By Sharon Calvert, from Eye on Tampa Bay The billionaires are entitled. They buy off the media. They bankroll a deceptive advertising campaign for a massive tax hike that never mentions the word “tax”. They want to shut down any debate about their $16 Billion rail tax boondoggle in …
By Jim Bleyer Ross Spano’s tenure as a member of the Florida House was more than undistinguished. In Tallahassee he is known as “The Invisible Man.” East Hillsborough County voters feel shortchanged after three …
By Jim Bleyer State Rep. Janet Cruz is under fire for the same political deception that forced the resignation of her Florida House colleague Daisy Baez one year ago. A week after resigning from office, fellow Democrat Baez pleaded guilty to …
By Jim Bleyer Sure, the legendary Wall Street misanthrope Gordon Gekko is more chiseled and less rumpled than Tampa wheeler dealer Jeff Vinik, but there is no argument the duo share many characteristics. Both are charming, manipulative people whose goal of enhancing …
By Jim Bleyer Could House Minority Leader Janet Cruz’ insults to Afro-American voters cut any deeper than bragging about endorsements from Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn, an unapologetic racial profiler, and the Tampa Bay Times who took many not-so-subtle racist jabs at Andrew Gillum during the Democratic primary? Cruz’ associations …
By Jim Bleyer There is one group in Hillsborough County that Jeff Vinik can’t buy. The Vinik-inspired sales tax referendum came under heavy fire Thursday night when Tampa’s African American community attacked it as vague, promoting unwanted gentrification, and a bailout for development interests at the expense of the working …
By Mark Calvert, from Eye on Tampa Bay The All for Transportation transit referendum, which if passed will make Hillsborough County the highest sales tax county in Florida, contains a plan short on specifics, flexibility, and roads. AFT fails to consider much outside the downtown core of …
By Jim Bleyer When the Democratic Progressive Caucus issued its endorsements this week, one prominent name was omitted: Janet Cruz. Call it payback for the term-limited Cruz’ reprehensible power play last February when she muscled progressive Bob Buesing out of the race to challenge Republican State Sen. Dana …
By Sharon Calvert, from Eye on Tampa Bay Despite the $2 million and growing advertising campaign for All For Transportation and the 1 cent, 14% sales tax increase proposed as a county charter amendment in Hillsborough County, the plan will increase congestion and not relieve it. The evidence is hidden …
By Jim Bleyer Bereft of substantive policy positions and concrete accomplishment, Ron DeSantis has allied himself with groups and individuals that espouse racial and religious hatred. Starting with his post-primary day “monkey it up” dog whistle, DeSantis has unashamedly courted bigoted extremists to his flailing …
