Texas coal wars Post
...Texas Coal Wars. The film shows how politicians and CEOs joined faith based and community groups in opposing the construction of 19 power plants in Texas. Coal company TXU would...
Hillsborough County V. Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin White Post
For the first time in history the Hillsborough County Board of County is suing one of their own board members. Today Commissioner Rose Ferlita moved to file suit against Commissioner...
Tampa Bay planners prepare for the worst: A category five hurricane Post
...learning from the tragedy, and are investigating how to prevent a similar collapse of communication and infrastructure from happening in the future. Today planning officials from all levels of government...
Senate Health Bill ready for a final vote tomorrow Post
...$1.3 trillion. Tomorrow morning’s vote requires only a majority, and should easily pass. After that, the Senate bill will still have to be merged with the House bill in Committee....
State Fire Marshall on holiday fire safety Post
...vent. The heat will dry out the tree, causing it to be more easily ignited by heat, flame or sparks. — Do not put your live tree up too early...
Job fair for veterans in downtown Tampa. Post
Seeing combat oversees can be a challenge, but for many veterans, finding a job is a battle that is just as hard to wage. A group called Recruit Military held...
Tampa Alcohol Coalition Post
...Coalition is a community partnership with over 100 members. The coalition collaborates with local and state organizations, agencies, media and officials to prevent high risk drinking and impaired driving. Ellen...
Veterans for Peace to protest the School of the Americas this weekend Post
...Harry Reid criticized President Bush’s speech at US Central Command in Tampa, questioning his pre-war claims of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) in Iraq. Ever since then, Jay Alexander with...
Transgendered persons are the latest group protected against discrimination in Tampa Post
...have to work with transgender individuals. Gwen Pivas from Zephyrhills echoed much of the moral outrage coming from several of the Christian churches. Many transgender individuals say they feel trapped...
St. Pete’s homeless protest Mayor Baker’s farewell party Post
...Refuge and the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign, helped organize the protest. Wright said the lack of a designated free speech zone for the protest outside the event was...
Special Operations Command Central groundbreaking at MacDill Post
...command of US Central Command. SOCCENT’s rear headquarters is at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, and their forward headquarters is in the Persian Gulf country of Qatar. Major General...
International Day of Climate Action was biggest yet Post
...and she helped organize the action on Bayshore. Melges: “We need president Obama to lead the world towards a solution to the climate crisis that is based on the latest...
