Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Florida Fight For 15 Get 15 Cents

Floridian employees who make minimum wage can expect a bump in their paychecks come Jan. 1. The minimum wage for 2018 will be $8.25 per hour, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity announced Friday. That's up from $8.10 this year.here

Florida GOP David Rivera: Catch Me If You Can

Former U.S. Rep. David Rivera avoided criminal charges in an unlawful campaign-finance scheme he was suspected of masterminding. Now he’s evading the feds again — this time, U.S. marshals trying to serve him with a civil lawsuit. here

Florida GOP Wants To Punish Left-Wing Cities

Rep. Paul Renner of Palm Coast is set to become House Speaker in 2022. He thinks cities are too liberal, have gone "rogue" and need to be stripped of home rule power. here

Monday, October 16, 2017

Shady Ken Hagan's Phone Records (Must See Video)

Nearly two years after a unanimous vote to use county-owned cell phones as a way to preserve their text messages and other public records, most Hillsborough County commissioners are still choosing to use their personal phones for government business. here
All Hillsborough County commissioners answered questions about the phones, except Florida GOP Commissioner 
Ken Hagan. 

Guardian Angels still patrol Tampa Bay streets

LHNB Oct Care Package Delivery In Tampa

10.22 - 3 PM
Key Vista Apt
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We will be distro-ing dozens of care packs of food/hygiene products to Refugee folks and families in the Tampa community.

Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida: Turning Florida Blue 2

Sunday, October 15, 2017

Culinary Heights: A Lee Elementary Benefit Dinner

Monday, Oct. 23rd at 6 p.m.
Ella's Americana Folk Art Cafe

Join the community supporting Lee Elementary rebuild after it suffered a devastating fire.
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Enjoy a creative and exquisitely delicious dinner prepared by six talented, acclaimed, and generous chefs from The Heights. Each chef presents a course of reimagined and elevated classic Kids' meals. Don't be fooled! This definitely won't be chicken fingers and ketchup. Each of the six courses will be paired with a local beer or drink.

Featured Chefs:

MARY PAFF - Anise Global Gastrobar
JASON CLINE - Poke Rose

GREG BAKER - The Refinery
BRIAN LAMPE - Rooster & the Till


SUZ - Ella's Americana Folk Art Cafe

And EVAN SCHMIDT - Cena 

RSVP
 Tickets are selling fast!

Puerto Ricans Coming To Save Florida

I am not very politically savvy, but that could mean we are 90 days away from the Florida Legislature going from Republican to Democratic for a long, long time.
And that’s because Puerto Ricans will vote — and they will likely vote most Republicans out of office. here

Tampa Community Forum: Police Reform

November 1 at 7 PM - 9 PM
Seminole Heights Library