Florida Supreme Court throws out 2018 Hillsborough transit tax

In a 4-1 decision, the Florida Supreme Court today threw out the Hillsborough sales tax hike for transit approved by voters in 2018 . The 1% sales tax was projected to bring in $16 billion over 30 years. The court found that the promoters of the tax, Jeff Vinik-funded All For Transportation (AFT), misled the…

Corruption at airport continues – CEO gets huge and guaranteed raises

Today’s Aviation Authority meeting agenda didn’t list an action item for a contract renewal for Tampa International Airport’s CEO Joe Lopano. In fact, it didn’t list an action item at all, only routine items for approval under the consent agenda. Nonetheless, the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority (HCAA) board today voted 3-2 to approve a new…