Janelle Irwin TaylorJuly 18, 2019
5min521
Cruz wants to raise $250,000 to provide clean drinking water in schools.
Tag: Hillsborough County schools
Janelle Irwin TaylorJuly 18, 2019Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 12, 20195min728
“There is no safe level of lead when it comes to children."
Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 28, 2019
6min392
White's proposal comes just days after a 12-year old boy was injured crossing the street.
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 17, 2018
3min424
Steve Cona III has officially resigned from the Board of Trustees for Hillsborough Community College, submitting a letter of resignation to Gov. Rick Scott on Friday. “It has been a pleasure and a great honor being a part of Hillsborough Community College. I am so proud of all we have accomplished in the past five years, and I […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 6, 2018
7min1138
Hillsborough County’s transportation referendum passed Tuesday night, with 57 percent of the vote. It’s a huge win for transportation and transit activists who have seen initiative after initiative fail locally at the ballot box. “We are humbled by tonight’s results, which confirm that Hillsborough County is ready to invest in a transportation plan that truly […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 29, 2018
4min332
Two sales tax initiative campaigns are joining forces in a last minute push to garner support ahead of the Nov. 6 election. All For Transportation and Strengthen Our Schools are asking voters to support 1 percent and one-half percent sales taxes to fund better transportation and transit and public school improvements. The two groups want […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 27, 2018
6min277
The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce is backing a one-half percent sales tax referendum to better fund Hillsborough County Schools, its board voted Thursday unanimously. If voters approve the referendum on Nov. 6, the sales tax will raise $1.3 billion over ten years. The Hillsborough County Schools district needs money to fund major repairs to […]
Drew WilsonAugust 22, 2018
5min398
Tampa Democrat Mike Alvarez said Wednesday that if he’s elected to House District 62, he has a plan to bring much-needed construction and maintenance funding to public schools. The proposed plan, titled the “Make Schools Student Ready Act,” would boost the funding schools receive from the Public Education Capital Outlay Trust Fund, or PECO, which […]
Drew WilsonAugust 6, 20184min356
Steve Cona’s campaign for a seat on the Hillsborough County School board got a boost Monday by way of an endorsement from Lt. Gov. Carlos López-Cantera. “Steve’s passion for education and the students of Hillsborough County is known statewide, and I’m proud to endorse him for the school board, District 1 seat,” López-Cantera said. “I’ve […]
Drew WilsonJune 24, 20183min286
Tampa businessman Steve Cona is off to a fast start in the days since he launched his bid for the open District 1 seat on the Hillsborough School Board. In his first campaign finance report, which will include transactions through June 22, sources close Cona’s campaign says he will report more than $32,000 raised. Assuming that […]
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