You Paid For it: Florida House Speaker promises to save taxpayers …
Dec 29, 2016 · The incoming Speaker of the Florida House, Richard Corcoran (R) Lutz, won’t preside over his first legislative session in Tallahassee for another three months, but he’s …
YOU PAID FOR IT: Tampa tourism promoters reluctant to share …
Nov 1, 2016 · Visit Tampa Bay, a private, not-for profit-organization that promotes tourism in Hillsborough County spends more than $10 million in tax dollars annually, but guards the …
You Paid For It: New study concludes tourism spending a loser …
Feb 15, 2017 · A new study finds that spending public money to promote tourism in Florida and many other states is a real loser for taxpayers.
YOU PAID FOR IT: Clearwater charges homeowners for reclaimed water ...
Nov 7, 2016 · CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) — In the City of Clearwater, 7,254 utility customers pay a combined total of more than $100,000 a month for reclaimed water, even though little …
You Paid For It: Anti-sex cams for Clearwater fire stations
Mar 20, 2017 · CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) – After several steamy scandals over the past few years, the City of Clearwater is finally putting its government foot down when it comes to …
You Paid For It: Pinellas Co. shuts down for Tropicana Field event
Feb 20, 2017 · PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Pinellas County government shut down Monday so that more than a thousand county workers could gather at Tropicana Field, for …
You Paid For It: Why wasn’t Penny for Pinellas money used to fix ...
Sep 21, 2016 · After Tuesday’s grilling by the Pinellas delegation of state lawmakers, city and county leaders still have a lot of explaining to do about why they dumped an estimated 251 …
You Paid For It: Why wasn’t Penny for Pinellas money used to fix ...
Sep 21, 2016 · After Tuesday’s grilling by the Pinellas delegation of state lawmakers, city and county leaders still have a lot of explaining to do about why they dumped an estimated 251 …
You Paid For It: Music icon Pitbull received $1 million to promote ...
Dec 15, 2016 · After more than a year of secrecy, the pop music entertainer Pitbull finally released the terms of his deal with Visit Florida that reveals he earned $1 million dollars to …
You Paid For It: ‘Contractor from Hell’ gets huge break after state ...
Dec 30, 2016 · Despite all of his home improvement shenanigans and the trail of misery he has created with dozens of customers, Clearwater-based home remodeler Rick Metz has suddenly …
You Paid For It: Pinellas County temp workers raking in big paychecks
Jan 8, 2018 · Two Pinellas County government construction managers who retired through the state’s DROP program with full benefits immediately returned as “temp workers” through a …
You Paid For It: $25,000 St. Pete city audit seeks answers but …
Oct 10, 2016 · ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) – Two years ago the City of St. Petersburg’s Engineering Director Tom Gibson ordered a $92,000 sewage system study that You Paid For. …
You Paid For It: Pinellas return on investment from French Riviera ...
Nov 27, 2017 · PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – It’s been months since Pinellas Film Commissioner Tony Armer alerted us the British were coming here to spend $1 million on an …
You Paid For it: Pinellas Film Commissioner funding of Sunscreen …
Jul 7, 2017 · Pinellas County’s Film Commissioner Tony Armer spent two weeks on the French Riviera this year promoting Pinellas County as a filmmaking venue. Armer also enjoyed a …