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Florida farmers to receive $675 million in federal block grant for hurricane relief
Florida producers have suffered more than $3 billion in losses from Hurricanes Idalia in 2023 plus Debby, Helene, and Milton in 2024, Simpson said.
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Environmental groups face more delays in lawsuit against ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Everglades construction
It has been nearly a month since the groups sued the Trump and DeSantis administrations and Miami-Dade County
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Hernando County Republican Blaise Ingoglia sworn in as Florida CFO
The DeSantis pick is expected to face a Trump-favored Sarasota Republican in the 2026 Republican primary.
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Tampa Bay’s Period Pantry is turning two and throwing a party to celebrate
The bloody good party is set for Aug. 2.
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Mayor Ken Welch wants to know what you love and hate about St.Petersburg
The 2025 Community Survey might be more like a Sunshine City group therapy session.
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Tampa Bay renters need to make $32.42/hour to comfortably afford a one-bedroom apartment, per report
Florida’s minimum wage workers have to be on the clock for 96 hours to afford a ‘modest’ one-bedroom rental at fair market rate.
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Tampa City Council members are set to sing karaoke on the golf course this summer
A flyer adds that no city business will be discussed.
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Tampa Monitor: Councilmembers to work on CRA funding for UrbanWorx and the Sanchez Y Haya project
It’s fitting the CRA Director will be presenting the Fiscal Year 2026 budget while the board figures out how to fund in the current fiscal year two $5 million projects.
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St. Pete council considers proposal for non-governmental entity to deliver ‘urban management services’ in downtown
Councilmember Richie Floyd told the San Pedro Gazette that they are still seeking clarity regarding the ‘Clean and Safe’ program
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Tampa Monitor: Two years after 2023 budget conflict, city council still doesn’t understand how the process works
It appears the politically expedient thing to do was focus on a couple of hot topic issues to get a sound bite in for the media watching.
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Hillsborough Rep. Susan Valdés has no regrets about defecting to Republican party
‘The thing is, unfortunately, the Democratic Party left me a long time ago,’ she said.
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As his administration fights off legal battle, DeSantis defends construction at Everglades detention center
Florida has a $37 million contract that includes funding for permanent and temporary fencing and roadway construction, according to a copy of the contract obtained by NOTUS before state officials seemingly deleted dozens of contracts from a database.
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Court won’t reconsider case of Florida student who wanted to use pronouns their parents didn’t support
The Littlejohns’ child asked to go by a male name and use they and them pronouns.
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Top Democrats say funding cut for public broadcasting is ‘stealing from the American people’
The U.S. House cleared legislation just after midnight Friday that will cancel $9 billion in previously approved spending.
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After DeSantis veto and Trump cuts, WMNF Tampa shatters single-day fundraising record
Nearly 1,300 listeners pitched in to raise more than $280,000,
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Florida AG enforces new chemtrail law after suggesting ‘weather modification’ contributed to Texas floods
He also dismissed the notion that cloud seeding was a culprit.