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Teacher's Raises And More On The Rays
Gov. Rick Scott will send the Legislature his $74 billion budget today. $480 million of that would pay for the proposed $2,500 teacher pay raise. The Governor plans a press conference this afternoon with more details. Hillsborough County Commission Ken Hagen thinks it’s time to take the talk about the ...
Busy Day For Mayor Foster
St Pete Mayor Bill Foster is still trying to save Sweetbay supermarket in the Midtown neighborhood. He went up to Gainesville yesterday to talk with Sweetbay executives, accompanied by the landlord for Tangerine Plaza, where the store is supposed to close on the 13th of February. Pinellas County Commissioners had ...
Stamps cost more, Lightning Win!
Postal rates rose yesterday to 46 cents, postcards are 33 cents. And using your credit card could now cost you 1.5 to 3 % more as retailers are now able to offset the fees, though not in Florida as we are one of the state’s exempt from the additional fees.
Domestic Registry Rejected
The Hillsborough County Commission has rejected a domestic partner registry for unmarried couples. There are registries in St. Petersburg, Tampa, Gulfport and Clearwater. Pinellas County and Dunedin also recently approved registries but they are not in effect yet. A seventeen year old Hillsborough High School student was arrested yesterday after ...
Mayor Asks Sweetbay To Stay
St Pete Mayor Bill Foster has asked Sweetbay executives to at least delay closing the Midtown store until they can talk. While the mayor says he had no idea how badly the store was doing, Sweetbay says they had a meeting with the mayor almost two years ago to talk ...
Raise For Teachers?
Governor Scott would like to give teachers a raise. The state is expecting the first budget surplus in four years, and the Governor will discuss that proposal today in Orlando. US defense officials have cleared General David Petraeus of allegations he sent inappropriate emails to Tampa socialite Jill Kelley. Kelley ...
Inaguration and Super Bowl
President Obama was formally inaugurated for his second term over the weekend, and the Tampa Theater showed yesterday’s ceremony on the National Mall on their big screen. The theater offered the viewing party as a free community event. It will be Baltimore and San Francisco in the Super Bowl with ...
Dear Abby, Gasparilla, Florida Basketball
Pauline Phillips has died…you know her better as Dear Abby. She and her sister, writing as Ann Landers, have given us advice for decades in our daily newspapers. Those controversial red light cameras in downtown Tampa are getting some more use. Tampa police will use them during Gasparilla to watch ...
Brantley Conviction; President's Gun Control Plan
Cortnee Brantley was found guilty of misprision of a felony yesterday, which is failing to report a felony to authorities. But Federal Judge James Moody has not accepted that verdict – yet. It’s rare, but Judge Moody will now consider defense motions to dismiss the case or acquit Brantley. Brantley ...
Presidential Press Conference and School Security
President Barack Obama will hold a press conference today around noon to discuss the future of gun control. Part of that plan is said to include a ban on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. The White House says the President will be joined by children who wrote him letters about ...
Pier Lawsuit, New Downtown High-Rise
More than 15,000 people who signed a petition asking to give voters the final say on the future of the Pier suddenly found themselves listed on lawsuit against the city of St Pete. But an agreement between the city and attorney Kathleen Ford, who represents VoteOnThePier.com, has removed their names ...
Brantley Re-trial begins
The retrial of Cortnee Brantley, the ex-girlfriend of the Dontae Morris who killedTampa police officers David Curtis and Jeffrey Kocab begins today. She’s charged with lying to police about where Morris was during the hunt for him in 2010. The Hillsborough County School Board will discuss the proposal for permanent ...
Pinellas Plans School Security Changes
Starting Monday, Pinellas county elementary schools will also increase security with random safety checks by the district’s security team. They also plan to increase the presence of their Pinellas School Police. School principals may also make changes at each school. The Hillsborough County School Board will discuss the proposal for ...
Rogers Middle School Investigation
A teacher’s aide and an attendant at Rogers Middle School were fired, the principal and assistant principal reassigned after an investigation into the drowning death of special needs student Jennifer Caballero. No criminal charges were filed, but the sheriff’s office and school district cited inadequate supervision. A Hillsborough County Sheriff’s ...
Arson Investigators Search For Clue
Tampa Fire’s Arson Task Force is continuing their investigation into three fires set in the same area of MLK and Florida Monday as possible cases of arson. There are no suspects, but police are trying to find someone who was seen walking away from the scene of one of those ...
Arson Investigation
Tampa Fire is investigating three fires in the same area of MLK and Florida yesterday as possible cases of arson. There are no suspects, but police are trying to find someone who was seen walking away from the scene of one of those fires. If you’re sensitive to the effect ...
Lockout Over for the NHL
It looks like the lockout is over. The NHL and the players' association agreed on a tentative pact to end a 113-day lockout yesterday. A start date and how many games will actually be played are still to be determined. When Hillsborough County elementary students return to class today, an ...
Increased School Security In Bay Area
When Hillsborough County elementary students return to class Monday, an armed police officer or deputy will be on duty at each one for security purposes. That decision comes after a joint meeting between the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Tampa Police Department and school district staff. The Pasco County ...
St Pete Arson Investigation
St Pete Police are investigating a fifth case of arson in the Causeway Isles neighborhood, and they believe are all connected. The latest was Tuesday night, and was the second fire set at that home. Police still have no suspects. The Pasco County Sheriff‘s office is treating an attack on a Tampa ...
Avoiding The Fiscal Cliff
Just before 11 last night, the House passed a bill to avoid the fiscal cliff. That bill will now go to the President for his signature. The bill passed 257-167, with a majority of Democrats supporting the bill, but many Republicans voting against it saying it did not have enough ...
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