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Mitch PerryJune 16, 2016

Although Lisa Montelione announced last fall that she would challenge fellow Democrat Mike Reedy in the House District 63 primary election this August, she didn’t officially submit her resign-to-run letter announcing her departure from the Tampa City Council until last Friday. She wrote she was submitting her resignation with “a heavy heart,” and jokingly said Wednesday night that putting […]

Mitch PerryApril 14, 2016

When the Florida Department of Transportation announced their plans to add toll lanes to I-275 in what is now known as the Tampa Bay Express project, Tampa Heights residents reacted in shock last year. FDOT officials said that as part of the ultimate construction of the project, there are properties in Seminole Heights and Tampa […]

Ryan RayApril 4, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott gave his signature Monday to an omnibus transportation bill that makes about a dozen changes to state law regarding the Florida Department of Transportation. Scott’s final approval of HB 7027 means numerous sundry changes for FDOT, one of the largest aspects of the budget and a prominent area of policy for Floridians who travel the state’s […]

Phil AmmannMarch 7, 2016

On Monday, the Senate unanimously passed House Bill 7027, a broadly worded bill that seeks to reform several policies and programs for the Florida Department of Transportation. After senators adopted a series of amendments, LobbyTools reports the bill now returns to the House. Among the amendments were adding language to encourage the development of transportation policy for […]

Bill RuftyJanuary 6, 2016

Polk County business leaders and legislators are readying for a possible end run around the Florida Department of Transportation’s decision to postpone and perhaps even stop support for the Central Polk Parkway toll road … maybe a half-end run. Rep. John Wood, a Winter Haven Republican who has chaired the Central Polk Parkway Working Group […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 30, 2015

The future of transportation in the Sunshine State includes automated cars, space transportation, and other factors that will revolutionize transportation as we currently see it. And central to that future: the Florida Transportation Plan. On Monday afternoon, in a meeting at Jacksonville’s Hyatt Regency, the Florida Transportation Commission adopted a resolution regarding conditional approval of […]

Associated PressNovember 8, 2015

State officials are spending more than $5 million on a fencing project designed to keep panthers and other large animals off Alligator Alley. The Florida Department of Transportation will start construction later this year on a project that includes 18 miles of 10-foot fencing and work on three animal underpasses east of the Naples-area toll […]

Mitch PerryNovember 6, 2015

Nobody seems to be more upset about how the whole debate process for the Republican presidential candidates than Republicans. This, even after the RNC made such a big deal about how they were going to take control of the process this time around, after feeling they were hijacked by liberal moderators such as John King […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 16, 2015

It appears that the Florida Department of Transportation and the city of Jacksonville are in a disagreement regarding a lapsed Joint Participation Agreement and encumbrance concerning the Mayport/St Johns River Ferry Operations project and Federal Land Access Program money is at stake. An email from Paige Johnston of the General Counsel office to Councilman John Crescimbeni lays […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 9, 2015

Florida Politics has learned that a “meet-and-greet” meeting with “no fixed agenda” is planned Friday between members of the Lenny Curry administration, including the mayor and Chief Administrative Officer Sam Mousa, and the Florida Department of Transportation. Among the issues to be discussed, according to an email from Mousa, are area transportation issues. Those could include matters […]

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Lisa Montelione anticipates ‘increasing’ public service by running for state Legislature

Hillsborough state and local lawmakers celebrate bipartisanship in saving the Tampa Heights community center

Rick Scott signs omnibus FDOT bill into law

Senate unanimously passes broad transportation bill, sends to House

Maybe Polk County will build a toll road, anyway

For Florida Transportation Commission, future is now

$5M fence project to protect panthers on Alligator Alley

Mitch Perry Report for 11.6.15 – Chris Christie stuck in happy hour debate

FDOT, Jacksonville in ferry funding flap

Meeting planned between Lenny Curry administration, FDOT on Friday