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Joe Henderson: Why not give voters say on Hillsborough County transportation tax?

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So, the Hillsborough County Commission decided, again, to take an important decision out of the hands of those most affected. The public is once again denied the chance to decide if wants to tax itself to pay for things like roads, buses and other transportation necessities. Undeterred by traffic jams and studies showing a quarter-million more people will move to Hillsborough real soon, commissioners Thursday voted 4-3 not to proceed with a November referendum for a 20-year sales tax hike…

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Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council may take on poverty as a regional issue

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A six-county agency has taken the first step to trying a different approach to help needy Tampa Bay neighborhoods. The Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council unanimously voted Monday to have staff members discuss strategies with a representative of the Rutgers University Business School and its Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development. It is unclear when officials are expected to come back to the council with a report or recommendations. “It’s exciting,” said former Pinellas County Commissioner Barbara Sheen Todd.…

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Will FCAT on Good Friday cause a stir?

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The Gradebook asks a very good question: Will scheduling the FCAT on Good Friday cause more problems than its worth. Scheduling classes on certain religious holidays has proven controversial in some Florida school districts. (Think Hillsborough and Good Friday, or Collier and Yom Kippur, to name but two.) So how much of a mess is the Florida Department of Education going to create by scheduling the 2011 FCAT exams over not one but two holidays? Superintendents in several districts have…

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Hillsborough Co. Commissioner Mark Sharpe has primary opponent

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The last minute qualifying of Josh Burgin in the District 7 Hillsborough County Commission race means sitting commissioner Mark Sharpe has a primary opponent. Burgin, who worked as the legislative aide for former Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair, is the sister of state Rep. Rachel Burgin. Josh Burgin has also worked as executive director of the Hillsborough County Republican Party. Sharpe, who has broken from party ranks by strongly supporting a proposed sales tax to pay for road improvements, expanded bus service and…

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Tampa lands 2012 Republican National Convention

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Mark Proctor, Mr. Republican in Hillsborough, confirms: It’s official!  Tampa will host the 2012 Republican National Convention. Michael Steele just called Al Austin to congratulate Tampa for being selected to host 2012 convention.

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Charlie Crist moving his campaign HQs back to the ‘burg

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William March is reporting that Charlie Crist is moving his campaign headquarters from Tallahassee to the Tampa Bay area, he just announced over Twitter. There were no details, but it seems likely the location will be in Crist’s hometown, St. Petersburg. Asked when it might happen, Crist’s Hillsborough county co-chairman Greg Truax said he has no details either, but figures it will be “soon.” The move isn’t too surprising. First, Crist badly needs to hold onto his stronghold in the…

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Charlie Crist moving his campaign HQs back to the ‘burg

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William March is reporting that Charlie Crist is moving his campaign headquarters from Tallahassee to the Tampa Bay area, he just announced over Twitter. There were no details, but it seems likely the location will be in Crist’s hometown, St. Petersburg. Asked when it might happen, Crist’s Hillsborough county co-chairman Greg Truax said he has no details either, but figures it will be “soon.” The move isn’t too surprising. First, Crist badly needs to hold onto his stronghold in the…

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