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Mitch Perry Report for 11.20.15 — Buckhorn stormwater tax plan gets killed. Now what?

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The Tampa City Council rejected a proposal from Mayor Bob Buckhorn‘s administration that would have made a serious dent in alleviating the city’s epic problems with stormwater runoff yesterday. The plan wasn’t cheap — $251 million, and it certainly left open a lot of questions about how fair it was for everyone to pay the same in the city. It wasn’t an easy vote by any means, but I’d feel a lot better about the leadership of this city if…

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Mitch Perry Report for 11.17.15 — No Syrian refugees, please

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The revelation that one of the men involved in the terrorist attacks in Paris entered Europe with a Syrian passport was enough evidence to convince 23 governors (all Republican, with the exception of New Hampshire’s Maggie Hassan, involved in a tight bid for re-election) yesterday to say that they don’t want the federal government to expatriate any Syrian refugees into their respective states. The Syrian war has gone on since 2011, and has been a tragedy from the start, with over…

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Bob Buckhorn backs Rick Scott’s push to boost Enterprise Florida funding

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Rick Scott really, really wants the Legislature to back his reforms for Enterprise Florida, the public-private economic development organization. At the top of his wish list is a request for $250 million to help the agency lure out-of-state companies to take up business in the Sunshine State. As part of his advocacy, Scott has been recruiting mayors throughout the state to back his proposals. On Monday he snagged his biggest “get” yet in Tampa Democratic Mayor Bob Buckhorn, whose office issued…

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AFSCME Florida endorses Patrick Murphy in Florida senate contest

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The American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) is endorsing Jupiter Congressman Patrick Murphy in the race for U.S. Senate in Florida in 2016. “We believe that Congressman Murphy is the best suited for our agenda in Washington D.C. and will help move working families forward,” said Andy Madtes, AFSCME’s executive director, on a conference call set up by the Murphy campaign on Thursday afternoon. When asked if it was a close call for his union’s 15,000-plus dues paying members…

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Mitch Perry Report for 11.12.15 — Does the DNC want anyone to watch their debates?

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Overnight returns give Fox Business Network’s prime-time GOP presidential debate showing a 8.9 rating among households and 13.5 million viewers in prime-time. That’s just shy of the 9.5 rating and 14 million viewers earned by CNBC’s recent coverage for the third. And while it’s not nearly as large as the gaudy ratings numbers that Fox and CNN reaped this summer (24 million and 23 million. respectively), it should be noted that the Fox Business Network is in a lot less…

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In Tampa, the drive to end homelessness among military veterans by the end of 2015 marches on

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In 2010, the White House and Veterans Affairs Department issued an ambitious plan to end Veteran homelessness by the end of 2015. And while that leaves less than 50 days for that to be accomplished, officials in Hillsborough County today said the timeline remains realistic. On Veterans Day at Port Tampa Bay in the Channel district, a host of local lawmakers and other dignitaries convened for the second annual Operation:Reveille, a collaboration between Hillsborough County, the city of Tampa and the…

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Bob Buckhorn says he supports TBX project — thinks there’s a “middle ground” to satisfy the community

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Bob Buckhorn is optimistic that the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) can come to find a “middle ground” with concerned Tampa residents as the state agency begins the process of adding express toll lanes to I-275 in Tampa. The plan, known as the Tampa Bay Express, would in total add express toll lanes to I-75 from north of Bruce B. Downs Blvd. to south of SR 674; On I-275 from south of Bearss Avenue to Gandy Blvd.; and on I-4 from…

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