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Taxes
Fortune 500 companies save $2 billion through offshore havens: report
In 2014 nearly three-quarters of Fortune 500 companies used offshore havens to hide profits and pay less U.S. taxes; that’s part of the findings of a report released Tuesday by public interest groups. During a press...
Tampa Council delays decision on stormwater fee hikes
Despite more than 30 residents speaking out during a public hearing that lasted into the afternoon, Tampa City Council made no decisions Thursday on proposed increases in stormwater fees. Like the majority of the citizens...
Rep. David Jolly calls Trump a liar, takes hard line on Obamacare and Iran deal
Today on Radioactivity, Host Rob Lorei interviews 13th District Congressman David Jolly, who makes his case for his run for the senate seat vacated by Marco Rubio as he runs for president. Jolly outlines his...
La Gaceta Publisher Patrick Mantaiga tackles five issues affecting Hillsborough and Tampa
Today on Radioactivity, Host Rob Lorei talks with Patrick Mantaiga, publisher of trilingual newspaper La Gaceta. In a column published last week, Mantaiga addressed five contentious issues affecting Hillsborough County and Tampa: the formula for...
Columnist Dan Tilson takes issue with job growth stats; Sierra Club clarifies stance on transit
Governor Rick Scott announced yesterday that in June Florida had the highest job growth among the 10 most populous states, according to a job growth report released by ADP research institute. The report found that Florida had...
Hillsborough workgroup leans toward half-percent sales tax for transportation
Hillsborough workgroup leans toward half-percent sales tax for transportation
ax Refusers redirect money to civil improvement, and corporations that pay next to nothing in taxes
Report: offshore banking by big business puts the tax burden on the rest of us
Report: offshore banking by big business puts the tax burden on the rest.Yesterday afternoon at a conference in St Pete a report was released in which companies in the US, particularly Florida, are the beneficiaries...
Today on Radioactivity Rob Lorei speaks with Executive Director, Frank Clemente from the group Americans for Tax Fairness
Voters could see new Hillsborough transit tax proposal in 2016
A transit purposal for Hillsborough County wants to impose a one cent tax for funding.
Today Radioactivity discusses the controversy surrounding the IRS and non-profits.
St. Pete to hold workshop to examine Tampa Bay Rays’ Trop lease
St. Petersburg’s major league baseball team has threatened to leave the area. WMNF’s Josh Holton reports, yesterday the St. Pete City Council decided to schedule a workshop to overview the existing lease with the Tampa...
