Did you hear about the Tampa Express Lanes Project? No? Not surprising, since the state seems to be keeping it under the radar, but here’s the deal: Governor Rick Scott wants to plow $6 billion ($3.3 billion to start) into a roadway construction project that would create so-called “Lexus Lanes” in which paying customers can […]
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Faster, Governor! Kill! Kill!
Florida is already tops in the U.S. in number of death sentences. Now the state wants to kill faster, too.
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FL laws challenge U.S. Constitution, state coffers
Gov. Scott and state legislators are testing the boundaries of constitutional protections.
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The Rick Scott job-creation myth
His policies have had no effect on job growth, while Florida’s poor are worse off than ever.
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The top 10 political developments of 2011
Vocal protests, voter apathy and other Tampa Bay phenomena.
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The fugliest political happenings of 2011
A Hillsborough government watchdog looks back at a year of bad politics and bad decisions.
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