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DeSantis signs $116.5 billion budget in Tampa, vetoes $32 million in cultural grants
Millions of dollars in stormwater projects, school safety and infrastructure fixes were also vetoed.
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Tampa Pride will not get in-chamber commendation from Hillsborough commissioners
Three Republican board members did not sign the document.
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Florida measure to curb minors’ social media use passes subcommittee
The bill would prohibit social-media companies from allowing minors under the age of 16 to create new accounts on the platforms.
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‘There was nothing fresh. That was surprising to me.’ Tampa Democrat responds to DeSantis’ State of the State
DeSantis, who has spent much of his time in Iowa trying to sway voters in his campaign for president, made a pitstop in the Florida Capitol.
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Andrew Warren on his future, DeSantis’ tanking campaign, and ‘political puppet’ Susan Lopez
Warren’s fight to get his job back is currently in the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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‘Preposterous’: Disney CEO pushes back on DeSantis’ claim that the company is ‘sexualizing children’
Bob Iger also defended the company’s right to question a 2022 Florida law that restricted instruction about gender identity and sexual orientation in schools.
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‘Immoral and disgusting’: California officials link DeSantis to migrant flights
Documents linked this relocation of the migrants to a controversial program managed by Florida’s Division of Emergency Management.
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DeSantis administration wants judge to throw out constitutional challenge to drag show law
Hamburger Mary’s says the law violates First Amendment rights.
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Tampa Bay author Tyler Gillespie didn’t want to write another political poem
But then the state banned books.
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American politics will get darker before we see a hint of sunlight, and my soul needs a break
The end of Informed Dissent.
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Guys like DeSantis have nothing to offer but rage
Informed Dissent.
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McCarthy will go down with the ship, with the rest of the country anchored to his drowning ambition
Informed Dissent.
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When you elect clowns, you get a circus
Informed Dissent.
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The GOP is a post-policy party
Informed Dissent.
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For now, it looks like Chuck Schumer learned how to do politics like a Republican
Informed Dissent.
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Tampa police change controversial ‘crime free multi-housing’ program, but some remain skeptical
Several people and organizations spoke critically of TPD during Thursday’s city council meeting.
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Tampa has used $12 million of its emergency rental funding, with half going to District 7
An majority of the assistance also went to District 5 in East Tampa.
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The Omicron variant is our own fault
Informed Dissent