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Charges dropped against Tampa photojournalist arrested covering Miami ICE protest
Dave Decker faced charges of trespassing and resisting arrest despite showing press credentials.
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DeSantis: Florida can beat Trump in a fight over AI
Trump signed an executive order on AI last week to create a federal standard for regulation.
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Hearings to repeal Florida’s school vaccine mandates begin
Heated debates began last week in the Panhandle.
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‘No contract, no coffee’: Downtown Clearwater Starbucks closed as unionized workers join nationwide strike [PHOTOS]
Unlike past one-day strikes, this one is open-ended with a to-be-determined end date for the work stoppage.
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Clearwater Starbucks workers join nearly 4,000 baristas on strike
Workers are asking customers and their communities to boycott Starbucks for as long as they’re on strike—meaning no gift cards, no coffee and no holiday merch.
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‘He does not deserve this honor:’ Tensions erupt over proposed Charlie Kirk Day
Charlie Kirk would be the second person—after Ronald Reagan—commemorated in Florida statute.
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Florida AG sues Starbucks over what he says is race-based hiring
The suit alleges Starbucks has violated a state civil-rights law.
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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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DeSantis’ proposed state budget includes bans on ‘social justice,’ Net Zero policies
It also includes a record increase for teachers’ salaries.
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ZooTampa shares photos of the baby monkey born last weekend
The occasion marks the first birth of the ‘vulnerable’ species there since 2018.
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Trump says ‘One Rulebook,’ but DeSantis has objected to the possibility of the feds preempting state AI laws
DeSantis was among opponents of a proposal in the federal ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ that, for a decade, would have prevented states from regulating artificial intelligence.
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USF researchers discover steep decline in some sargassum seaweed populations
Researchers say high temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico may be to blame.
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Here’s how Trump’s proposed changes to Endangered Species Act could affect Florida wildlife
The deadline for public comment is Dec. 22.
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Siding with DeSantis, Florida Senate president prefers to wait for SCOTUS before redistricting decision
That puts him at odds with a timetable for congressional redistricting set last week by a select committee in the Florida House.
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With focus on affordability in 2026, Florida House Democrats eye changes to property insurance, housing and government spending
With a Republican super-majority, Democrats can’t pass legislation on their own.
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Even Pinellas can learn lessons from new Florida Wildlife Corridor development guidelines
While focused on large master-planned communities, guidelines in the 153-page book can also be applied to urban areas.
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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 Monitor: CRA and land use decisions include potential land for TGH facility in Ybor City
Tampa City Councilmembers, meeting as the CRA, will also vote on the CRA services agreement with the city.
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Hillsborough County Commission candidate Neil Manimala talks transit, compassion, bipartisanship and Wawa coffee
He’s hoping to block Donna Cameron Cepeda, a Republican elected in 2022, from re-election in District 5.