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Religious coalition calls on Tampa City Council to reduce unemployment listen

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Tags: Lisa Montelione, Harry Cohen, Frank Reddick, Tampa City Council, unemployment, jobs, HOPE

Members of a religious political action group in Hillsborough County called on Tampa City Council members Monday night to introduce ordinances that would boost employment rates in the area. The Hillsborough Organization for Prosperity and Equality (HOPE) proposed two measures for council members to consider at the Mount Calvary Seventh Day Adventist Church in Tampa. One would require employers to delay background checks until after an interview. After seeing dozens of hands raise from the ...