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Kathy Castor teams up with a Republican to address looming doctor shortage

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Florida will be short nearly 7,000 doctors by 2025 if more residency programs are not created throughout the state to keep up with demand, according to a study commissioned by the Florida Safety Net Hospital Alliance and the Teaching Hospital Council last month. Physicians trained in psychiatry, general surgery, rheumatology, cancer treatment and thoracic surgery will likely be in the shortest supply, the study found. In response to the growing doctor shortage in Florida and the rest of the country,…

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4th Floor Files talks to Sean Pittman about compassion, Gretna and the Big Bend Minority Chamber

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Today’s chapter of the “4th Floor Files” talks with attorney and lobbyist Sean Pittman, named one of the Top Twenty-Five Most Influential People in Tallahassee by the Tallahassee Democrat. In addition to his lobbying and legal practices, Pittman also co-hosts “The Usual Suspects,” one of North Florida’s premier weekly political talk shows. In February, Pittman became Second Vice Chair of the Orange Bowl Committee, a nonprofit sports organization that promotes and serves South Florida. Significant other? Children? Grand kids? My…

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#2 on list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians — Bob Buckhorn

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Upon taking office, the mayor of Tampa automatically became the area’s most visible leader, which hasn’t been a problem for Bob Buckhorn to embrace. After losing a bid for County Commission in 2004, this longtime public servant/political animal’s time in the spotlight was on life support when he announced in 2010 that he would run to succeed Pam Iorio to lead City Hall. A decided underdog, he barely made it out of the primary election four years ago (topping Dick…

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600 Hillsborough County residents have attended public transit meetings to date

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The Hillsborough County Policy Leadership Group met again today to convene. Well, some of them did. The PLG is made up of all of seven members of the Hillsborough County Commission, plus the mayors of Tampa, Temple Terrace and Plant City. HART officials often sit in as well — all charged with crafting a transit plan that may be taken to the voters in the form of a transit tax referendum in 2016. But nearly half the group at todays’ meeting were…

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Trimmel Gomes launches ‘The Rotunda’ weekly political podcast

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Veteran broadcaster and communications expert Trimmel Gomes announced today his newest venture, The Rotunda, a weekly podcast focusing on the people and stories shaping Florida politics. The inaugural episode, available Friday on iTunes and other platforms, gives listeners an overview of opening week of the 2015 legislative session. Issues will include those such as the infamous “bar fight” with state Rep. Frank Artiles. Gomes also serves up interviews with Marc Caputo and Matt Dixon, and delves into the subject of…

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#3 on list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians — David Jolly

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The Pinellas County Republican has been an activism-oriented congressman since winning the special election to succeed the late U.S. Rep. C.W. Bill Young . Called “the most underestimated man in America” by GOP consultant Chris Ingram regarding public perception of him going into last year’s special election, the 42-year-old lawmaker has demonstrated quickly since being elected how seriously he takes his positions. He recently proposed a bill that had no chance of passage, yet amply demonstrated his priorities. That legislation: a proposal that would…

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City Council approves $235,000 for new St. Pete Police toys

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St. Pete City Council approved $235,000 for new equipment, technology and training and recruitment during a meeting Thursday. The bulk of the money will pay for dash cams in police cars. The St. Petersburg Police Department will purchase 15 in-vehicle camera systems for use in its Street Crimes Unit. Those vehicles are not currently equipped for video. The cameras will turn on automatically when the vehicle’s lights are activated. Officers can also turn the cameras on manually from the vehicle…

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