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Florida’s top agriculture regulator wants to define ‘cartoon’
It’s part of a crack down on the sale of hemp to minors, to ensure products aren’t “attractive to children.”
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Permitting initiative aims to help Tampa Bay homeowners build living shorelines instead of seawalls
Streamlining the permitting process could encourage a more viable alternative to traditional seawalls.
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Texas and other states could copy DeSantis’ redistricting plan, group warns
A voter’s advocacy group warned of the redistricting “domino effect.”
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Shooting the breeze with Tampa Bay’s favorite weatherman, Denis Phillips
The local icon has no plans to retire either.
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A crosswalk made me gay
Tampa Bay leaders plan to bow to DeSantis and Trump. They still have a choice.
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Tampa Monitor: City council might decide on a resolution for Jackson House this week
The gist is that the surrounding property owner will a cede 10-foot strip of land on either side of the building in exchange for either $1.2 million or vacation of certain rights of way.
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After six months of meetings, the future of Tampa’s Racial Reconciliation Committee is in limbo
An official proposal for more time is expected in the next few weeks.
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Florida AG Uthmeier opens ‘climate cartel’ investigation
He called the disclosure and standards organizations “grifts.”
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Federal judge: DeSantis administration needs to prove ‘who’s running the show’ at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
An attorney for the DeSantis administration appeared to balk at the order.
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At Everglades detention camp, we have let evil in. Now the question is, ‘How far will evil go?’
The lesson here is not about the ‘final solution’ but how things start.
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It’s true, Tampa’s balls were hotter than ever yesterday
Tampa hits 100 degrees over the weekend, setting a heat record.
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Oracle of Ybor: My family supports me with money, but I still feel dismissed by them
And what do I do about my friend’s shady new accountant?
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Trump wants Sarasota’s Joe Grueters to be the next RNC chairman
The president wants current RNC Chair, Michael Whatley, to run for an open U.S. Senate seat.
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DeSantis says deportation flights have started at Florida Everglades immigrant detention center
An ICE spokesperson refused to answer questions about the deportation flights.
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As Trump worries about House majority, DeSantis says it’s ‘appropriate’ to redraw Florida’s congressional districts
Florida House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell blasted DeSantis’ remarks on Thursday.
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In Florida and DC, fallout over Epstein files continues to dog Donald Trump
In Tallahassee, a top DOJfficial interviewed Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s former girlfriend and a key figure in the growing controversy.