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Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 29, 2015

Pinellas County transit users are set to suffer some potentially crippling cuts to services as early as 2017 if something isn’t done to help the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority soon. The group has identified some minor tweaks here and there – like raising fares and increasing tax revenue – that could push cuts back until 2018, but […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 29, 2015

Pinellas County transit users are set to suffer some potentially crippling cuts to services as early as 2017 if something isn’t done to help the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority soon. The group has identified some minor tweaks here and there – like raising fares and increasing tax revenue – that could push cuts back until 2018, but […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 29, 2015

Bob Buckhorn isn’t facing serious opposition in his bid for re-election this year, and an internal poll conducted late last year by his campaign shows why nobody of note is even attempting a challenge. The survey conducted by Virginia-based Frederick Polls last November shows that 67 percent of citizens in Tampa support the mayor’s reelection bid. That’s […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 23, 2015

Three Tampa Bay municipal leaders will join a coalition of businesses next week to discuss strategies for extending health-care coverage for uninsured Floridians. “Cover the Bay” 2015 Bay Area Mayors Conference is January 28 and features A Healthy Florida Works along with Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn, St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman, and Clearwater Mayor George […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 22, 2015

Bob Buckhorn was within 24 hours last week of being automatically re-elected due to a lack of challenger. But when it was revealed that a write-in candidate had surfaced in Jose Vazquez, the narrative didn’t really change all that much. “With only a frivolous write-in candidate filing to run against him, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn is […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 22, 2015

It’s been almost impossible to go to any public event in Tampa over the past year when you haven’t heard Bob Buckhorn, Sandy Murman or Tampa/Hillsborough Economic Development Corp. CEO Rick Homans crow about how bad ass Tampa/Hillsborough is doing these days on the economic front. Whether it’s the airport, the port, the EDC, the […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 19, 2015

Tommy Castellano has made a living in the air-conditioning business for the past 39 years, so it makes sense that he disdains the hot air that can be expended during a political campaign. And to him that includes the notion that based on her prodigious fundraising success, engineer Jackie Toledo is the front-runner in the […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 16, 2015

Bob Buckhorn won’t be refunding money to contributors after all. The Tampa mayor appeared to be on his way to winning re-election automatically today, as no other man or woman had filed to oppose him — until late yesterday afternoon. But that’s when a write-in candidate by the name of Jose Vasquez qualified for the race, though he […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 16, 2015

Less than an hour ago, Bob Buckhorn was all but re-elected to a second term as mayor of his beloved Tampa. All that stands in his way is a tomato can of a write-in candidate to whom Buckhorn should send a thank-you note for entering the race, thereby allowing him the opportunity to expend the nearly […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 16, 2015

Less than an hour ago, Bob Buckhorn was all but re-elected to a second term as mayor of his beloved Tampa. All that stands in his way is a tomato can of a write-in candidate to whom Buckhorn should send a thank-you note for entering the race, thereby allowing him the opportunity to expend the nearly […]

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Tampa mayor’s push for special taxing district could be St. Pete transit win

Tampa mayor's push for special taxing district could be St. Pete transit win

Bob Buckhorn looks strong in new internal poll

Tampa Bay mayors to lead uninsured health-care policy conference Jan. 28

Meet Jose Vazquez, the man who dares to take on Bob Buckhorn

Mitch Perry Report for 1.22.15 – Hillsborough loses some of its swagger

Tommy Castellano says HE is the front-runner in the Tampa District 6 City Council contest

Bob Buckhorn gets an opponent — sort of — to run against for re-election

On Bob Buckhorn’s remarkable achievement

On Bob Buckhorn's remarkable achievement