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‘Climate cartel’: Florida AG subpoenas environmental nonprofit for alleged trade law violations
His investigation marks the latest anti-climate-change policy pushback under Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Oracle of Ybor: I need to pull cards for my own troubles
Sometimes, I feel lost or overwhelmed with the world or frightened about the future.
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Tampa conference is a ‘gathering of union busters,’ according to local labor leaders
CUE—formerly known as the Council on Union-Free Environment—is coming to downtown starting April 19.
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Florida Republican Rep. Cory Mills asked to resign amid sexual misconduct investigation
The comment came after Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell from California and Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales from Texas announced resignations.
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St. Pete man wants to buy long-shuttered Haslam’s bookstore, and he’s selling 500,000 t-shirts to do it
‘I have this gut feeling that they are looking for a ‘Mr. Right’ to re-open the bookstore.’
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DJ Three is doing a four-hour, all-vinyl, birthday set in St. Pete this weekend
The set alongside Tampa’s Brian Busto goes down Saturday at The Nest.
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8 incredible Tampa Bay spots to lay low if you’re trying to not testify about Jeffrey Epstein
From high-end restaurants to sunny beaches, what follows are the best local spots to lay low.
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Tampa City Councilman Bill Carlson announces run for mayor
‘Our economy has grown because of the economic boom that happened from 2010 to 2020, not because of anything any person or organization did.’
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill naming highway after Donald Trump
The bill also designates the Tallahassee airport as Bobby Bowden-Tallahassee International Airport.
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New Port Richey reelects Mayor Chopper Davis
There was a 20% increase in voter turnout compared with the last mayoral election.
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Ybor City walking tour to raise funds for Tampa DSA’s erase medical debt fundraiser
The Sunday event is part of a busy spring for the political organization.
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Creative Loafing Tampa Bay readers respond to gas prices, Guy Fieri, fired sheriff’s deputy and more
‘He’s taller and Chad got scared’
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Environmentalists successfully relocate Country Thunder Festival off St. Pete Beach, citing threats to turtle nesting season
Organizers have confirmed refunds will be available following the location change, and tickets for the original event will be honored at the new venue in Clearwater.
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Florida seeks alternative to high school AP courses with own version of college-level history classes
U.S. history is the second subject in the FACT program. Last year, the DOE initiated a statewide pilot for college algebra.
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Remembering Fox 13 meteorologist and LGBTQ+ advocate Andy Johnson
“No one who ever met him disliked him. He was just that kind of guy.”
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Everything we saw at the 2026 Tampa Pro [Photos]
The two-day street comp culminated with Red Bull athlete Jagger Eaten taking the top spot and a $10,000 purse.
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Tampa City Council election 2027: Hoyt Prindle will challenge Charlie Miranda in District 6
Prindle lost by only 135 votes in 2023.
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Bob Buckhorn officially enters 2027 Tampa mayoral race, says he expects council members to ‘stay in their lanes’
Buckhorn, a two-time mayor who served consecutive terms as mayor from 2011-2019, says every neighborhood must ‘succeed together.’
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s campaign backed by Big Tobacco, gun companies and more
The gun manufacturer Sig Sauer Inc., which was behind a failed effort in the 2026 legislative session to shield gun makers from liability lawsuits over a defect that isn’t required by federal law, gave the political committee $50,000.
