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Bob Buckhorn rewarded for RLC support with big American Traffic Soutions donation

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As Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn continues to support red light cameras, it may come as little surprise that he received a big campaign check from Florida’s leading red light camera provider. State records filed last week show $10,000 in June coming from American Traffic Solutions (ATS) to the Buckhorn-supporting “One Florida” political action committee. Siobhan Harley, a former Buckhorn aide, formed the PAC in late 2014. Although Buckhorn easily won re-election – facing nearly non-existent opposition — PAC money could…

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Parsons Brinckerhoff contributes $5,000 to Bob Buckhorn’s PAC

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Next Thursday, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn will sit along with his colleagues on the Hillsborough County Policy Leadership Group on whether or not to support the half-cent transportation tax proposal announced last month by County Administrator Mike Merrill and Parsons Brinckerhoff. Parsons Brinckerhoff is the national transportation consultant hired by the county last year for $900,000 to help facilitate the public outreach effort regarding transportation issues in the county. Although there has been criticism about the plan from a variety of…

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Mitch Perry Report for 7.8.15 — Could Francisco Sanchez become the Willie Horton of 2016?

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The furor over Donald Trump’s comments about Mexican immigrants shows no sign of diminishing as ESPN decided to pull its charity golf tournament from his Southern California course yesterday. It’s been a very rough week for the celebrity/businessman/GOP presidential candidate, with major corporations like Macy’s, NBC and Univision cutting ties with him in the wake of his disparaging comments last month, when he said, “They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists,” adding, “and some, I assume, are good people.’” But Trump is doubling…

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In Tally TV appearance, Bob Buckhorn makes his case for governor

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A couple of weeks ago, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn made his way up to Tallahassee, because who wouldn’t in late June? Actually, Hizzoner was in the state capital to give a speech at the Tallahassee Tiger Bay Club. He also made an appearance on The Usual Suspects, the local public affairs program, where the idea that he is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor got some play. And the mayor offered what is usually called a Freudian slip…

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Midnight basketball facilities in Tampa to expand

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In an effort to provide more positive opportunities for teenagers to engage in Tampa this summer, Mayor Bob Buckhorn announced last month that he would extend the hours that park facilities would remain open, as well as provide free “Rec Cards” for participating kids. City officials announced on Monday that beginning tonight, a total of nine park and recreation facilities will now stay open until midnight seven days a week. As of now, four such facilities have expanded their operating hours on…

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Tampa faces lawsuit for violating gun owner’s open carry rights

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Open carry events have gained a lot of attention nationwide with many private businesses banning people from doing so inside their establishments. For example, Texas businesses are grappling with whether or not to ban open carry as the state moves toward legalizing the practice. The idea of people wandering around in the open with guns holstered to their hips is reminiscent of the wild, wild West. In Florida, open carry is still illegal in most situations, but there are exceptions. Now…

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Robbie Mook says Hillary Clinton is taking the primary campaign season seriously

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Hillary Clinton will give a speech within the next three weeks giving her take on how she would deal with Wall Street bankers and the financial industry. That was the one major nugget of news to emanate from Robbie Mook’s appearance at Mise en Place in Tampa on Monday night. Mook is the 35-year-old campaign manager for the Clinton campaign. He was the featured player at the low-dough fundraiser at the downtown eatery, where people could contribute as little as $25…

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