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Dana Young not happy about PTC advertorial in Tampa Bay Business Journal

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Unlike some of her contemporaries, Tampa House Republican Dana Young isn’t looking to eliminate the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission. But she’s less than pleased with the agency upon learning that it recently purchased space in the Tampa Bay Business Journal for an advertorial spread explaining how the agency works. “WHY is the Hillsborough PTC advertising in the Tampa Bay Business Journal? If ad not free, we deserve an explanation,” Young tweeted out after seeing a link to the advertorial. “I’d like to know what…

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Victor Crist and Jeff Brandes are NOT on the same page regarding the PTC’s future

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On Thursday, Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission Chairman Victor Crist announced that his agency will temporarily postpone any work on the litigation involving the PTC and Uber until after the Florida Legislative session concludes next March. All eyes are on Tallahassee next winter to finally come up with a statewide list of rules and regulations regarding Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) that have been operating the past couple of years in Florida’s major cities. Crist said that the action by the PTC…

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Mike Twitty continues to gain steam in race for Pinellas property appraiser

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The amount of funding Mike Twitty‘s received for his 2016 Pinellas property appraiser run is about as impressive of a feat as there’s been this early in the county election game. So far, the 48-year-old Republican and state-certified general real estate appraiser from Largo has hauled in a whopping $50,030 for his campaign. Historically speaking, only three other county office candidates since 2006 have raised those kind of numbers in one reporting period. What might be more impressive still: the…

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Darryl Rouson challenged by School Board Chair Linda Lerner on South St. Pete school crisis

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Reaction was fierce and accusatory in the immediate wake of the revelations of a Tampa Bay Times story published last month that traced the Pinellas County School Board’s role in resegregating five elementary schools and having them turn into some of the worst performing ones in Florida. St. Petersburg-based House Democrat Darryl Rouson called on the Florida attorney general’s office of civil rights to investigate whether the Pinellas County School Board’s decision in 2007 had resulted in discrimination against black students. At a Suncoast…

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Stephanie Smith to join Uber in Florida

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Uber, the hired-car company seeking to secure its presence in Florida, has taken on former Florida-based lobbyist Stephanie Smith to head up its external affairs in the Sunshine State. Smith will leave her Atlanta-based post as AT&T’s director of public affairs for Florida and Georgia. She’ll direct Uber’s media and public relations and lobbying efforts. Smith and Uber representatives declined to comment before the company makes a formal announcement. She joins the ride-hailing service as it fights on several fronts in Florida, including legislative,…

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Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation meeting in Brandon on Friday now postponed

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Attention Uber fans and critics: There’s no need for you to travel to Brandon on Friday to listen to cheer (or protest) a series of local legislative bills on regulating ridesharing companies in Florida. That’s because the Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation meeting that was slated to be held at the Brandon campus of Hillsborough Community College has been postponed until December 8. “Due to unforeseen circumstances, we will not have a quorum at our Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation (HCLD) Meeting Friday,…

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Mitch Perry Report for 9.24.15 — Will the RPOF gamble on having a meaningful primary election?

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There’s no question that over the past two decades that Florida has become one of the biggest swing states in the nation, a status that can ultimately determine who our next president is. It may not be the swing state (arguably you could call Ohio the ultimate swing state), but it’s crucially important, especially for the Republican Party. Like political junkies everywhere not living in Iowa or New Hampshire (or in more recent years, Nevada and South Carolina), party officials grew weary that when the presidential…

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