Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 18, 2019
10min373
It's so far unclear how funds will be allocated.
Tag: Pat KempTALLAHASSEE, FLA. 3/4/25-Gov. Ron DeSantis talks with the media after giving the State of the State speech on the opening day of the 2025 Legislative Session, Tuesday at the Capitol in Tallahassee.
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Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 18, 2019Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 12, 2019
11min527
"We should aspire to do better by building transit first."
Janelle Irwin TaylorMay 15, 2019
7min455
“Every single time it has been no and hell no.”
Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 7, 2019
6min319
“Experience matters. John is ready on day one to do the job."
Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 1, 2019
5min333
The board approved the pick with no debate.
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 9, 2019
8min313
Hillsborough County Commissioner Pat Kemp wants to use $10 million of the county’s sales tax contingency fund as a fiscal guarantee for the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority so that agency may purchase eight electric buses before the end of the year. The board directed county staff to work with HART to craft an interlocal […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 14, 2018
7min252
Hillsborough County Commissioner Pat Kemp is warning constituents not to buy into claims that merging local Metropolitan Planning Organizations is a good idea. Kemp described the concept as an attack on local power on Friday during Cafe Con Tampa, a community forum held at the Oxford Exchange to inform residents of issues facing their communities. […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 5, 2018
9min932
Hillsborough County now has a funding framework in place to fund half of a new baseball stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays. However, the team has yet to say whether or not they are willing to play ball. The plan would leverage private investment to avoid taxpayer subsidies. If the team rejects the deal, there […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 30, 2018
5min281
Newly elected Hillsborough County Commissioner Mariella Smith is endorsing Ed Turanchik for Mayor of Tampa. “Ed Turanchik is a very rare combination of visionary, pragmatist and fiscal conservative,” Smith said during a campaign fundraiser for Turanchik at Jackson’s Bistro Thursday night. Turanchik is running in a crowded field to replace Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn who […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 22, 2018
4min291
Kimberly Overman, the Democrat running for the countywide Hillsborough County Commission District 7 seat, is getting financial backing from transit activists, according to the latest campaign finance reports covering October 6-12. Tampa residents Michelle Cookson and Mauricio Rosas both contributed small donations to Overman’s campaign. Hillsborough County Commission incumbent Pat Kemp also kicked in $100 […]