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Florida weighs state university visa hiring freeze at DeSantis’ request
University of South Florida had 107 H-1B visa recipients in FY2025.
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Mackenzie Mclean is a dancer, a teacher—and executive director of the Pinellas Dance Collective
Graduating from PCCA in 2023, the now-20-year-old won a scholarship to her dream school in California but decided to stay in St. Pete.
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Business alliance posts legal challenge over meeting discussing South Tampa’s Howard Avenue flood relief project
Attorneys for the City of Tampa say the meeting is not a violation of Sunshine Law.
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Eckerd professors want to tell you about the microplastics in Tampa Bay
Dr. Amy Siuda and Dr. Shannon Gowans developed an app to track microplastics in 2023.
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Letters: Hillsborough College is ready to play ball with the Rays, but are students getting shut out of the deal?
Is it in the best interest of Hillsborough College students and the surrounding community to confine academic growth while continuing a trend that prioritizes lucrative sports industries, unaffordable housing, more concrete and cars?
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Campus carry bill shifts to other security measures
The bill proposed after a shooting at FSU no longer lets professors and TAs open carry on state campuses.
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Bill eliminating insanity defense scrapes through first committee stop
An independent senator called the legislation “crap,” a Democrat deemed it “unjust,” and a Republican voted “no.”
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Sarasota U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan leaving Congress after 20 years
Trump endorsed him for re-election in November.
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Democratic socialist Richie Floyd, St. Pete’s youngest councilperson, officially launches re-election campaign
He was named council vice chair this month.
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Proposal to require Florida students pass cursive test swoops to House floor
The bill’s sponsor voted against it in previous legislative sessions.
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Recreational pot advocates lose court battle a week ahead of petition deadline
Smart & Safe Florida must submit at least 880,062 valid signatures statewide and meet congressional district signature thresholds by Feb. 1 to put the issue on the ballot.
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Tampa Rep. Fentrice Driskell sponsors bill to revive abortion access
The Reproductive Freedom Act bills were filed on Roe v. Wade’s 53rd anniversary.
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Oracle of Ybor: How do I avoid burnout under fascism?
Balancing strength, stamina and care is key.
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Equality Florida: DeSantis’ LGBTQ-targeted bills are ‘smoke bomb’ distractions [PHOTOS]
Floridians should focus on issues like affordability and the Hope Florida scandal, the group said.
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‘I think about Jurassic Park’: DeSantis’ AI Bill of Rights clears first committee hurdle
Union advocate Rich Templin reflected on the warnings of the blockbuster film.
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Advancing Florida bill would make it even harder to get unemployment
The GOP-backed measure is meant to crack down on alleged fraud in the system.
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Vigil for Tampa man killed in West Bank interrupted by Christian content creators [PHOTOS]
One content creator who heckled families created a fundraiser for himself.
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Neighborhood cleanup? There’s a Gasparilla for that
Gasparilla Clean Team turns Tampa’s trash into a community treasure.
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St. Pete City Councilman Richie Floyd launches re-election this weekend with record store party
He was named council vice chair this month.
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Hillsborough Commissioners Cepeda, Wostal, and Miller skip signing MLK Day commendation
The Republican commissioners’ signatures were missing from the recognition of the Tampa Organization of Black Affairs.