Life and politics from the Sunshine State's best city

Tag archive

Jeff Brandes - page 21

Advocates extoll the virtues of Amendment 4 in roundtable discussion at USFSP campus

in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by

Supporters of expanding the use of solar power in Florida held a roundtable discussion on the University of South Florida-St. Petersburg campus on Tuesday to discuss how the passage of Amendment 4 next week could crack open resistance to alternative energy sources in the Sunshine State. Amendment 4 exempts solar devices and equipment from being subject to the personal tangible property tax. A business that currently has solar panels is currently being taxed on the panels or devices in addition to their…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Here’s where sh*t stands in Tampa Bay state legislative races

in Peter/Top Headlines by

Republican Sens. Tom Lee and Bill Galvano have already won re-election, and fellow GOP incumbent Sens. Jack Latvala and Jeff Brandes only face opposition from write-in candidates in their seats. Of the six Senate seats covering Hillsborough and Pinellas County, only districts 18 and 19 will be home to a new senator in the fall. Tampa Republican Rep. Dana Young is the front-runner in the SD 18 race in both polling and fundraising, though favorable district lines and robust fundraising…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Jeff Brandes: The future of transportation is ‘right around the corner’

in Statewide by

The future of transportation is autonomous. It’s electric. It’s shared and on demand. And it will be here sooner than you think. “The message today is it’s right around the corner,” said Sen. Jeff Brandes, the chairman of the Senate transportation committee. The St. Petersburg Republican laid out his prediction for the future of transportation during the 2016 Building Florida’s Future symposium in Tampa. The event, hosted by Associated Industries of Florida and Port Tampa Bay, was a chance for…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Mitch Perry Report for 8.18.16 – The Affordable Care Act is getting less affordable

in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by

There’s more news about the Affordable Care Act this week, and it ain’t that good. Aetna announced on Tuesday it would be pulling out of Florida and 10 other states next year, giving those on the government plan less options for choice here in the Sunshine State. There have always been problems with the ACA, and they’re starting to exacerbate. But the answer isn’t just to repeal it, like most congressional Republicans have invoked like a mantra for the past…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Victor Crist slams Hillsborough PTC’s proposed ‘onerous rules’

in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by

The Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission moved closer to implementing rules with that have drawn the ire of ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft. Also displeased: the PTC’s chair, Victor Crist. The PTC’s Rules and Policy Committee passed some measures at its meeting on Tuesday, including a ban on surge pricing in times of a declared emergency and background checks that require fingerprinting, a mandate Uber specifically has said is a deal breaker. The new rules were approved by the committee on a 2-1 vote.…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Jeff Brandes disagrees with Al Sharpton’s critique of Amendment 4

in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by

Unlike that other solar power constitutional amendment that Floridians will decide on in the fall, seemingly everyone supports Amendment Four, the only ballot measure on this month’s primary ballot. Virtually everyone that is, except Al Sharpton. The New York City-based activist and MSNBC host bashed the measure while making an appearance last week in Opa-Locka. Amendment Four would create a tax exemption for businesses who use solar power, the same type of exemption that homeowners have enjoyed when using solar for the…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Direct mail round-up: Flyer says Augie Ribeiro not a true Democrat, has no Florida law license

in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by

Listen to Augie Ribeiro talk, hear his ads or read his campaign literature and two themes stand out: Ribeiro is an attorney who fights for the little guy and he’s the only “true Democrat” in the race for state Senate District 19. But a flyer that landed in Democratic mailboxes Monday — the first day of early voting in Pinellas — tells voters just to hold on. Ribeiro, it says, is not only not a true Democrat, he wasn’t even…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

1 … 19 20 21 22 23 … 55
Go to Top