Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Havana to Regla Ferry

Moving people for over 70 years!
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Bob Buckhorn still mulling over Tampa’s support for CrossBay Ferry. here

Bob Buckhorn Beware Of Rick Scott Bearing Gifts

In recent weeks, Scott has sent a flurry of political presents Tampa’s way — revealing a private company’s interest in a high-speed rail link between Tampa and Orlando, allocating $2.7 million for the city’s fledgling street car system, and pushing personally to place an Ybor City census tract on the state’s list for a federal tax break that may help pay for a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark.
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Plenty of Democrats are skeptical of Scott’s motives, including Hillsborough County Democratic Party chairwoman Ione Townsend. 
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They see Scott’s largesse as a maneuver to cut the vote margins in November in a key Democratic stronghold. Scott is challenging Sen. Bill Nelson for his seat.
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"That’s probably the game plan, Hillary Clinton took Hillsborough by 41,000 votes. For a Republican to be making some political investments in our county? I’m sure it’s viewed by them as ‘we’ll reap some rewards down the road." Ione Townsend

Florida GOP Jimmy Patronis Wants To Know

How many different mothers an applicant has fathered children.
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Sean Shaw  is calling for Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis to apologize for his “racially biased” questioning of an African-American applicant at the June 14 clemency hearing in Tallahassee.

TARPON SPRINGS GUY IS WALKING 55 MILES FOR CONGRESS

Stephen Perenich is running in Florida’s District 12 Congressional race and has set an ambitious goal this week to WALK THE DISTRICT.  Mr Perenich and his team will be walking over 55 miles this week to knock on the doors of potential voters. It’ll be tough to get through this week in the hot Florida summer, but Mr Perenich and his team both believe that getting out his message and platform is worth it.  With the help of gracious volunteers, the team believes this week will be a huge success. If you’d like to get involved with the campaign or volunteer,
please contact them. Here

Hillsborough Tax Hike To Fund Transit Is Looking Shaky

The petition itself violates state law, and the overall effort is sloppy in matters large 
and small.
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By  Tom Rask Tampa Bay Guardian

Sunday, July 8, 2018

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Right Wing Blogger And Florida GOP Candidate Javier Manjarres

He is running for office in Florida’s 22nd Congressional District.
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He took aim at Fred Guttenberg, father of Parkland victim 14-year-old
 Jaime Guttenberg.
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“C'mon Fred. I can't only imagine the pain you are feeling over the loss of your daughter, but stop exploiting her death in the name of some political agenda,” Manjarres tweeted at Fred Guttenberg. here