Tampa Bay

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 2, 2018

Two Tampa Bay-area business groups voted Tuesday to endorse the All for Transportation referendum, a one-penny sales tax increase to fund sweeping transportation and transit improvements throughout Hillsborough County. The Upper Tampa Bay and South Tampa Chambers of Commerce each based their decision on referendum language that would provide funding for projects to relieve traffic […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 2, 2018

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn is the center of the latest Janet Cruz television ad that will be featured on broadcast and cable channels throughout the coming weeks. The ad launched Tuesday. It shows the two-term mayor in black and white, standing in a bare room. “My friend Janet Cruz embodies what it means to be […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 2, 2018

The Tampa Bay Rowdies will continue playing soccer in the United Soccer League for at least five more seasons, the team announced Tuesday. Owner Bill Edwards is selling the team to the Tampa Bay Rays and made the five year guarantee a stipulation of that sale. Edwards did not disclose his selling price or additional […]

Drew WilsonOctober 2, 2018

Tampa Republican Sen. Dana Young is holding a fundraiser for her Senate District 18 re-election campaign Tuesday, Oct. 2 in Tallahassee. The event will run from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the BC Room of the Governors Club, 202 South Adams St. Those looking for more information or to RSVP can contact Kristin Lamb via [email protected] or 850-339-5354. Young […]

Drew WilsonOctober 2, 2018

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan holds an outside-the-margin lead over challenger David Shapiro in his re-election bid for Florida’s 16th Congressional District. The St. Pete Polls survey found Buchanan, a Longboat Key Republican, was the pick for just over 50 percent of likely voters in CD 16 while Shapiro, a Siesta Key Democrat, earned a […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 2, 2018

Republican state Rep. Ross Spano leaped to the center in his campaign against Democrat Kristen Carlson. Spano’s campaign updated his website after the August primary to reflect “policy-based questions of a broader electorate,” a campaign spokesperson said. Before the primary, Spano’s website had several tabs for various policies. When website visitors clicked on the links, they […]

Drew WilsonOctober 2, 2018

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Former Republican Rep. Ray Pilon is taking aim at Democratic Rep. Margaret Good with a new round of direct mail ads hitting House District 72 mailboxes. “Margaret Good: Putting her political party above our safety,” the front side of one of the mailers reads. “Proving she’s hyperpartisan, Margaret Good towed [sic] the party line instead […]

Drew WilsonOctober 1, 2018

The committee backing a penny sales tax referendum to fund Hillsborough transportation projects announced Monday that it will hold a fundraiser to support its general election push. The All For Transportation fundraiser will be held Oct. 9 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Coppertail Brewing Co. in Tampa, 2601 E. 2nd Ave. On tap […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 1, 2018

The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council approved nearly $300 million in projects to restore and protect Florida’s Gulf Coast after the BP oil spill, Gov. Rick Scott announced Monday. The Council is comprised of the five Governors from the states affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon/BP spill and several federal agencies. Congress created the council through […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 1, 2018

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Longtime St. Petersburg community activist Theresa “Momma Tee” Lassiter died Sunday night, according to Pinellas County Commissioner Ken Welch. Welch and his wife, Donna Welch, were planning a celebration of her life and community activism this Friday but canceled the event after her passing. Lassiter had been suffering from cancer for a while, Welch said, […]

Tampa Bay

North Hillsborough, South Tampa Chambers all-in for transportation tax

Bob Buckhorn stars in Janet Cruz TV ad

Tampa Bay Rowdies to play at Al Lang for at least 5 years after Rays buy the team

Dana Young hosting Tally fundraiser tonight for SD 18 re-election

Vern Buchanan leads David Shapiro by 7 points in new CD 16 poll

Ross Spano moves to the middle following primary victory

Direct mail roundup: Ray Pilon targets Margaret Good as ‘hyperpartisan’ in new ads

Group backing Hillsborough transit tax holding Oct. 9 fundraiser

Nearly $300 million in BP oil spill restoration funds still pouring into Florida

Community activist ‘Momma Tee’ Lassiter dies at 62