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Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission aims to improve its image

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Victor Crist, chairman of the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission, and Kyle Cockream, its executive director, both pushed back Monday against St. Petersburg GOP state Sen. Jeff Brandes‘ call for an opinion from Attorney General Pam Bondi on the legality of the agency hiring a lobbying firm. Brandes request came days after a Fox-13 report questioned the agency’s using the lobbying firm of Corcoran and Johnston in Tallahassee. The story made it appear that the agency has only begun using such a firm now that state lawmakers are discussing dismantling it,…

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Jeff Brandes wants a legal opinion of Hillsborough PTC’s lobbying efforts

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Jeff Brandes is taking another shot at the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission — this time over the fact that the PTC has hired a lobbyist. The St. Petersburg based state Senator has been calling for the demise of the agency for several years now, in part for their attempts to regulate ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft. Now he wants Attorney General Pam Bondi to review the statutes governing the agency to determine if thy are lawfully permitted to spend…

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Pam Bondi goes to Nevada

Drawing on lessons learned after a nightclub massacre last year in Orlando, Attorney General Pam Bondi and members of her

Uber honors Veterans Day by offering free rides to service members

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For Veterans Day, ridesharing services Uber will offer free rides to former military service members who need transportation to jobs and job interviews. The program, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, hopes to help with one of the major problems facing veterans, particularly homeless veterans: a lack of transportation. Estimates by the National Coalition of Homeless Veterans put the number of homeless U.S. veterans at 49,000 in 2014, with 68 percent – more than 33,000…

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Mitch Perry Report for 11.3.15 – Election Day calls for election day reform

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It’s Election Day in St. Petersburg and in several other places in Florida, as well across the nation today. Let’s stay local for a moment. In St. Pete, there are three city council races on the ballot. The fourth was already won by Ed Montanari when a would-be opponent failed to qualify against him in District 3. Everyone in St. Pete who wants to gets to vote in this election, regardless of where they live. That’s despite the two finalists…

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Matt Gaetz files Uber preemption bill

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Fort Walton Beach Republican Matt Gaetz has filed legislation in the Florida House (HB 509) that would put ensure that Transportation Network Companies (TNC) like Uber and Lyft aren’t regulated like taxi companies. The bill would requires any representative for a TNC to obtain a permit from the state of Florida and pay an annual fee of $5,000. It would also pre-empt any local government from attempting to regulate such companies. “A county, municipality, special district, airport authority, port authority or other…

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In court filing, state highway department approves of Uber’s insurance carrier

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The Uber ride-sharing service has faced sharp questioning from authorities about its insurance policies for its drivers in the year and a half it has been operating in Florida. However, there may finally be an answer. This past year, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation decided that Uber’s $1 million commercial insurance policy with James River Insurance of Richmond, Va., met Florida requirements. That didn’t end the controversy or confusion, though. The question of whether Uber’s coverage, plus drivers’ personal…

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Taxi group: Survey says, regulate Uber

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The Florida Taxicab Association issued another broadside against Uber on Tuesday, this time focusing on a new University of South Florida-Nielsen poll that suggests most Floridians are in favor of legal restrictions on so-called transportation network companies. According to the new poll released Tuesday, 89 percent of Floridians believe ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft “should be required to have liability insurance as is required by current state law.” The level of insurance TNCs must carry has been a major sticking point between them and both Florida…

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