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Joe Henderson: Proposed new transportation agency a good start toward solving an old problem

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Short of hitting yourself in the head with a hammer, the surest way to get a headache is to wade deep into Tampa Bay area transportation problems. You encounter a mishmash of competing agencies and agendas that has resulted in legislative and automotive gridlock for frustrated commuters for years. Given that, Iā€™m encouraged by what is coming out of Tallahassee. A pair of Republican legislators ā€” state Sen. Jack Latvala of Clearwater and state Rep. Dan Raulerson of Plant City…

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Tampa Bay Partnership on board with Jack Latvala-Dan Raulerson bill creating regional transit agency

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Legislation that would create a regional transit agency connectingĀ four Tampa Bay-area counties breezed through committees in both the House and Senate last week. The proposed agency would be created in advance of a much anticipated Florida Dept. of Transportation transit study scheduled to be completed next year. “Itā€™s a real project. Itā€™s not just talk. And so we realized that in order to get this started, we needed to have the right kind of planning and the right operational structure…

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Bill creating Tampa Bay area transit authority gets first hearing in Legislature

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Legislation that would refigure the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority (TBARTA)Ā had its first hearing in the Florida Legislature, where it became clear changes may be needed if its to pass. The bill was introduced by Clearwater state SenatorĀ Jack LatvalaĀ earlier this month, and is being sponsored in the House by Plant City RepublicanĀ Dan Raulerson.Ā The billĀ (HB 1243) creates a regional transit agency that would alter TBARTA by giving it direction toĀ plan, implement and operate multimodal transit options throughout the region. It…

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GOP lawmakers defend Florida Housing Finance Corp.’s expenses

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Republican lawmakers came to the defense of the state’s beleaguered affordable housing organizationĀ during a presentation of audit findings critical of the agency. The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee formally heardĀ the reportĀ Thursday; the audit of theĀ Florida Housing Finance Corp. (FHFC), steward of both state and federal affordable housing money, was released in December. Lawmakers focused on lavish eventsĀ thrown forĀ lenders and board members, including a $52,000 dinnerĀ with broiled lobster and filet mignon, and another that featured aĀ $420 Spanish charcuterie station. State audit manager…

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Hillsborough’s Dan Raulerson aims for 2018

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State Rep. Dan RaulersonĀ has decided on another term in the Florida House of Representatives. The state’s Division of Elections website shows Raulerson, aĀ Plant City Republican, filed Thursday to run again for his House District 58 seat. If re-elected, it will be Raulerson’s last consecutive term as a state representative: First elected inĀ 2012, he is term limited in 2020. He served as Deputy Majority Whip in 2012-14 and 2014-16. Raulerson, a CPA by trade, has been away from the Capitol while…

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Dorothy Hukill extends legislative absence as she fights cancer

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State Sen. Dorothy Hukill will be absent from theĀ upcoming committee week as she continues her battleĀ againstĀ cervical cancer, a Senate spokeswoman said Thursday. “We expect her to return within a few weeks,” Katie Betta told FloridaPolitics.com. “Until then, she will remain engaged in the legislative process by working remotely as she continues her treatment and recovery.” The Port Orange Republican disclosed her condition lastĀ NovemberĀ in a letter to Senate PresidentĀ Joe Negron. “I am fortunate that it (is) in the early stages and…

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Case dismissed: Dan Raulerson to remain in House

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A Tallahassee judge has tossed outĀ a lawsuitĀ overĀ the use of “Wite Out” on state Rep. Dan Raulerson‘s re-electionĀ filing paperwork. In an order issued Wednesday,Ā Circuit JudgeĀ Charles W. Dodson droppedĀ the case brought byĀ Jose N. Vazquez Figueroa,Ā the Democrat who unsuccessfully challenged Raulerson last year for theĀ House District 58Ā seat. Dodson ruled he did not have jurisdiction to decide the matter and threw out the suit “with prejudice,” meaning Vazquez can’t refile it. Raulerson’s lawyer,Ā Emmett Mitchell, had argued in a Tuesday court hearing that the judgeĀ couldn’t…

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