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This article was written by Henry Queen and originally published in the Tampa Bay Business Journal on October 13, 2022. A majority of Hillsborough County commissioners voted Thursday to appeal a circuit court ruling that invalidated a proposed 30-year, 1%
This article was written by Henry Queen and originally published in the Tampa Bay Business Journal on October 11, 2022. The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority would miss the chance to become a more viable agency if a transportation surtax
This article was written by Daisy Ruth and originally published on the WFLA News Channel 8 website on August 18, 2022. Tampa, Fla. (WFLA) – The Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority (TBARTA) is studying the potential of an aerial
This article was written by Elizabeth Fry and Kellie Cowan and originally published on Fox 13 on August 17, 2022. TAMPA, Fla. – Each day thousands of MacDill Air Force Base employees sit in traffic to get on base. For those making the drive
![Sanders Memorial Elementary School first grade teacher Julie Forsting takes notes on Florida's new "parental rights" laws during a presentation in Pasco County on the first day back to work on Aug. 3, 2022. [ JEFFREY S. SOLOCHEK | Times ]](https://i0.wp.com/www.tampabay.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/77ZYUYB5EFGQ3FRYW4ELD6XFQE.webp?fit=900%2C506&ssl=1)
This op-ed was written by Bemetra Simmons and originally published in the Tampa Bay Times on August, 9, 2022. Now, more than ever, it is time to invest in education. The Tampa Bay Partnership is a coalition of business leaders
This article was written by Henry Queen and originally published in the Tampa Bay Business Journal on July 14, 2022. Judge Rex Barbas has made his final decision regarding the 2018 All for Transportation tax, ruling that the funds must be spent
This article was written by Henry Queen and originally published in the Tampa Bay Business Journal on June 1, 2022. Brightline received a $15.9 million federal grant on Wednesday for its Orlando to Tampa route. The grant, part of the
This article was written by Henry Queen and originally published in the Tampa Bay Business Journal on May 24, 2022. Bemetra Simmons, president and CEO of the Tampa Bay Partnership, endorsed Hillsborough County’s proposed 1% transportation surtax on Tuesday. Simmons
This article was originally published on 10 Tampa Bay on May 05, 2022. Florida has reached a $680 million settlement with Walgreens in the trial over the drugstore chain’s role in the opioid crisis. It’s the latest development in the
(TBARTA) Re: Letter of Support for the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority (TBARTA) Dear Governor DeSantis, As Tampa Bay continues to expand, existing transportation infrastructure is reaching capacity. Congestion and a lack of connectivity between counties create silos that
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