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Hillsborough County’s Nonprofit Arts and Culture Industry Generates $433.2 Million in Economic Activity and Supports 15 Thousand Jobs Annually According to Americans for the Arts

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TAMPA, FL — The nonprofit arts and culture industry generates $433.2 million in annual economic activity in the Hillsborough County—supporting 14,962 full-time equivalent jobs and generating $51.9 million in local and state government revenues, according to the Arts & Economic Prosperity 5 national economic impact study. The most comprehensive economic impact study of the nonprofit arts and culture industry ever conducted in the United States, Arts & Economic Prosperity 5 was conducted by Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education in partnership with the Arts Council of Hillsborough County.

Informe sobre reforma migratoria con Congresista Kathy Castor

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Broadcast on Infomas on 04/12/2017 Democrats in Washington continue to search for comprehensive immigration reform, an issue currently disregarded by the Trump administration. Tampa Congresswoman, Kathy Castor, spoke to her constituents about the future at Café con Kathy in Ybor City. “Not only has she always fought for immigration reform, DREAMers, and keeping…

Castor, Ross Reintroduce Bipartisan Flood Insurance Bill to Help Homeowners

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This news release was issued by U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross (FL-15) U.S. Rep. Dennis A. Ross (R-FL-15), Senior Deputy Majority Whip, today reintroduced his bipartisan legislation, the Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act, which would encourage the development of a robust private flood insurance market that can offer homeowners options in terms of pricing and…

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor announces $1.6 million in recovered federal benefits for Tampa Bay families

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With the help of U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14), hundreds of veterans, seniors, troops, families and neighbors in the Tampa Bay area recovered more than $1.6 million in unpaid federal benefits in 2016. Nearly half—$773,132—was owed to our local veterans for benefits they have earned.