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It’s always Banned Books Week in Florida
Hillsborough County School Superintendent Van Ayres has been attacked by parents and shouted at by state government.
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As hurricane season gets going, former FEMA leaders warn that Trump budget cuts could soon become a major problem
President Donald Trump said in June that he intended to phase FEMA out after this year’s hurricane season.
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Tampa Monitor: City council will take a step, but not the final one, towards adopting new comprehensive land use plan
Councilmembers will also vote to approve the mayor’s proposed budget on Sept. 3.
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Tampa Bay’s Ecosphere Restoration Institute has been invited to the UN’s ‘Race to Resilience’
The nonprofit founded by Tom Ries in 2003, is also one of the few R2R members with boots-on-the-ground expertise in resilience.
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St. Pete mayor says city won’t be silenced—but also won’t fight for street murals
He promised a ‘more impactful’ replacement the city hasn’t planned yet.
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Tampa family opened doors to ICE agents, but the law says they didn’t have to
Lawyers say immigration officers need a judicial warrant to forcibly enter a home.
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West Tampa forum will discuss ‘The Black Agenda’ this Wednesday
Organizers say the Black presence in the neighborhood has dropped 50%.
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Spring Hill’s Blaise Ingoglia is running for full Florida CFO term
He just led DOGE audits in Tampa Bay municipalities.
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DeSantis: Judge’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ order ‘is not going to deter us.’
He touted more immigration arrests hours after a judge ordered the facility shut down.
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The City of St. Petersburg is letting FDOT remove its rainbow street mural
The ‘Black History Matters’ mural is going away, too.
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Despite legalities, floating billboards for abortion pills are coming to Pinellas beaches
Florida abortion laws ban abortion pills from being sent in the mail.
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In Ybor City, Florida Democrats prepare to battle DeSantis’ immigration ‘political theater’
Not all attendees were happy to wait until November.
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Local musicians prevail over buzzkills as St. Pete Beach shuts down proposed 7 p.m. noise ordinance
And the bands play on.
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Iconic Tampeño Vincent LoScalzo has died at the age of 88
The businessman was allegedly the don of the Trafficante Family, but family members say he was so much more.
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Legendary Tampa Bay newsman Rob Lorei, who opened doors for countless others, is dead at age 70
Giving the community a microphone, and listening, was Lorei’s specialty,
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‘Blueprint for Resistance’ talk launches new WMNF public affairs speaker series
On Thursday, Equality Florida’s Nadine Smith is the first ‘Wavemakers Live’ guest ever.
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DeSantis put ‘Deportation Depot’ in Baker County. His fans there aren’t happy
In one of Florida’s most conservative counties, the plan has drawn a tangle of reactions to those living within walking distance
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Republican Party of Florida drops ‘Deport Depot’ merch after Home Depot steps in
Talk about tools.
