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Hillsborough Republican lawmakers mixed on PTC future

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(UPDATED) Last month, Florida Senate Transportation Chairman Jeff Brandes and Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commissioner (PTC)  Victor Crist discussed their opinions on how to regulate Transportation Network Companies like Uber and Lyft. They met at Shula’s Steakhouse in Tampa’s Westshore district, and both have said  they enjoyed themselves and came to common cause on several issues regarding the regulation of the ridesharing companies going into the 2016 legislative session. Since those discussions, the PTC has announced it’s postponing further litigation with Uber until lawmakers…

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Dana Young not happy about PTC advertorial in Tampa Bay Business Journal

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Unlike some of her contemporaries, Tampa House Republican Dana Young isn’t looking to eliminate the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission. But she’s less than pleased with the agency upon learning that it recently purchased space in the Tampa Bay Business Journal for an advertorial spread explaining how the agency works. “WHY is the Hillsborough PTC advertising in the Tampa Bay Business Journal? If ad not free, we deserve an explanation,” Young tweeted out after seeing a link to the advertorial. “I’d like to know what…

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Marco Rubio to discuss the sharing economy in NYC today

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Marco Rubio’s second book, American Dream: Restoring Economic Opportunity for Everyone, will be published in paperback this Tuesday. To mark the occasion, the rising GOP presidential candidate will give a speech at Civic Hall in New York City, and will then engage in a short Q&A with members of the New York tech community. The appearance is being promoted as, “The Sharing economy and public policy: A discussion with U.S. Senator Marco Rubio.” On the campaign trail, Rubio has frequently invoked Uber and Airbnb as models of…

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Victor Crist and Jeff Brandes are NOT on the same page regarding the PTC’s future

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On Thursday, Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission Chairman Victor Crist announced that his agency will temporarily postpone any work on the litigation involving the PTC and Uber until after the Florida Legislative session concludes next March. All eyes are on Tallahassee next winter to finally come up with a statewide list of rules and regulations regarding Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) that have been operating the past couple of years in Florida’s major cities. Crist said that the action by the PTC…

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Mitch Perry Report for 10.2.15 — On Jeb and Marco

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No doubt some Florida Republicans must have scoffed about how “clueless” Donald Trump was when they heard his remarks regarding the relationship between Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio in New Hampshire on Wednesday night. “They hate so much. They hate more than anybody in this room hates their neighbor,” Trump said, adding “It’s political bulls.” Now Politico’s Marc Caputo reports this morning that a tracker for Jeb’s Right to Rise PAC was busted at a Rubio campaign event in Cedar Falls, Iowa, last night. “It…

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Hillsborough PTC to temporarily postpone legal actions against Uber until after legislative session ends next year

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In what is being described as a good-faith gesture, Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission Chairman Victor Crist announced on Thursday that the PTC has asked its legal counsel to temporarily postpone all legal actions currently pending against ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft until after the Florida legislative session concludes early next year. “We want to show a good faith that we really want to go into this process with an open mind and open eyes and a willingness to try…

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Buddy Dyer ‘unequivocally’ not running for governor, but would consider UCF presidency

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On Wednesday afternoon, the three candidates for Orlando mayor made their case before the Orlando Sentinel editorial board as to why they should be the one to lead “The City Beautiful” into the future. During that discussion Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer pledged he would serve a full four-year term saying, “I am unequivocally not running for governor.” Dyer was considered a favorite to run for the Democratic nomination in 2018. The mayor — who is seeking a fifth term —…

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