Clueless Trump Should Be Rooting For Sweden
Tampa Bay Times Personnel Undergoes ‘Temporary’ Pay Cuts
Jim Davison to Challenge County Commissioner Pat Kemp

By Jim Bleyer Jim Davison, a conservative activist and emergency room physician, is expected to file papers this week for the Hillsborough County Commission District 6 seat held by Pat Kemp. The heavyweight matchup promises to be a referendum on countywide transportation which has been a fiasco for …
Policy-violating Transit Chief Axed in Policy-violating Board Meeting

By Tom Rask, from the Tampa Bay Guardian At a special meeting Thursday , the Hillsborough Area Regional Transportation Authority (HART) board of directors fired its $210,000 per year CEO Ben Limmer for violating several HART policies. The firing was “for cause,” meaning that Limmer will not get the severance pay …
Vinik Mouthpiece: Voters Wanted Minimal Oversight of $16 Billion Tax Increase

By Tom Rask, from the Tampa Bay Guardian During a panel discussion yesterday, All For Transportation (AFT) President Tyler Hudson claimed that voters wanted only “some modicum of oversight” for the $16 billion sales tax increase he helped pass in Hillsborough County in 2018. The Merriam-Webster dictionary definition of …
Cooper Still Coaches While Franchise Value Decays
Corporate Con Artist Jeff Vinik Gets Tax Break Intended for Poor

By Jim Bleyer When Congress approved the creation of “opportunity zones” as part of Donald Trump’s 2017 tax code overhaul, it didn’t have half-billionaire Jeff Vinik in mind as the legislation’s sole beneficiary in downtown Tampa. But a cabal of enablers—Senator Rick Scott, former Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn, and …
Convicted Felon: Main Money Draw at Hillsborough Sheriff Fundraiser

By Tom Rask, from the Tampa Bay Guardian “There’s no media allowed, Bubba,” Anthony Pedicini told the Guardian reporter (whose name was not Bubba) after the reporter had introduced himself by name. “You want to come in, you write a check for the event,” Pedicini continued. Chronister himself attended …
Hagan Only Tip of Iceberg in FBI Probe

By Jim Bleyer The federal investigation into shady land deals in Hillsborough County includes several targets besides County Commissioner Ken Hagan and his family, Tampa Bay Beat has learned. Those being investigated include private citizens as well as other public officials, according to our source in Tallahassee. No specific …