In looking at the race for Hillsborough County Tax Collector, I originally said that “Belden has kept his name out of the newspaper, which means no one is complaining about the job he has done.” That was incorrect. His name HAS BEEN in the paper, and Jason Strochak HAS BEEN complaining. Jason contacted us [...]
Kevin Beckner is challenging Brian Blair in the election for District 6 of the Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners. As you know, local leaders are responsible for a myriad of issues that directly affect your life. Because of this, we really want to count on the daily newspapers to tell us [...]
In order to make your vote count in the November elections, you must be registered to vote by October 6. Let me repeat that: You only have one week remaining to REGISTER TO VOTE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. Likewise, You only have one week remaining to REGISTER TO VOTE IN PINELLAS COUNTY. I implore you to take an active [...]
As an elected official, the Supervisor of Elections administers all elections in your county, conducts voter registration and issues voter information cards, updates voter registration lists and provides for absentee registration and voting. The Supervisor of Elections is also responsible for qualifying candidates for county office and receiving candidate campaign finance reports and financial disclosure [...]
Current Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson is an incompetent boob, who can’t keep his own finances straight, much less run an election. And there he was again Tuesday night, trying to explain computer problems that Hillsborough County experienced. It was a database communications glitch caused by vendor Premiere Election Solutions (formerly known as [...]
Mayor Pam Iorio says that Tampa needs to get started on rail transit now, and not wait for TBARTA to get it going. TBARTA wishes she would just give ‘em time to analyze the entire region. The Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners will have to decide if they want to ask for extra sales tax as soon [...]
Your local elected officials are the people who determine if Wal-mart will build in your neighborhood. They determine how much you pay for parking, which amenities your parks have, how many police are on hand, and how fast the fire department will show up at your house. Local leaders are responsible for a myriad of public [...]
