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Mitch PerryAugust 13, 2015

Jeff Brandes says he’s mad as hell, and doesn’t want to take it anymore. The St. Petersburg-based Republican state senator wrote on his Facebook page Thursday that he will propose legislation next year to eliminate the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission. His statement comes a day after the controversial agency said that although a Hillsborough […]

Mitch PerryAugust 13, 2015

Good morning, happy 11th anniversary of Hurricane Charley. Charley, as those of us who were here remember, was the first of four hurricanes that descended upon Florida in August and September 2004. It was going to be the “new normal,” we all fretted. Major storms every summer. Since that time there were a couple that […]

Peter SchorschAugust 12, 2015

Last session, “transportation network services” like Uber and Lyft were one of myriad issues where the House and Senate diverged — the House position was enthusiastically pro-Uber, while the Senate was more reticent. But state Rep. Ritch Workman has taken his support for ridesharing to a whole new level. FloridaPolitics.com has learned — and Uber Florida’s Public Policy Representative Cesar Fernandez has confirmed — that […]

Guest AuthorAugust 12, 2015

What is technical disruption? Simply described I think of it as new innovations that constantly drive our society and economy in new and different directions; allowing us or in some instances forcing us to do things in a new way. In the early 1900s my family’s business was rocked by the invention of the tractor. […]

Mitch PerryAugust 12, 2015

Despite a court ruling that rejected their request that could have prevented Uber from operating in Hillsborough County, the Public Transportation Committee agreed today that they could continue to issue citations against Uber (and Lyft) drivers. “It is our opinion that there is nothing in Judge Huey’s order that prevents the PTC from continuing its enforcement […]

Guest AuthorAugust 11, 2015

What is technical disruption? Simply described I think of it as new innovations that constantly drive our society and economy in new and different directions; allowing us or in some instances forcing us to do things in a new way. In the early 1900s my family’s business was rocked by the invention of the tractor. […]

Mitch PerryAugust 11, 2015

First of all, let me give a public welcome to the newest addition to the Florida Politics/SaintPetersBlog family, James Rosica, late of The Tampa Tribune. I looking forward to reading his reports. The advent of the super PACS, we’ve been told, is that it will keep presidential candidates around a lot longer than before, since […]

Mitch PerryAugust 10, 2015

Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission executive director Kyle Cockream wants to emphasize that his agency has never wanted to boot Uber from operating in the county. He just wants them to abide by a few of the agency’s rules, which the popular ridesharing company has rejected. On Friday, a Hillsborough County Circuit Court judge denied the […]

Phil AmmannJuly 22, 2015

As summer hits its peak, every kid (of all ages) could always use a nice scoop of ice cream to cool off. Popular ridesharing service Uber and Capital One Financial Corporation take frosty treats one step further this summer with the return of #UberIceCream. In a new email promotion, Uber users and fans get an […]

Associated PressJuly 16, 2015

Presidential contender Jeb Bush used the ride-sharing service Uber to arrive Thursday at a startup where he was expected to talk up the benefits of small business and entrepreneurship as part of a fundraising swing through the San Francisco Bay Area. Bush pulled up at Thumbtack headquarters in the front seat of a black Toyota […]

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Fed-up Jeff Brandes to propose killing Hillsborough transportation board

Mitch Perry Report for 8.13.15 — Jeb Bush deals with a Black Lives Matter activist

Oh, Florida House — Ritch Workman moonlighting as an Uber driver

Blake Dowling: Roll with technical disruption or risk being run over

Despite court ruling, Hillsborough PTC agents will continue to cite Uber drivers

Blake Dowling: Roll with technical disruption or risk being run over

Mitch Perry Report for 8.11.15 — Will Rick Perry be the first one off the GOP island?

Hillsborough PTC head emphasizes he doesn’t want Uber to leave Tampa

Email insights: #UberIceCream gives fans the real scoop on Friday

Jeb Bush rides Uber to San Francisco startup