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Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 12, 2018

In a rare moment of bipartisanship during a fierce campaign season, U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson joined Panhandle Congressman Neal Dunn to send a letter to the Department of Defense urging them to expedite repairs at Tyndall Air Force Base. The base was critically damaged during Hurricane Michael. The storm made landfall Wednesday near Mexico Beach, […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 12, 2018

Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik took a rare step into the public and political spotlight Friday. He penned an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times urging voters to approve Hillsborough County Referendum No. 2, the county’s transportation and transit initiative on the Nov. 6 ballot. “Having studied this issue for over three years alongside fellow […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 12, 2018

Airbnb again expanded it Open Homes Program for residents displaced by Hurricane Michael as well as relief workers in town to assist with recovery efforts. The program provides free temporary housing in participating hosts’ homes. The activation zone now includes three states – Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina – and has been expanded to […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 12, 2018

State Rep. Kathleen Peters is pausing her campaign to focus on collecting supplies for people in north Florida devastated by Hurricane Michael. Peters is employing her team to help with gathering supplies from donors. “For the next several days, my team and I will focus on collecting much-needed supplies for those impacted by Hurricane Michael,” she said. […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 11, 2018

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis is heading back to Tallahassee from Tampa after seeing his wife, Katie, through breast cancer surgery. The two were at Moffitt Cancer Center as Hurricane Michael ravaged the Florida Panhandle, including Panama City Beach where the couple and their children live. “To say I’m a little overwhelmed is an […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 11, 2018

More than 700,000 people are expected to move to Hillsborough County by 2045, according to the Hillsborough County Metropolitan Planning Organization’s estimates. That’s a 52 percent increase to the county’s current 1.35 million population. An increase in residents means an increase in traffic. The campaign backing Hillsborough County Referendum No. 2 on the November 6 […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 11, 2018

A Tampa lawyer filed a complaint with the Florida Commission on Ethics against Florida State Sen. Dana Young alleging she violated state law and Senate rules by supporting legislation that benefits her financially. Milton Toro Marquez, a lawyer with Acevedo Law Firm in Tampa, alleges Young’s support for three bills deregulating the craft beer industry directly […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 11, 2018

Florida House Democratic Leader Janet Cruz is accepting hurricane relief supplies to aid residents in the Florida panhandle affected by the monstrous Hurricane Michael that made landfall Wednesday afternoon near Mexico Beach. The storm made landfall as a strong Category 4 hurricane, with wind speeds only 2mph shy of being a Category 5. An immediate […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 11, 2018

The Tampa Bay area once again avoided major impacts from a catastrophic storm as Hurricane Michael breezed through the Gulf of Mexico far offshore before barreling into Mexico Beach on Florida’s panhandle. While the area avoided any catastrophic damage, strong currents and a slight storm surge left Pinellas Beaches a wreck. At Madeira Beach, the […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 10, 2018

Florida House Democratic Leader Janet Cruz is accepting hurricane relief supplies to aid residents in the Florida Panhandle affected by the monstrous Hurricane Michael that made landfall Wednesday afternoon near Mexico Beach. The storm made landfall as a strong Category 4 hurricane, with wind speeds only a couple of mph shy of a Category 5. […]

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Members of Congress to feds: Speed up Tyndall recovery

Jeff Vinik personally endorses Hillsborough transportation initiative

Airbnb ‘significantly expands’ Open Homes Program for Michael evacuees, relief workers

Kathleen Peters puts politics on hold to collect hurricane relief supplies

Jimmy Patronis reveals his wife’s battle with breast cancer

More traffic: Hillsborough County’s projected 30-year growth could fill Bucs games for more than a season

Tampa lawyer accuses Dana Young of profiting from beer bills

Janet Cruz to collect hurricane relief supplies for victims of Hurricane Michael

Scenes from Pinellas Beaches as Hurricane Michael slips by

Janet Cruz to collect relief supplies for victims of Michael