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Tampa Bay Partnership lays out goals in advance of Legislative Session

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Among the many duties that Rick Homans has had since becoming CEO of the Tampa Bay Partnership two months ago, was crafting an agenda to lobby state lawmakers regarding major infrastructure projects he says would enhance the Tampa Bay area overall, and not the eight individual counties that comprise the Tampa Bay area. Friday afternoon the organization made that public, and it’s extensive. The list includes: A $22.5 million appropriation request to construct the new Morsani College of Medicine and USF Heart…

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Tampa Chamber apologizes to Rick Scott for Bob Rohrlack’s harsh missive

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Last Friday, Bob Rohrlack, the respected Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce President and CEO, sent off a blistering letter to Florida Governor Rick Scott regarding his handling of the removal of now former Hillsborough County Aviation Authority board member Sam Rashid. “Possibly unlike any appointment you will make, this next appointment is both an opportunity and your responsibility to make the right selection to advance the mission of Tampa International Airport,” wrote Rohrlack. “Your previous decision has given Tampa Bay a black eye…

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Sam Rashid resigns from the Hillsborough Aviation Authority

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Sam Rashid tendered his resignation from the Hillsborough Aviation Authority on Friday. In a letter addressed to Governor Rick Scott on Friday, the Eastern Hillsborough County GOP activist thanked Scott for appointing him to the board back in June of 2014, specifically for appointing him as the very first minority on the Aviation Authority (although that isn’t accurate, as Arthenia Joyner was actually the first minority named to the board back in 1991). And he referred to the late Steve Burton,…

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Mitch Perry Report for 9.4.15 — Sam Rashid is not backing down

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It was famed actor, celebrity and humanitarian George Clooney who once said that he doesn’t tweet. “Just because, I like to have a drink at night. I could easily say something stupid, and I also don’t think you need to be that available.” But there are lots of folks who just can’t help expressing themselves via the tools of modern technology. Like Sam Rashid. The GOP activist from East Hillsborough County has been busted for the second time this year for using inappropriate language on…

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Joe Lopano says Tampa Bay Express is a start to improve transportation in Tampa Bay

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If you were to go purely by the public opinion that was expressed at the Hillsborough County Metropolitan Organization‘s meeting last month, the controversial Tampa Bay Express (TBX) project is a political loser, at least among members of the Seminole Heights/Tampa Heights communities. The multibillion-dollar proposal, backed by the Florida Department of Transportation, would add toll lanes along Interstate 275 from north St. Petersburg to south of Bearss Avenue in Hillsborough County. Neighborhood activists say the highway construction alone will destroy local businesses and send money…

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Tampa International Airport officials rally behind local members of Congress to fund next phases of Master Plan

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Officials with Tampa International Airport gave members of the congressional delegation and the media a tour today of the current construction going on during Phase I of the airport’s massive Master Plan, which will continue through 2017. The first part of the expansion kicked off last November, and will ultimately cost $953 million — funds that have already been accounted for. But there are two more phases to go through after that, and TIA CEO Joe Lopano said today that Congress…

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Showdown on Tuesday at the Hillsborough County MPO

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This Tuesday at 5:30 p.m., the Hillsborough County Metropolitan Organization will  meet with a lot on the line. The MPO board will hold a public hearing on its priorities with the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), which includes the Tampa Bay Express (TBX), the controversial proposal by the Florida Department of Transportation that would install toll lanes on I-275 in the Tampa Bay area. Because of public interest, the MPO recently announced that it will move the meeting from the 26th floor of…

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