Tampa airport strikes car sharing deal, allowing for peer-to-peer rentals
The Hillsborough Aviation Authority had battled Turo and other Airbnb-like car sharing services over licenses and fees.
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Travelers walk inside Tampa International Airport s Rental Car Center in Tampa, Florida, on March 19, 2021. [ IVY CEBALLO/TAMPA BAY TIMES | Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Wire ]
Car sharing just got a little easier at Tampa International Airport.
The Hillsborough County Aviation Authority on Thursday approved updated rules for peer-to-peer car sharing apps and services that connect car owners and renters, like an automotive version of Airbnb. It also approved an official concessions agreement with one such service, Turo, with which it has waged a long legal battle over licenses and fees.
Hillsborough judge says he will consider sales tax refund options C.T. Bowen, Tampa Bay Times
TAMPA A Hillsborough Circuit Court judge said he retains the authority to help devise a public refund of the nearly $503 million collected through the voided Hillsborough transportation surtax.
Circuit Judge Rex Barbas’ April 7 order in the case of Commissioner Stacy White versus Hillsborough County over the penny on the sales tax included the provision that “this court also retains jurisdiction to consider the pending motions for supplemental relief” and, if appropriate, to grant that relief “regarding the possible return of the surtax receipts to the clerk and the disposition of the surtax receipts.”
Bayshore driver to be sentenced Thursday in crash that killed mom, girl
Cameron Herrin faces sentencing Thursday in the 2018 deaths of Jessica Reisinger-Raubenolt and her daughter, Lillia.
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A vehicle passes a roadside memorial for Jessica Raubenolt, 24, and her 21-month-old daughter, Lillia Thursday, May 31, 2018 in Tampa. Cameron Herrin, the driver of a Ford Mustang that struck and killed the pair, faces sentencing Thursday in a Tampa court. CHRIS URSO | Times
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TAMPA â What happened on Bayshore Boulevard one day in May 2018 was horrible. About that, there is no dispute.
It is also undisputed that Cameron Herrin â the young driver who slammed into and killed Jessica Reisinger-Raubenolt and her 1-year-old daughter, Lillia, as they crossed the iconic Tampa roadway â must endure consequences.
Pizza Hut sued over higher sales tax rate in Hillsborough
A 12-cent overcharge for a pizza spurs litigation seeking the restaurant chain to make amends to customers
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An attorney in Lutz is suing Pizza Hut of America, saying it illegally charged a higher sales tax in Hillsborough County after the Florida Supreme Court had voided the transportation sales tax. [PRNewswire]
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TAMPA â Ralph Fisherâs pepperoni and mushroom pizza cost 12 cents too much. He sued.
Fisher, an attorney in Lutz, filed a lawsuit March 24 in Hillsborough Circuit Court against Pizza Hut of America contending the chainâs restaurants illegally charged an extra 1 percent sales tax in Hillsborough.
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