In a party-line vote, the Hillsborough County Commission’s Republican majority picked asphalt over housing affordability in the upcoming county budget. On a 4-3 vote Thursday night, the commission cut the $10 million appropriation to its affordable housing trust fund by 80% and reallocated the $8 million to road paving and sidewalk repairs. The debate comes amid an affordable housing crisis in .
Tampa's newly-sworn police chief has promised transparency. One way she plans to make good on that promise is by zeroing in on traffic stop data, and having it analyzed and shared to try to curb racial profiling concerns and build trust.