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At Tampa rally for Enterprise Florida funding, Rick Scott repeatedly calls out Shawn Harrison

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Saying that he is “shocked” that a committee in the Florida House voted to kill funding for Enterprise Florida and Visit Florida last week, Governor Rick Scott came to Tampa on Monday to urge the public to urge their state legislators to maintain the funding for those two besieged  agencies. “This is an important issue to me personally,” Scott said in his comments to reporters after concluding the second of three scheduled appearances around the state in what his staff is calling a “Fighting for…

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Tampa to host National League of Cities — in 2020

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Tampa lost out earlier this year in hosting the Super Bowl between the years of 2019-2021, but they will be hosting the the National League of Cities (NCL) Annual Conference in 2020. That announcement officially took place at the NCL conference in Pittsburgh. According to officials, the Cigar City can expect around 3,000 local elected officials and city staff to convene for several days of educational seminars, organizational policymaking, and networking. “We are excited to announce that the National League of Cities…

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