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Call to Action! Support Moffitt Cancer Center
As one of the Chamber's three top priorities, HB 651 sponsored by Representative Jamie Grant* and SB 662 sponsored by Senator Dana Young* allows
Moffitt Cancer Center to receive an increase in their share of the cigarette tax revenue to fund a research tower and renovations and expansion of clinical facilities.
Email your legislator today and tell them you think it is important for HB 651 and SB 662 to advance in both the House and Senate.
*If your legislator is Senator Dana Young or Representative Jamie Grant, please note they are the bill sponsors. When sending an email to either Senator Young or Representative Grant, you may want to thank them (you can alter the sample letter in the link) for their leadership in supporting the bill.
Click
here and enter your name and home address (click "remember me" if you want to save your information for future calls to action) then hit submit to see a sample letter that you can send immediately.
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County Commission Chair Visits the Chamber
This week, Hillsborough County Commission
Chairman Stacy White met with the Chamber's Board of Directors to discuss the county's priorities, including the 800 million set aside for transportation improvements over the next ten years, land use coordination, and the need for regional and local communication on all transportation projects.
The Chamber continues to support the need for additional funding sources to meet the transportation needs of Tampa Bay.
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Hillsborough Day During 2017 Legislative Session
Wednesday was Hillsborough Day in Tallahassee. Representatives from the community and local elected officials traveled to the capitol to meet with delegation members and to highlight Hillsborough. Pirates from Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla were in the courtyard to hand out over 1,000 Cuban sandwiches, and performers from Busch Gardens and animals from Lowry Park Zoo were on hand to show all that Hillsborough County has to offer.
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