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Nikki Fried: ‘The pendulum is swinging towards Democrats’ after Miami victory
Florida Dems are focused on flipping Tampa Bay congressional seats.
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Florida Panhandle men’s prison has ‘culture of violence,’ two-year investigation alleges
The report by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) examines Gulf Correctional Institution near Wewahitchka.
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David Jolly appears with Gwen Graham in St. Pete, sparking talk about his gubernatorial running mate
Progressive critics see a Jolly-Graham ticket as ‘a pathetic retreat, not a step forward.’
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Tampa Rep. Fentrice Driskell calls Trump plan to redraw congressional map ‘illegal’
Florida’s Fair District amendments prohibit line-drawing that intentionally favors or disfavors a political party or incumbent.
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Palestinian-American teen with Tampa ties has been released from Israeli prison
CAIR and CAIR-Florida are calling on the State Department, members of Congress, faith leaders, and civil-society organizations to press for a full public accounting of Ibrahim’s treatment and ‘concrete consequences for the Israeli officials responsible.’
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In Tampa, county leaders say Florida ‘DOGE’ audits lack context, including state mandated spending
‘This whole thing is a made-for-television event, and it’s specifically made for television for the CFO’s reelection.’
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Once again, Florida election supervisors are asking lawmakers to make it easier to vote by mail
The request was one of just seven that the organization representing Florida’s 67 supervisors of elections made Wednesday to the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee.
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Pinellas County Sheriff talks juvenile detention, property taxes and more
Bob Gualtieri was in Tampa for the Florida Association of Counties legislative conference.
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The wealthiest man in the state legislature enters race to become Florida’s CFO
Dade City Rep. Kevin Steele founded the Tampa software company DataLink Software in 2001 and retired from the company in 2022.
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After 28 years in charge, Nadine Smith is leaving Equality Florida
Smith will be succeeded by Stratton Pollitzer, the organization’s co-founder and deputy director.
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Tampa, St. Pete recieve perfect scores from HRC on LGBTQ policies, services
Five other Florida cities also received perfect scores.
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At USF, experts debate potential property tax measure: ‘This is policy malpractice’
The governor has previously said he wants one constitutional amendment on the ’26 ballot to reduce property taxes.
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Orange County Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Jerry Demings says he’ll change Florida’s approach to home rule
Demings will make an appearance at the Florida Association of Counties in Tampa later this week.
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Manatee couple pushes to allow ‘granny cams’ at Florida’s long-term care facilities
They want Florida to require nursing homes and assisted-living facilities to allow residents to install video monitoring devices in rooms.
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Republican lawmaker proposes making Hillsborough Schools superintendent an elected position
Hillsborough would become the largest school district in the nation that elects its superintendent.
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Tampa Bay physicians urge Florida lawmakers to resist ban on vaccine mandates
No legislation has appeared yet to expand DeSantis administration’s proposal.
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In Bradenton, DHS Sec. Kristi Noem touts Florida partnership
Tampa and St. Petersburg are among hundreds of Florida municipalities that optionally agreed to let law enforcement to work with ICE.
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Florida Democrat files bill that would protect public employees who use medical marijuana
There are exceptions if the use of cannabis is impairing the worker’s ability to perform job duties or responsibilities.
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Florida Democrats and NPA voters support open primaries, survey says
Of the 626 Democrats surveyed, 87% support having the party unilaterally open its primary election to nonparty-affiliated (NPA) voters.