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Activists call for fighting legislation in Tally at Tampa Pride event

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Members of the GLBT community and their allies flocked to Ybor City under idyllic conditions on Saturday, as Tampa hosted its first gay pride event in over a decade. In his public remarks, Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin Beckner referred to what he called one of the “darkest moments in this country’s history” – the June 15, 2005 vote by the Board of County Commissioners to ban “gay pride” events. “I think it was a day when most of us felt a loss…

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House Democrats say “equality issues” aren’t moving in the Legislature

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A quartet of Democratic lawmakers on Thursday held a press conference to discuss issues  they say will help women in the workforce. However, they are having a hard time getting those “equality” bills heard. For five years, Rep. Janet Cruz has filed an equal pay for equal work bill. Dubbed the Helen Gordon Davis Fair Pay Protection Act after a long-serving Tampa senator, Cruz said she has been unable to get HB 25 heard in one committee this year. “This…

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Mitch Perry Report for 3.3.15 — Democracy now in Tampa

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The most lackluster campaign that this reporter has covered in his 15 years living in Tampa comes to a conclusion tonight — at least for most of the candidates vying to win the five Tampa City Council seats up for election. There is really not much drama at stake. Though there has been a lot of coverage of the District 6 campaign between Republican Jackie Toledo, Democrat Guido Maniscalco and independent Tommy Castellano, it’s been about relatively trivial matters involving…

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Janet Cruz says Florida in ‘dire straits’ with LIP funds now off the table

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On Friday, the Rick Scott Administration recognized what had been reported weeks earlier: Florida is losing $1.3 billion of federal money that would otherwise go to help hospitals treat poor and uninsured patients. When Eliot Fishman, director of the Children and Adults Health Programs Group in the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) at CMS, told attendees at an Orlando health-care conference in mid-February that the federal government wouldn’t extend Florida’s “Low Income Pool” program, Scott press aide Jackie Schultz…

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Previewing the 2015 Legislative Session with Rep. Janet Cruz

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In anticipation of the 2015 Legislative Session, FloridaPolitics.com is asking state lawmakers about their goals and priorities — and whether they support controversial issues in the state. Here are the responses from Rep. Janet Cruz of Tampa. In one word, how would you describe your expectations for the Session, i.e. “Excited?”  “Expansion.” What’s a local issue you are making a priority this Session?  “The Tampa Bay Area is in a tremendous position for growth over the next decade, and a big part of…

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Photos of Kendrick Meek, Dave Aronberg, Dan Gelber and lots of other politicians at Hands Across the Sand

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I’ve been snagging as many photos as I can of Florida and Tampa Bay politicians participating in either Hands Across the Sand or St. Pete Pride: State Senator Dan Gelber and State Representative Janet Long at Hands Across the Sand – St. Pete Congressman Kendrick Meek at Hands Across the Sand – Tampa. State Rep. Rick Kriseman at Hands Across the Sand – St. Pete. State Rep. Janet Cruz at Hands Across the Sand – Tampa. Pinellas County Commissioners Ken…

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The end for SaintPetersBlog

Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain for my efforts — FloridaPolitics.com — I knew that one

Strip Club King Joe Redner files as an NPA against Janet Cruz in House District 58

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Strip Club King Joe Redner has filed to run with No Party Affiliation against Democrat Janet Cruz in House District 58. (h/t to @ByJohnFrank) Developing… Here is a screen shot from the Division of Elections:

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