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Tax bill, $1.5 trillion in donor love and all, passes U.S. House
Now it heads back to the Senate, and we all know what happens next.
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And the award for most annoying word in 2017 goes to…
It’s a familiar one, but the runner-up debuted in our lexicon barely a year ago, thanks to Donald Trump and other trolls.
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Metropolitan Ministries running critically low on toy donations for needy children
A photo the nonprofit shared shows shelves that are nearly bare due to sparse giving ahead of the holidays.
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Rubio’s tax plan reversal was no surprise to this Sierra Club leader
And it probably didn’t surprise you, either.
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Two Tampa Republican lawmakers announce a bill that would boost alternative transportation
But don’t expect a whole lot of support for light rail.
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Millions of fake Net Neutrality comments, including over 100,000 from Florida, may have been posted to FCC website
The New York Attorney General’s office called for the postponing of Thursday’s vote on the rules, which the FCC of course ignored.
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“It kept the beer cold” after Irma: Florida mayors push for more solar power
Local leaders — some from cities you might not expect — extol the virtues of the sun.
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Democrat Doug Jones won the Alabama U.S. Senate seat against Trump favorite Roy Moore
Trump factor or multiple underage accuser factor? Time will tell.
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Politifact gives Trump and Trumpism a “Lie of the Year” three-peat
Though last year’s winner was more of a nod to Trump-ism.
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Hindu leader wants Seminole Heights street mandala removed
He says such works of art are sacred and should not be trod upon — and other religious leaders agree.
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Lawsuit challenges Tampa’s LBGTQ youth “conversion therapy” ban
The two therapists cite the First Amendment, among other things, in an effort to reverse a partial ban on the controversial and largely debunked practice.
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Seminole Heights murder suspect to be arraigned Tuesday
In a very brief press conference, State Attorney Andrew Warren said Howell Donaldson III faces four counts of premeditated murder with a firearm.
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Medicaid expansion on Florida’s 2018 ballot? A solid maybe
These two state Senators are pushing for such a proposal, but it’s not without its challenges.
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Kathy Castor vows to fight “outrageous tax bill” in Congress
The Tampa Democrat said she has never seen a bill more “unfair and unwise.”
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Lakeland commission votes to move Confederate monument from public park
Well, sort of.
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Report: Tampa among top 20 “hippest” cities for the under-30 set
The website movehub.com even gives Ybor a name check.
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David A. Straz boosts reward money for info to help find Seminole Heights killer
That puts the grand total north of $100,000.
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With an assist from Charlie Crist, a little help for Irma-ravaged freeFall Theatre
In September, the storm caused severe damage, but the production company now can cover its repairs
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Environmental leader calls Keystone Pipeline spill a “wake-up call” for fracking in Florida
Florida Conservation Voters’ Aliki Moncrief says the 210,000 gallons of oil that spilled in South Dakota this week are a sign of how hazardous fossil fuels are.