Category: Ballot Initiatives
Transportation Tax Has Drained a Half-Billion from Hillsborough Economy

By Jim Davison, Contributor The pandemic and its economic impact have preoccupied most of the country since February but no more so than for the people of Hillsborough County. Since March of this year punishing job losses, social restrictions, family struggles and much more have all been heaped upon …
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 …
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 …
Influential Business Group Slams Hillsborough’s Fraudulent Transit Tax

By Jim Bleyer Another heavy hitter has weighed in against the specious, politically-motivated Hillsborough County transit tax. In an amicus curiae brief to the Florida Supreme Court, Associated Industries of Florida asserted that the entire $15 billion transportation sales tax levy should be tossed. District Court Judge Rex …
Senate Implicates Vinik Lapdog Barker in Transit Farce

By Sharon Calvert, from Eye on Tampa Bay Since the legal appeals were filed in the All for Transportation/Hillsborough County tax litigation, the Florida House and Florida Senate have filed amicus curiae briefs with the Florida Supreme Court requesting the Court to strike the entire All for Transportation charter …
Sunshine Needed to Ditch Transit Tax Storm Cloud

By Sharon Calvert, from Eye on Tampa Bay The Jeff Vinik-inspired All for Transportation (AFT) transit tax is a storm cloud of dishonesty and deception hovering over Hillsborough County. Honesty and transparency are lacking in addressing transportation issues. AFT created a myth in their $4 million marketing campaign …