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Guido Maniscalco
Tampa City Council member Guido Maniscalco addresses mayor’s failed property tax increase proposal
Listen: In September, the Tampa City Council voted against a major property tax rate increase proposed by Mayor Jane Castor. One city council member spoke Friday to why he voted to reject Castor’s proposed increase....
Tampa activists pressure City Council on police reform
Dozens of speakers turned out at Tampa City Council’s public comment this morning at the Tampa Convention Center, where meetings have been recently moved to accommodate social distancing. The focus of many of the comments...
Bill Nelson says he intends on holding back from spending on TV until the fall
Bill Nelson is aware that there are growing concerns from his fellow Florida Democrats that he’s in danger of being (re)defined by Rick Scott’s early barrage of negative television ads currently on the airwaves, but he...
Moms Demand Action for Gunsense Tries to Reduce Gun Deaths in America
Event Happening this Weekend to Raise Awareness of Gun Violence Earlier this year the Tampa Bay Times reported that “between 2010 and 2015, nearly 3,200 kids 17 and younger were killed or injured by firearms....
Tampa Council looks for compromise with Buckhorn on police review
Late Thursday afternoon Tampa City Council instructed its attorney to work with the city’s attorney to draft an ordinance creating a citizen board to review police actions. Besides the number of appointments by council or the...
Tampa retains outside lawyer to advise on conflicts of interest
Tampa’s City attorney has retained an outside attorney to answer conflict of interest questions that have come up while the city is debating the specifics of a citizen board to review the Police Department. Gwynne Young with...
