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‘This is a trophy hunt’: Despite pushback, FWC moves closer to allowing Florida’s first bear hunt since 2015
Commissioners will return for a final vote in August.
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DeSantis signs law letting child care employees train to carry guns at work
The law, SB 1470, also revises school door locking requirements.
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Damon Moore is working to restore the Manatee River, one oyster reef pot at a time
Oyster reefs are considered critical habitat because a single oyster can filter up to 50 gallons of water every day.
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League of Cities briefs Tampa Bay officials on new hurricane-response legislation
Pinellas County Republican Sen. Nick DiCeglie sponsored SB 180.
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In Winter Haven, DeSantis lashes out against Hope Florida investigation launched by ‘jackass’ Republican legislator
‘He took documents and he dropped them in a prosecutor’s office…’
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David Jolly and Josh Weil test drive campaign messages at Pinellas town hall
Both Democrats said they’ll likely announce candidacies for governor and U.S. Senate next month.
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Pasco Sheriff’s Office ordered to pay fees for targeting “problem people,” “at-risk youths”
The office settled a lawsuit with residents last year over its controversial predictive policing program
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Tampa Bay legislators call on Congress not to defund Planned Parenthood
Sen. Darryl Rouson (D-St. Petersburg) and Rep. Dianne Hart (D-Tampa) joined the effort.
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NRA asks Supreme Court to repeal Florida’s age limit on long gun purchases
The group is once again trying to lower the age limit from 21
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FAMU, Florida’s sole public historic Black university, taps GOP ally as president
The board of trustees also voted to increase the salary at $750,000.
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Federal judge orders Florida DEP take steps to protect manatees after violating Endangered Species Act
The order came after his ruling that the state violated the Endangered Species Act in the northern Indian River Lagoon
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HART has cleared the way for a new public transit tax, and this Tampa group is ready to plan next steps
Transit Now Tampa Bay holds its next meeting on Thursday, May 29.
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Oracle Of Ybor: The Two of Swords has something to say about the resentment you have for family
If that sword falls, it’ll be you who cuts them off.
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‘Term limits have completely empowered lobbyists’: In Tampa, a discussion about how long officials should stay in office
Florida voters amended the state Constitution subjecting legislators to eight-year term limits more than three decades ago.
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Workers at a third Tampa Starbucks file petition to unionize
The store is at the Shoppes of Carrollwood, less than two miles from another unionized Starbucks.
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Activists in Tampa post signs over I-4 equating ICE to German secret police
They also posted “FK ICE” and “CRUSH ICE.”
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Nominations are open for Creative Loafing’s Best of the Bay 2025
There are a bunch of new categories up for grabs.
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Tampa Monitor: Councilmembers remove Guido Maniscalco as council chair
They also voted to give developers of Tampa’s beleaguered Rome Yard project more time to explain their plan.