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Ahead of anti-Trump rallies, officials say: ‘If you resist lawful orders, you’re going to jail’
At least 10 “No Kings” protests are planned for Saturday around Tampa Bay.
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Tampa officials will raise the Pride flag over city hall on Thursday
Mayor Jane Castor and City Council Chairman Alan Clendenin will lead the ceremony.
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Tampa Christian school officially urges US Supreme Court to take up pre-game prayer case
The FHSAA faces a July 10 deadline for filing a response to the petition.
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Bay area Sen. Danny Burgess avoided testifying in gerrymandering lawsuit by asserting legislative privilege, says ACLU
The trial is expected to conclude on Thursday.
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Witness in gerrymandering trial says race was a major factor in creation of Tampa Bay’s Senate District 16
SD 16 includes a portion of South St. Petersburg before stretching across Tampa Bay to join a substantial part of Hillsborough County.
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‘Workers in Florida are reaching a tipping point’: Teachers unions score victory in state push against their existence
The Florida Education Association says 100 of its local unions had successfully recertified.
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Report: Abortions performed in Florida dropped by almost 46 percent from this time last year
The drop came after a law took effect in May 2024 that prevented most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
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Tampa Monitor: Councilwoman Gwen Henderson taught this city how to truly be ‘present’
A reflection on Council member Henderson’s time on council and her legacy.
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DeSantis signs Brooke’s Law targeting deepfake porn
The state could pursue damages and civil penalties from companies that don’t make good faith efforts to remove deepfakes.
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Hillsborough judge backs USF in lawsuit over student fees collected during COVID shutdown
The case centers on fees students paid for services such as transportation and athletics.
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Gwen Henderson, Tampa City Councilwoman and owner of Black English bookstore, dies at 60
She was elected to represent District 5 in May 2023.
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Michelle Rayner’s legislative aid Upton Fisher puts in bid for his former boss House seat
Fisher, a Navy vet, wants to keep fighting Gov. Ron DeSantis’ conservative agenda in Tampa Bay.
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Tampa Monitor: East Tampa, VM Ybor’s J.C. Newman Cigar Co., among topics for Thursday CRA meeting
Next week council is off with the celebration of Juneteenth.
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Tampa Monitor: Timeline of construction of city fire station No. 24 again irks councilmembers
The conversation isn’t over, the item will be returning on June 26th for another scheduled update.
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New Florida law targeting undocumented immigrants remains blocked by federal court
Attorney General James Uthmeier argued that enforcement should at least temporarily be allowed.
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Federal court clears way for City of Naples to restrict ‘Pridefest’ drag show
City officials want the show held indoors and open to adults-only.
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Controversies over Florida university presidents continue at FAMU
The latest dispute over Marva Johnson’s five- year contract at the HBCU is over how she will earn her pay.
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University of Florida trustees stand by controversial choice of Santa Ono for college president
His nomination being denied by the State University System Board of Governors.
