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Ethics complaints filed against Bob Buckhorn, 2 county commissioners over Go Hillsborough effort

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Ethics complaints have been filed against Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn and Hillsborough County Commissioners Ken Hagan and Sandy Murman, alleging that they violated the state’s Sunshine laws in not releasing private emails related to the Go Hillsborough effort and public relations consultant Beth Leytham. “We want honest accountable, transparent government, but right now in Hillsborough County, we don’t have it, and this is evident of that,” said George Niemann, one of three Hillsborough County residents who filed complaints with the Florida…

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Mitch Perry Report for 10.8.15 — Will the Hillsborough BOCC have the votes to put transportation tax on ballot?

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Watching the Hillsborough County Commission yesterday discuss the latest with the Go Hillsborough effort was a fascinating glimpse of where this experience may be heading. The headline was that the Board of County Commissioners beat back a feeble attempt to remove Sheriff David Gee’s office from investigating the charges on how consultant Parsons Brinckerhoff  received its $1.35 million contract to lead the effort on transportation that the county has been undertaking the past two years. The board also rejected Commissioner Stacy White’s call…

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Hillsborough County Sheriffs Dept. will continue to investigate Go Hillsborough process

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The Board of Hillsborough County Commissioners on Wednesday reaffirmed that they want Sheriff David Gee’s office to conduct an investigation into the contracting out of the Go Hillsborough transportation proposal. They also rejected a proposal by Commissioner Stacy White that would kill the county’s deal with contractor Parsons Brinckerhoff, which was suspended two weeks ago. And they voted to hold a comprehensive review of their transportation options after the next meeting of the Policy Leadership Group taking place on November 5.…

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Brian Willis says Sandy Murman proposed reforms don’t go far enough

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Reacting to a perceived backlash to the behind-the-scenes effort with the Go Hillsborough transportation initiative, Hillsborough County Commission Chairwoman Sandy Murman on Wednesday released a proposed ordinance to provide more transparency on who is trying to influence public officials. Lobbyists who visit county commissioners or employees would have to register for a fee and disclose what their interests were, allowing the public to search and track lobbyists’ activities online. Nonprofit lobbyists would be required to register annually but pay no…

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Sandy Murman announces effort to clean up special interests’ influence in county government

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Hillsborough County Commission Chairwoman Sandy Murman announced today a set of reforms for those who do business with County Commission officials and staff in the wake of the controversy involving the $1.35 million contract the county made with transportation consultant Parsons Brinckerhoff on the Go Hillsborough transportation initiative. Nine days ago WTSP10 questioned the influence of Tampa public relations consultant Beth Leytham in Parsons Brinckerhoff acquiring the contract. Leytham is the politically wired-in consultant who is making $187,500 to do communications work…

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Mitch Perry Report for 9.22.15 — Hillsborough County transportation tax now DOA?

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Hillsborough County Administrator Mike Merrill is calling on Sheriff David Gee to investigate the contract awarded to Parsons Brinckerhoff for the public outreach effort for a proposed transportation sales tax. He’s also calling on PB to stop all work on the Go Hillsborough campaign, until Gee’s inquiry is complete. That second action sounds more dramatic than it is. The Go Hillsborough meetings will continue over the next two weeks. County Chair Sandy Murman had hinted last week that she was prepared to…

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Mitch Perry Report for 9.17.15 — The good, bad and ugly from Simi Valley

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Whatever you think about who “won” or “lost” last night’s debate extravaganza from the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, can even the most ardent political junkies agree that nearly 5 hours of presidential debates may be a bit too much to handle? My God, that show needed an editor. By the time the question about what female they would put on the $10 bill, the candidates look drained and hardly game for the question. And as far as criticism of…

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