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A candidate roll call for Tampa’s District 5 City Council race happens this month in Ybor City
Come get the tea at Al’s, ahead of the election this fall.
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Fran Tate in, Orlando Gudes out, as race for Tampa City Council seat takes off
If no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, a runoff election will be held Oct. 28.
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As it plans Tampa expansion, Brightline high speed rail seeks $400M in tax-exempt bonds
There will be a public hearing regarding the proposition on July 17.
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Grappling with funding cuts, WMNF Tampa is asking listeners to join the resistance
DeSantis already nixed $100,000, and the feds could cut an additional $130,000.
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In the face of ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ Central Florida’s Planned Parenthood clinics ‘don’t plan on going anywhere’
Planned Parenthood has one clinic location each in Orlando, Kissimmee and Lakeland, two facilities in Tampa, and 12 other locations throughout Florida.
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Environmental group wants judge to toss out EPA decision allowing ‘radioactive’ roads in Polk County
The environmental group pointed to a 1992 federal rule that barred using phosphogypsum in road projects and to potential cancer risks.
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Trump-approved Rep. Byron Donalds leads all Florida Republicans in 2026 poll on governor’s race
In a four-way contest Donalds leads Casey DeSantis by eight points.
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Hillsborough’s Rep. Fentrice Driskell will run for Florida Senate seat in 2026
Florida House Democratic Leader was elected to the House in 2018 and is term-limited.
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‘You want some? Come get some?’: In Tampa, Trump’s border czar Tom Homan responds to hecklers
He appeared Saturday at the Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit.
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Oracle of Ybor: Your restaurant is in the summer slump, and maybe you need a business partner
That might involve letting go of some power, but perhaps another set of eyes will help you get to calmer seas.
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Tampa Monitor: Mayor Castor to present her proposed FY2026 budget on Thursday
Council has until Oct. 1 to approve a budget.
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An open primary for Florida Democrats? Nikki Fried’s staff is collecting data on that proposal right now
The party is looking for ways to break through to voters in a state that’s become a GOP stronghold.
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To the DEP, protecting Florida springs is not as important as protecting politically powerful polluters
The big issue, once again, is what the DEP calls Basin Management Action Plans.
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‘This isn’t a field trip — it’s oversight’: After being denied entry, Florida lawmakers get access to Everglades detention facility
Lawmakers will be allowed entrance from 11 am to 12:30 pm. on Saturday.
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Accuracy of hurricane intensity models would ‘almost certainly’ drop off after Trump cuts to NOAA, experts say
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act also includes $200 million in cuts to NOAA’s weather forecasting and public alert programs.
