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Shawn Harrison leads HD 63 race in fundraising

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(UPDATED) The Hillsborough County area House District 63 seat is one of those swing districts that Florida Democrats think and hope that they can switch in November. The power of incumbency is helping Shawn Harrison, the GOP incumbent in the race, to maintain financial dominance over the two Democrats vying to get the chance to succeed him. Harrison has raised at total of $113,535 for the seat he originally won in 2010, lost to Democrat Mark Danish in 2012, and won back in…

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Tampa City Council wants to know what’s the hold up with DOJ investigation of TPD?

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It was nearly a year ago when the Tampa Bay Times reported on the Tampa Police Department’s policies of targeting poor, black neighborhoods for bicycle violations. It caused a sensation in the progressive parts of the city, and ultimately led Mayor Bob Buckhorn and then Police Chief Jane Castor to contact the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) of the Department of Justice to perform an independent review of the TPD’s bike enforcement policy. That report was supposedly due at the end…

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Mike Suarez selected as chairman of Tampa City Council

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It wasn’t pretty. In fact, at the end it got downright ugly, but after a half-hour of voting and and intense discussion, the Tampa City Council elected Mike Suarez on Thursday to be its chairman. It took 14 different ballots to get there. The first 12 times around, it remained deadlocked between three candidates: Suarez, Harry Cohen and presiding chairman Frank Reddick. Councilman Charlie Miranda nominated Suarez, and the two voted for Suarez every time. Councilwoman Yolie Capin nominated Reddick, and with…

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Tampa City Council passes resolution opposing Trans Pacific Partnership

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The Tampa City Council on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution calling on elected officials in Congress to oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the controversial free trade agreement between the U.S. and 11 Pacific Rim nations. It’s intended to reduce trade barriers between the 12 countries by lowering tariffs on goods, coordinating regulations and much more. The proposal was presented by Council Chair Frank Reddick, and was supported by labor activists who fear that passage of the agreement will make it easier for…

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Yolie Capin swats newspapers for mocking free parking idea for Tampa Council

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In the week since the Tampa City Council voted to draft an ordinance to allow them free parking at city lots or spaces, the public has responded with sharp criticism. The proposal was offered by Councilwoman Yolie Capin, and the reviews haven’t been kind. “Uh, Ms. Capin? You’re a member of the Tampa City Council. You’re not the supreme allied commander of NATO. Your job is to vote on zoning issues, listen to constituent complaints about potholes and serve on various…

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Tampa City Council OKs decriminalization of pot possession

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Following in the footsteps of other localities around the state and the country, the Tampa City Council has approved on first reading a proposal to reduce the penalty for possession of small amounts of marijuana. The measure passed by a 6-1 vote on Thursday, with Council member Charlie Miranda, the lone dissenter. The proposal calls for a $75 fine for people found in possession of fewer than 20 grams of weed. A second offense would raise the fine to $150,…

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Cyril Spiro says he’s running for Tampa Council District 7 seat

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With Lisa Montelione scheduled to resign from the Tampa City Council this year to run for a state House seat, another candidate has surfaced for her District 7 seat. Cyril Spiro works in health care data analytics and has been on the board the Cory Lakes Isles Community Development District board for the past five years, chairman for the past year. Spiro also created the nonprofit Sunshine Board Cooperation, which utilizes online workshops and forums to give the Cory Lakes…

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