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Jeff Brandes files bill to (once again) repeal the use of red-light cameras

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St. Petersburg based GOP state Senator Jeff Brandes has been trying for several years now to put a stake through the heart of the red light camera industry in the Sunshine State, so it should come as no surprise that he introduced SB 168 today. The bill would repeal the Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act and eliminate red light cameras in Florida. “Red light cameras are another example of taxation by citation, and Florida cities are in full retreat as municipalities…

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AFP airs ads thanking GOP lawmakers for refusing to expand health care in Florida

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The Florida Legislature’s failure last week to come to an agreement on redrawing the state’s congressional maps was just the latest example of state Republicans unable to come together. A battle over Medicaid expansion roiled the Legislature for most of its Regular Session this spring. Nearly everyone in the state Senate supported proposals that would have expanded Medicaid and provided health care coverage to hundreds of thousands of low-income residents, but the House of Representatives remained resolute in its opposition. And despite…

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Victor Crist fires back at Uber

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After delivering what the Tampa Bay Times‘ Caitlin Johnston described as a “rant” at Wednesday’s Hillsborough Board of County Commission, Victor Crist isn’t finished getting the last word in when it comes to the county’s battle with Uber — the more recalcitrant of the two ridesharing companies that have been operating out of compliance with the Public Transportation Commission (PTC) for the past 18 months. “To date, the problem has been that Uber has refused to meet with the PTC…

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Hillsborough County to study what it would cost if PTC were to go away

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(Update: Jeff Brandes & Uber respond). This past week St. Petersburg-based state Sen. Jeff Brandes said that he intends to once again introduce legislation in next year’s Regular Session to reform the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission. Brandes, who chairs the Senate Transportation Committee, was reacting to the news that the PTC, which regulates commercial vehicle use in the county, would continue to have its officers cite Uber and Lyft drivers, even after a Hillsborough judge blocked efforts by the agency to ban ridesharing in Hillsborough.…

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HART CEO Katharine Eagan nominated for White House ‘Champion of Change’ program

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Katharine Eagan, the CEO of the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit agency (HART), has been nominated for the White House “Champion of Change” program in the category focused on “Beyond Traffic: Innovators in Transportation.” Eagan announced the nomination at the conclusion of HART’s Finance, Governance and Legislative Committee meeting on Monday. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s website, those individuals who will be chosen “have provided exemplary leadership in advancing transportation and leading change that benefits our nation’s transportation system for decades to come at the…

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Ritch Workman’s legislative colleagues praise his Uber ambitions

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State Rep. Ritch Workman, Tallahassee’s newest Uber driver-partner, is getting rave reviews from his legislative colleagues. Workman, whose other part-time job is chairman of the House Rules Committee, is also director of business development at Keiser University. The Melbourne Republican hopes to use his passion for Uber to gain insight on an issue sure to face legislative battles in the 2016 session. Impressed by first-hand participation, several legislators praised Workman as both an ambitious Floridian and hardworking businessperson. Married with six children,…

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Florida Office of Insurance Regulation says flood rates in Florida may be unfair

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The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has responded to state Sen. Jeff Brandes’ request to study the methods used to determine National Flood Insurance Program policy rates. The office agrees that with the limited information available to regulators, the rates may be “unfairly discriminatory.” According to a letter from OIR commissioner Kevin McCarty, his NFIP experience suggests the flood loss ratio from 1978 until 2012 was just 28.3 percent. “This is not an alarming loss ratio, and does not seem to…

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