Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Hillsborough County Air Dangerous To Your Health

A new report released by the American Lung Association warns Hillsborough County residents the air they breathe may put their health at risk. here

Feds Clear The Way For Texas To Destroy The Everglades

A federal judge cleared the way for a Texas company to expand oil exploration in the Big Cypress National Preserve. The destruction has already begun. They’re cutting down trees and creating ruts. You can see the impacts on the soil and those do not go away. There will be lasting impacts on a large portion

of the preserve. here

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article146501559.html#storylink=cpy

Florida Voters Taking It Deep

Florida voters who heartily approved important amendments to the state Constitution can only wonder how the will of the people is being strangled by the obstructionist toils of the Republican-led Legislature. here

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Amendment to expand access to medical marijuana, approved last November by 71 percent of the voters, Republican lawmakers are proposing tighter rules on doctors’ prescriptions, as well as other obstacles for patients who want to use medical marijuana.

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Amendment to expand the use of solar power, which drew 73 percent approval last year, has been met by a raft of obstructionist proposals that would bog down rooftop solar installation. They include rules language drafted by the state’s major utility, Florida Power & Light.

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Pepper Steak with Rice

At New China in Temple Terrace

Chris’s Plumbing Wants To Dump Shit In Our Water

Chris’s Plumbing Service is asking the County to let them dump human excrement, commercial sludge, and restaurant grease on the banks of the Little Manatee River’s wetlands. This toxic waste will obviously end up in the river — and from there it will flow into Tampa Bay. here