Last night over a hundred people spoke at the public hearing held by the Board of Hillsborough County Commissioners on whether they should support putting a one cent sales tax referendum for transit on the November ballot – to no surprise, they did;
Florida Senator Bill Nelson has been quite prominent in speaking for Florida's interests as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill continues to flow. Yesterday he announced he couldn't support his Senate pals John Kerry and Joe Lieberman with their new energy bill because it doesn't protect the Sunshine State enough when it comes to offshore drilling;
And although New York City is apparently the sentimental favorite, a strong case could be made that Tampa, just after getting the Republican National Convention, might be getting the chance to host another Super Bowl.
This article appears in May 13-19, 2010.