Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 8, 2020
4min684
Myers is the heavy favorite against Republican Maura Cruz Lanz.
Tag: Thomas ScottIs a clash of titans inevitable?
Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 8, 2020
Kelly HayesAugust 18, 20205min474
Gwen Myers will advance to the November General Election after defeating four Democrat opponents for a chance at Hillsborough County Commission’s District 3 seat. Myers earned 26.67% of the vote, narrowly followed by former Tampa City Council member Thomas Scott with 25.77%. The ballot for the nomination was crowded — five Democrats were looking to […]
Kelly HayesAugust 16, 20205min351
Five Democrats are on the ballot Tuesday for a seat Republicans stand little chance of claiming.
Kelly HayesAugust 6, 2020
7min626
Should taxpayers foot the bill for projects to address climate change? Or should the burden be put on the companies that contributed to pollution and environmental damages? Hillsborough County Commission candidates addressed this question and others related to climate change, racial justice and the coronavirus pandemic at a virtual forum Wednesday night. The forum, which […]
Mitch PerryAugust 24, 2016
5min177
Last week it was The Boston Globe. On Tuesday, it was Michael Tomasky at the Daily Beast, and now it’s USA Today. All three media entities say it’s now time for Bill and Hillary Clinton to shut down the Clinton Foundation, as it has become a major liability to the former first lady as she seeks the presidency. Earlier this week, […]
Mitch PerryAugust 18, 20166min178
There’s more news about the Affordable Care Act this week, and it ain’t that good. Aetna announced Tuesday it would be pulling out of Florida and 10 other states next year, giving those on the government plan less options for choice here in the Sunshine State. There have always been problems with the ACA, and […]
Joe HendersonAugust 17, 2016
6min251
Brian Willis has the editorial endorsement of the Tampa Bay Times in his bid to win the Democratic primary Aug. 30 for Hillsborough’s District 6 county commission seat. He has been, in the words of one veteran local observer of the political scene, “very impressive” on the campaign stump. He seems to have momentum. In […]
Mitch PerrySeptember 9, 2015
5min212
Rumor du jour is that there will be another candidate getting into the wide open countywide Hillsborough County District 6 seat, but it’s not a Republican taking on Jim Norman. The rumor that percolated over the Labor Day weekend is John Dicks, the 62-year-old former Plant City Mayor and Commissioner, is contemplating entering the Democratic […]
Mitch PerryApril 27, 2015
9min296
There have been too many election cycles where Hillsborough Democrats appeared to be missing in action, with the party frantic to recruit candidates to at least provide a semblance of a challenge to a Republican. But 2016 doesn’t appear to be one of those years. The fact is that in the Obama-era at least, Democrats […]
Mitch PerryApril 16, 2015
3min352
Thomas Scott, a former Tampa city councilman and Hillsborough County commissioner, says he is seriously considering a run for the Hillsborough County Commission District 6 seat next year. “It’s going to be interesting,” Scott told Florida Politics on Wednesday afternoon, when he attended the Fight for 15 rally in Tampa’s Copeland Park that attracted hundreds of people. […]