Life and politics from the Sunshine State's best city

Tag archive

Kathy Castor - page 47

#5 on list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians — Kathy Castor

in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by

The four-term congresswoman who represents Tampa and parts of St. Petersburg had a good year in 2014. Not only did she win re-election without drawing an opponent, but her behind-the-scenes effort working with President Obama on normalizing relations with Cuba reached fruition with the president’s dramatic announcement last December that the two nations would resume diplomatic efforts. Kathy Castor has championed health care issues since being elected, and she’s been front and center in getting the word out for eligible…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Mitch Perry Report for 3.5.15 — Ferguson’s gross legacy

in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by

The question one has to ask after reading just the summary of the Justice Department report on the goings-on with the Ferguson, Missouri, police department is: How many other municipal law enforcement agencies act this way in America? If you want the headline from yesterday to read that Justice concluded that the Ferguson PD violated no federal laws in the death of 18-year-old black youth Michael Brown, well, that was expected. But the depth of anger by black residents that exploded in…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Tampa Chamber supports bringing Cuban Consulate to Tampa

in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by

Bob Buckhorn may be neutral about the idea, but the business community is all in when it comes to the possibility of Tampa landing a Cuban Consulate. Last week the Board of Directors of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce unanimously passed a motion to endorse reestablishing a secure Cuban Consulate in the Tampa/Hillsborough County area when relations between the United States and Cuba are appropriately normalized. “The Chamber has been a supporter of re-instituting ties with Cuba, most recently through our…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Tampa Democratic political establishment says it will unite to defeat Jackie Toledo in District 6 race

in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by

Although you would think that winning a primary election by 17 percentage points would make Jackie Toledo the prohibitive favorite going into the March 24 runoff Tampa City Council District 6 contest, there wasn’t a soul at Montauro’s restaurant in West Tampa Tuesday night who believed that. Certainly not after they heard a series of verbal attacks against the 38-year-old chemical engineer who nearly won the seat outright, getting 46 percent of the vote to second-place finisher Guido Maniscalco’s 29…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Frank Reddick gives his theory on why black turnout will be low in today’s Tampa election

in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by

With the lack of a competitive mayoral race and two of the seven City Council seats not even on the ballot today, voter participation is not expected to be very robust in today’s municipal election in Tampa. One of those two council members who didn’t get an opponent and thus was automatically re-elected in January, District 5 representative Frank Reddick, says the fact that he’s not on the ballot will directly affect the black vote in Tampa today. “It’s hard…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Mitch Perry Report for 3.3.15 — Democracy now in Tampa

in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by

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…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

43 Democrats to miss Netanyahu speech — but Kathy Castor won’t be one of them

in Uncategorized by

Thirty-eight Democratic House members and five senators intend on boycotting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, but Kathy Castor won’t be one of them. A list of those Democratic representatives who won’t be attending the speech include some of their most progressive members, a list that at times the Hillsborough County-based congresswoman would be right at home with. But not this time. “I have so much respect for my neighbors and the state…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

1 … 45 46 47 48 49
Go to Top