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The ridesharing debate in Hillsborough County just took a slight detour. The Public Transportation commission . Did vote on some rule changes wednesday. But they also made some concessions. And the battle. Is still far from over. walter the ptc voted to have ridesharing drivers get mandatory background checks. Their cars also cant be older than ten years. And the companies and drivers must have car insurance. And annual inspections. The ptc also got rid of the most controversial requirements. Asking drivers to wait seven minutes call. And having a minimum fare of seven dollars. Uber and lyft threaten to leave the area if the changes go through. The ptc will still have to hold a public hearing on the changes next month. And if they pass again. Uber and lyft could require another meeting, with . State officials. Port richey is the first city in pasco county to decri ....
Pursuant to the order of the house of january 7, 2014, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from florida, ms. Roslehtinen, for five minutes. Ms. Roslehtinen thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today to strongly oppose the december 17 announcement by president obama on policy changes toward the cuban communist regime. The cuban regime from day one was planning on using alan gross as a pawn to receive concessions from the Obama Administration and their strategy worked. In april, 2013 when asked about a possible swap for mr. Gross secretary kerry testified befor ....
Zb today two of new yorks finest were shot and killed with no warning, no provocation. They were quite simply assassinated. Police say 28yearold Ismaaiyl Brinsley walked up to an nypd patrol car parked in a brooklyn intersection saturday passenger side window shooting officers, 32yearold wingin liu and Raphael Ramos. Ramos was a father of two, liu just got married. Moments later brinsley shot himself in a subway station. Earlier that morning he shot and seriously wounded his former girlfriend in baltimore, maryland before traveling to brooklyn. A poliliolice warning fax arriv the nypd too late to save the officers. The killer posting images of a semiautomatic weapon and bloodstained pants with antipolice messages suggesting this was in revenge for the deaths of Michael Brown and eric garner, writing, im putting wings on ....
New and slick and shiny objects are attractive in their gloss, but need time to develop depth and spirit. This is true for places as well as people. Much of Florida is too newly minted to have this patina, so if we value character, we need to stop demolishing and paving over our older neighborhoods. ....