Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 26, 2019
4min480
Voters in those neighborhoods trust the guidance of their religious leaders.
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Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 26, 2019
Mitch PerryNovember 1, 2017
5min221
Just a few months after the Hillsborough County Commission spent a tumultuous summer debating on the removal of a Confederate monument, the board will next take on another thorny issue — race relations. The BOCC unanimously approved a proposal by Commissioner Les Miller Wednesday to hold a symposium on race and Hillsborough’s economic impact on minorities. […]
Tom JacksonNovember 29, 2016
9min255
A ritualistic subplot of virtually every election organizes around announcements by those who threaten to leave the country if the vote doesn’t go their way. They shouldn’t be taken seriously. Interestingly, politicians with far more at stake than your garden-variety celebrity almost never declare their intention to abandon the nation for distant parts. The phenomenon […]
Mitch PerryMay 5, 2016
5min413
Outgoing state legislator Arthenia Joyner has been a pioneer throughout her professional career in law and politics, and with just months to go before she ends her legislative career in Tallahassee, she was given a commemoration Thursday by the Tampa City Council honoring her work. The 73-year-old lifelong Democrat currently represents Tampa’s Senate District 19, where she […]
Mitch PerryJanuary 28, 2016
5min220
In a few days from now, or perhaps a few weeks, Democrats in Hillsborough County may rise to announce that they’re challenging Republicans in two nearly created opportunities where analysts believe they have a decent shot at winning in a presidential election year. But that’s not the case today. With a new Senate seat created as part […]
Peter SchorschOctober 9, 2015
2min392
Former Hillsborough County Commissioner Jim Norman began his return to public office in September with solid fundraising. On Friday, Norman’s campaign announced raising $84,000 for his inaugural month. “When we started this campaign, we reached out immediately to close friends and family for support,” Norman said in a prepared statement. “I’m incredibly humbled by the […]
Mitch PerrySeptember 1, 2015
6min161
Jim Norman, who has been meeting with all types of folks in the community the past few weeks and months in preparation for a return to local politics, makes it official Tuesday. He’s running for a seat on the Hillsborough County Commission. Actually, he made it official Monday by making pilgrimages to the editorial board […]
Mitch PerryAugust 24, 20157min164
One of the factors in Donald Trump’s surprise success in the polls (other than it’s August of 2015 and doesn’t mean whole lot) is that the mainstream (i.e. television) media has pretty much handled him with kid gloves. And why not, since he’s ratings (and clickbait) gold? Maybe – just maybe, that tide is beginning […]
Mitch PerryJuly 7, 20157min166
The Hillsborough County Charter Review Board meets again tonight at 6 p.m. at the County Center, where advocates for a several years-long push to expand or change the configuration of the seven-member Board of County Commissioners will have one last chance to persuade the majority that such a change is needed. The odds are stacked against […]
Guest AuthorFebruary 26, 20145min200
Most of us know Florida as the home to Disney World, LeBron James, and the reigning college football national champions. Small-business owners and those looking to invest and create jobs see a far different side of the state: its growing reputation as a hotbed of lawsuit abuse, especially for lawsuits alleging violations of the […]