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  • Ground broken for St. Joseph's Hospital-South in Riverview
    Oct 17, 2012 - A ceremonial groundbreaking took place on the $225 million St. Joseph's Hospital-South, near Interstate 75 and Big Bend Road in Riverview. Among the dignitaries who attended the event were hospital board members and executives including BayCare President and CEO Steve Mason, U.S Reps. Kathy Castor ... More
  • MacDill Event Looks for Leaders
    Sep 30, 2012 - More than most students milling about the hallway at the Davis Conference Center at MacDill Air Force Base, Caleb Allen knows the cost of war. His father, retired Marine Cpl. Mike Jernigan, was blinded when his Humvee hit an improvised explosive device while on patrol in Iraq in 2004. But that didn'... More
  • Tampa-Cuba air service had great first summer
    Sep 29, 2012 - One year after launching charter air service between Tampa International Airport and Cuba, the flights have met expectations — and ridership is poised to grow in the coming year. Next month, a travel service in Pinellas County will step up its program for bookings under a U.S. to Cuba travel program... More
  • President Obama Visit to Tampa Showcases Importance of Port to Our Economy
    Apr 12, 2012 - President Obama’s trip to Tampa tomorrow highlights the importance of the Port of Tampa in our community, our commitment to creating jobs, our local small businesses tied to international trade, and the vital role travel and tourism play in our economy, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor said. “The Port of Tamp... More
  • Castor calls for congressional reform and passage of bipartisan STOCK Act
    Feb 8, 2012 - Today, U.S. Representative Kathy Castor released the following statement calling for the passage of the bipartisan Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act, or STOCK Act, which would prohibit Members of Congress and federal employees from profiting from nonpublic information they obtain via their... More
  • Strip tax pirates of secrecy cloak
    Jan 15, 2012 - The IRS does a good job of not leaking personal information we taxpayers are required to report. It is also good at guarding the confidentiality of someone pretending to be you and stealing a big refund in your name. Tampa police complain that federal privacy laws are giving too much cover to ident... More
  • Downtown surgery center heralds high-tech job growth
    Jan 9, 2012 - U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor touted Tampa's efforts to boost job growth Monday, using as a backdrop a University of South Florida medical training center under construction downtown. The Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation – CAMLS – is expected to bring about 150 new jobs to downtown when ... More
  • Tampa apartments rehabbed with federal stimulus money
    Aug 30, 2011 - Six months ago, a small apartment complex at 5126 N. Habana Ave. was a run-down foreclosed structure where drug dealers and drug users frequented. Now, the complex is the jewel of the neighborhood and will soon provide affordable housing for dozens of families. Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn and U.S. Rep.... More
  • Opposing the Health Law, Florida Refuses Millions
    Aug 1, 2011 - When it comes to pursuing federal largess, most of the states that oppose the 2010 health care law have refused to let either principle or politics block their paths to the trough. If Washington is doling out dollars, Republican governors and legislators typically figure they might as well get their... More
  • Computer training agency logs $1 million federal grant
    Jun 27, 2011 - The nonprofit Computer Mentors Inc. was awarded a $1 million federal grant to give juvenile offenders the opportunity to learn computer job skills while also providing re-built computers to area residents. The award was announced today by U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, during a news conference at ... More