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The Tampa Bay Times is now publishing AI-generated stories
The Tampa Bay Times quietly debuted the Times AI News Engine last September.
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Following fatal Ybor City police chase, Tampa proposes lowering speed limit on 7th Avenue
City officials plan to reduce the speed limit from 30 to 25 mph, install traffic barriers, and introduce additional street parking and bus stop lanes to narrow the street approaching Ybor.
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Hillsborough Republican sponsors bill critics call a ‘death knell’ for rural lands
‘This needs to be brought to the public, to the surrounding community, down in the little Manatee area, Wimauma, the Sundance area.’
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Florida Legislature poised to defund land conservation program
‘You can’t just park on the side of the road, sneak under a barbed wire fence, and take your family for a hike on a cattle ranch.’
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Paralegal Tres Rodmon wants to be Tampa’s first openly-trans mayor
Rodmon wants to empower marginalized communities across the rest of the city.
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Councilwoman Lynn Hurtak files paperwork to join Tampa mayoral race
She’s the first elected official to enter the race.
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Union nurses protest ICE in Largo [Photos]
They’re calling on Congress to stop health threats from federal immigration agencies.
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Bob Buckhorn’s mayoral PAC has more than $1.4 million—and most of it comes from development and investment interests
The two-time mayor defended his big money connections and use of CRA funds to subsidize development, saying ‘I would do it again 10 times over every day of the week.’
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Bill calling for $5M plan to rename Florida airport after Trump passes House
‘I think this is crazy that we are trying to name an airport after this man, okay?’ said Miami-Dade Democratic Rep. Ashley Gantt.
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Tampa City Council could vote to approve Flock-integrated speed cameras in school zones
Councilmembers say they are confident data wouldn’t be inappropriately shared.
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Tampa Bay nonprofit responds to thousands of injured bird calls every year
Driven by volunteers, Birds In Helping also helps other animals.
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Officials want feedback on redistricting plans for Tampa elections
The public can take a survey and take part in two meetings set for Feb. 23 and March 9.
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Pinellas police chiefs signed ICE agreements following sheriff’s ‘removal’ warning, records show
PCSO’s Bob Gualtieri told all Pinellas police chiefs, ‘the consequences for not doing so include removal from office by the Governor, including his power to remove police chiefs.’
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Homesick joins Tampa Bay’s bagel boom
The Hyde Park spot shares ownership with Santoro’s Pizza and Giancarlo’s Cafe & Spirits,