Evan Axelbank

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Evan Axelbank

The BriefFlorida state leaders are debating cutting sales tax by three-quarters of a percent. The current state sales tax is 6%. Leaders say state spending can be cut to suit any drop in revenue the state experiences. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Could shopping get cheaper in Florida? State leaders are discussing cutting sales taxes, which are currently 6%. The state house speaker wants to lower it by three-quarters of a percent, hoping to save shoppers $5 billion a year.

1 month ago | fox13news.com | Evan Axelbank

The Florida legislature is considering a bill to require state drivers to have license plates on both the front and back of vehicles. The goal is to make it more difficult to get away from a hit-and-run crash. The backstory: The bill is in honor of 13-year-old Lilly Glaubach, who was killed in 2022 by a driver who is now serving fifteen years for leaving the scene. READ: Sen. Ashley Moody introduces HELPER Act.

1 month ago | fox13news.com | Evan Axelbank

A St. Petersburg developer who has offered to buy the land around Tropicana Field says he can have developers begin construction the moment the lease to Tropicana Field is up, and that it will not cost any public dollars. By the numbers: Blake Investment Partners made an offer for $260 million to fix the Trop and to buy the 86 acres the city is desperate to develop. It wouldn't necessarily include a new Rays stadium, but developer Thompson Blake says it would still bring the city into a new era.

1 month ago | fox13news.com | Evan Axelbank

Even though the Rays only backed out of the deal to build a stadium in downtown St. Pete late last week, the battle is already underway over what will be built there next. Community activists held a rally in front of St. Pete City Hall to make their demands. St. Pete received an offer for Tropicana Field as activists rallied for the Gas Plant renewal.

1 month ago | fox13news.com | Evan Axelbank

After the Rays' announcement that they would not follow through with plans for a new stadium in downtown St. Pete, city officials in Tampa are seeing if there are any options on their side of the bay for a new stadium. "We are clearly going to dust off our proposal here in Hillsborough County and see where that takes us," said Mayor Jane Castor. The Rays' 2018 proposal for Ybor City never made it to the next step. 2018 renderings of a potential new stadium for the Rays in Ybor City.