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Florida immigrant coalition blasts GOP proposal to crack down on “sanctuary cities”

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Florida GOP lawmakers in Tallahassee Tuesday announced a number of bills that would crack down onĀ illegal immigration. Among those bills include HB 675, sponsored by Yalaha House RepublicanĀ Larry Metz, which would punish so-called “sanctuary” cities that don’t cooperate with federal officials attempting to deport undocumented immigration. It would call for the Attorney GeneralĀ to file civil actions to halt sanctuary policies and impose fines of up to $5,000 per day on cities that have ā€œwritten or unwrittenā€ sanctuary policies. The bill…

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Hillsborough school district OKs $2M for injured football player

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The family of a high school football player who suffered a serious brain injury is getting a $2 million settlement from the Hillsborough County School board. The Tampa Tribune reports the settlement agreed to Tuesday is the largest the district has paid. It also creates the district’s first protocol for addressing traumatic head injuries. Sean McNamee was 16 when he hit his head on machinery while playing catch with Wharton High School teammates before an Oct. 9, 2013, practice. The…

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Steve Kornell, Will Newton still plagued by Rays issue in City Council race

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Once again the Tampa Bay Times is beating the same drum about the Tampa Bay Rays and St. Pete City Councilā€™s votes on how to proceed with a deal that would let the team look outside of St. Pete into Pinellas and Hillsborough counties for an alternative stadium location. The team has been trying for nearly a decade to step outside of its lease to take a gander across the Bay and in other parts of Pinellas. Thursday, City Council…

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HART board member questions agency’s advertising with 83 Degrees

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Last week, The Tampa Tribune’s Chris O’Donnell reported on how sixĀ public agencies in the Tampa Bay area have contracted to pay out more than $200,000 to online magazine 83 Degrees for news and feature stories. The story concentrated on how such sponsored content can be considered problematic ifĀ the publisher does not explicitly reveal that such stories are being paid for by a certain entity. The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) spent $8,000 this year on those stories, and board…

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Al Fox and Ralph Fernandez engage in ‘great debate’ over U.S. Cuba relations in Ybor City

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It was billed as “The Great Debate” with two ofĀ theĀ most prominent Tampa residentsĀ on theĀ issue of Cuba, Al Fox and Ralph Fernandez, duking it out on whether the United StatesĀ should end the 54-year-old economic embargo against the Castro-led government. Hundreds jammed into the historicĀ Centro Asturiano building in Ybor City for a 90-minute forum hosted by the Tampa Tiger Bay Club on Monday night, and judging by the laughs alone, were thoroughly entertained by these two passionate advocates when it comes to…

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Debate on normalizing relations with Cuba slated in Tampa tonight

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While the breakthrough in U.S. diplomatic relations with Cuba has been met with restraint in Miami, most lawmakers and business leaders in Tampa have embraced theĀ new rulesĀ relaxingĀ restrictions on trade and travel with the Communist island that began at the beginning of this year. And while overall more Cuban Americans in the Tampa Bay area appear eager for the 54-year-old economic sanctions to end soon, it’s hardly a universal sentiment. Being billed somewhat hyperbolically as “10 years in the making,” The…

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Mitch Perry Report for 9.30.15 — Ybor and Florida lose out to Georgia in Hollywood production

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2015 was supposed to be the year that the Florida Legislature authorized funding to replenish its depleted film tax incentives package, allowing the Sunshine State to compete with Louisiana, Georgia and other Southeastern states in getting its fair share of movie and television production work. It didn’t happen. Despite the reshaping of the incentives and the advocacy of Tampa Bay area state lawmakers like Jack Latvala and Nancy Detert, once again the entertainment community struck out in Tallahassee. One of…

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