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HART introducing cutting-edge vehicles to HyperLink connection with Innovation Alliance

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The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) willĀ announce next week a partnership with the Tampa Innovation AllianceĀ toĀ enhance transportation options in the USF area. The plan is to introduce a small fleet of cutting-edge Tesla vehicles into the local market. Since its implementation last year, HART’sĀ HyperLink program has allowed riders to book a ride through a smartphone app to and from bus stops in three designated areas: North Tampa, Brandon, and Carrollwood. It’s designed to solve the “first mile/last mile” issueĀ by…

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Joe Henderson: Bob Buckhorn made the right call not to run for Governor

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Bob BuckhornĀ is a gregarious, ambitious and determined man, and I think he would have made a fine governor for the state of Florida. He certainly ranks among the best mayors the city of Tampa has ever had. But I also believe he made the right call when he announced in an email to supporters Thursday morning that ā€œI am not planning to be a candidate for Governor in 2018.ā€ Now, saying ā€œI am not planning ā€¦ā€ does leave a little…

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Pat Kemp sworn in as newest Hillsborough County Commissioner

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Pat Kemp, Sandy Murman and Les Miller were all official sworn into office on Tuesday to serve on the Hillsborough County Commission for the next four years. For Miller and Murman, if all goes well they will have spent a full decade in office when their term ends in 2020. Both were elected in 2010, after serving previous stints in the Florida Legislature. For Kemp, it’s the culmination of her work over the past several years to finally sit on…

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Tampa City Council members happy charter amendment on audits is approved

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The Tampa City Council’s collective disappointment with not receiving timely internal audits from city department heads led to a rebuke of Mayor Bob BuckhornĀ Tuesday night, when city residents approved a change in the city’s charter big time, by a 64 percent to 36 percent margin. “Iā€™m happy that the voters of this city decided to put some trust in the City Council and Iā€™m glad that they would give us authority to request these audits,” said Councilman Frank Reddick.Ā  Referring…

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Frank Sanchez aligns with Bob Buckhorn to support the TPP ā€” not so much on Cuba

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On NBC’sĀ Meet The Press on Sunday, a group of reporters discussed the possible fissures that will be evident in the Democratic Party as early as next month when President Obama attempts to get the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal throughĀ a lame-duck session of Congress. Bernie Sanders‘Ā strong opposition to the pact between the U.S. and 11 other nations appeared to be a factor in Hillary Clinton‘s flip-flop on the issue. Clinton had previously declaredĀ the deal set the “gold standardĀ in trade agreements.”…

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Bob Buckhorn makes the pitch for a stormwater tax while presenting budget to City Council

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Although Bob Buckhorn has been known to quote Alicia Keys in saying that his city of Tampa is “on fire” when it comes to its economic development and overall dynamism, the Mayor was noticeably more sober in assessing the city’s economic future on Thursday. Buckhorn spent more than 75 minutes in front of the Tampa City Council toĀ in presenting his fiscal year $904.9 million 2017 budget. He spent an exhaustive 40 minutesĀ to elaborate all that is going on with the…

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Pat Kemp gets big endorsements in Hillsborough County Commission District 6 race

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Three major Tampa Democrats – Betty Castor, Jim Davis and Ed Turanchik – are allĀ endorsing Pat Kemp in the Hillsborough County Commission District 6 contest. “I see Pat as being cut from the same cloth as strong woman leaders, like Sylvia-Kimbell Rodriguez, Phyllis Busansky, Kathy Castor and Pam Iorio,” Castor said in a statement. She’s the mother of U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, who Kemp worked for asĀ an aide during Kathy’s time on the county commission a decade ago. “Pat has…

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