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Ed Turanchik pulls in $100k in first month of mayoral bid
He celebrates his campaign kickoff April 2 at Armature Works.
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As state tries to block puppy mill sales bans, Trump hides inspection info (UPDATED)
We told you he doesn’t like dogs.
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“Window dressing”: Florida Senator calls BS on bill arming school guardians
Sen. Gary Farmer, a Fort Lauderdale Democrat, said the bill still arms teachers regardless of how GOP lawmakers frame it.
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This Florida lawmaker thinks only thoughts and prayers can stop mass shootings
Where do we start with this one?
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Florida lawmakers to kick in $3 million for NRA-backed gun-plex
Guys, we’re pretty sure this isn’t what those teenagers were talking about.
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Florida senator blows off fracking ban; activists descend
Environmentalists and medical professionals are making one last push for a ban on the practice before the window closes.
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On eve of spring break, Tampa International Airport expects record numbers (again)
Millions of people are expected to pass through the airport between tomorrow and mid-April.
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Putin’s Florida-targeting missile video a blast from the past for Cold War-era officials…but still frightening
In the video, the intercontinental ballistic missile for some reason zeros in on Central Florida.
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Seven times Parkland students called out Rick Scott on guns
In the 15 days since the deadly shooting at their high school, they don’t seem to want to let him off easy. Imagine that.
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Florida’s youth could turn the tide on guns — and elections.
That is, if recent events are any indication.
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White lies matter: Hope Hicks resigns
The 29-year-old White House Communications Director departs after admitting to telling some untruths for her boss, Donald J. Trump.
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Poll suggests Pinellas County residents oppose the death penalty
By a more than two-to-one margin, most said they prefer that those convicted of heinous crimes face life in prison. But there’s a catch.
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Dick’s Sporting Goods will stop selling assault-style rifles
The retailer will also stop selling high-capacity magazines and raise the minimum age for buying all guns to 21.
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Now Florida lawmakers want to overturn bans on stores selling dogs bred in puppy mills
Puppies, too?!: The latest latest f-you to cities and counties.
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Florida Man arrested for incoherent tweet threatening David Jolly
And that’s how you get your guns taken away, kids.
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Hundreds of students rally in downtown Tampa for stronger gun laws
Kids from schools across the region get vocal on lawmakers’ lack of action on guns post Parkland.
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Statue of Florida civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune is now likely to replace one of a Confederate leader in DC
Lawmakers helped seal the deal earlier this week.
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Florida Sen. Oscar Braynon II unloads on Rick Scott, GOP colleagues on guns
After a face-to-face meeting about preventing more mass shootings, he said he wasn’t even sure the governor knew who he was.
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Here are the Tampa Bay lawmakers that voted against the assault weapons ban
Is your state representative on the list?
