Joe HendersonFebruary 28, 2021
14min1226
In this installment of W&L, U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist came out swinging, but former U.S. Rep. David Rivera, well, he had a setback.
Tag: Hillsborough All for Transportation
Joe HendersonFebruary 28, 2021Joe HendersonJuly 22, 2019
5min428
He doesn't like Hillsborough's All For Transportation tax, but 57 percent of voters approved it anyway
Joe HendersonAugust 22, 2018
5min338
Ross Spano left no doubt how he feels about the Hillsborough transportation tax referendum that will be on the ballot in November. In a commentary on his website RossSpano.com, he urged voters to defeat the one-cent-per-dollar sales tax increase advanced by the group All For Transportation. Spano, a Republican, is running for the CD-15 seat […]
Joe HendersonAugust 8, 2018
5min192
For Hillsborough County voters, the choice on at least one ballot issue in November will be simple to decide: Are they willing to pay one more cent per dollar on their sales tax, or is being stuck in traffic every day something they enjoy? Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer announced Wednesday afternoon that the All […]
Joe HendersonJuly 27, 2018
5min248
Little more than a month ago, a citizens group set out with the goal of placing a sales tax referendum on the November ballot in Hillsborough County to address transportation needs. The odds of success didn’t seem especially promising. After all, asking voters to approve something that will cost them money has been a tough […]
Joe HendersonJuly 27, 2018
3min413
The head of a citizens group trying to place a sales tax increase before Hillsborough County voters to pay for long-term transportation needs said the goal has been achieved. “We will be on the ballot in November,” Tyler Hudson, chairman of All For Transportation, said after his citizens’ group led a petition drive that bypassed […]
Joe HendersonJuly 16, 20186min342
Florida lawmakers seem to be convinced that any problem where the solution is a tax increase is a problem worth ignoring. According to WalletHub, Florida is the ninth-lowest state for taxes. Since we rank third-highest in population, that means something has to give. Actually, a lot of things have been cast aside as either unimportant […]