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The special election to replace Spring Hill’s former Sen. Blaise Ingoglia is set for September
Ingoglia was sworn in as Florida’s CFO this month.
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Tampa Bay’s buzzing feminist sex toy market replaces shame with activism
Sex toys are like spiders. Even if you don’t see them, you’re probably within six feet of one.
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Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd tells DeSantis that immigration arrests have ‘overwhelmed’ the system
The capacity issue is expected to escalate in Florida in the coming weeks as sheriffs and police chiefs ramp up arrests and detention of undocumented immigrants.
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Federal judges set to decide if Tampa Bay’s Senate District 16 was racially-gerrymandered
The case is one of a series of legal battles stemming from the 2022 redistricting process.
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Tampa Rep. Dianne Hart is worried that a Republican could win special city council election
She moderates a candidate forum on Aug. 14.
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Tampa Bay’s Period Pantry is turning two and throwing a party to celebrate
The bloody good party is set for Aug. 2.
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Mayor Ken Welch wants to know what you love and hate about St.Petersburg
The 2025 Community Survey might be more like a Sunshine City group therapy session.
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Tampa Bay renters need to make $32.42/hour to comfortably afford a one-bedroom apartment, per report
Florida’s minimum wage workers have to be on the clock for 96 hours to afford a ‘modest’ one-bedroom rental at fair market rate.
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Tampa City Council members are set to sing karaoke on the golf course this summer
A flyer adds that no city business will be discussed.
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St. Pete council considers proposal for non-governmental entity to deliver ‘urban management services’ in downtown
Councilmember Richie Floyd told the San Pedro Gazette that they are still seeking clarity regarding the ‘Clean and Safe’ program
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Hillsborough Rep. Susan Valdés has no regrets about defecting to Republican party
‘The thing is, unfortunately, the Democratic Party left me a long time ago,’ she said.
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After DeSantis veto and Trump cuts, WMNF Tampa shatters single-day fundraising record
Nearly 1,300 listeners pitched in to raise more than $280,000,
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A candidate roll call for Tampa’s District 5 City Council race happens this month in Ybor City
Come get the tea at Al’s, ahead of the election this fall.
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Fran Tate in, Orlando Gudes out, as race for Tampa City Council seat takes off
If no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, a runoff election will be held Oct. 28.
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As it plans Tampa expansion, Brightline high speed rail seeks $400M in tax-exempt bonds
There will be a public hearing regarding the proposition on July 17.
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Grappling with funding cuts, WMNF Tampa is asking listeners to join the resistance
DeSantis already nixed $100,000, and the feds could cut an additional $130,000.
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Environmental group wants judge to toss out EPA decision allowing ‘radioactive’ roads in Polk County
The environmental group pointed to a 1992 federal rule that barred using phosphogypsum in road projects and to potential cancer risks.
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Hillsborough’s Rep. Fentrice Driskell will run for Florida Senate seat in 2026
Florida House Democratic Leader was elected to the House in 2018 and is term-limited.
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‘You want some? Come get some?’: In Tampa, Trump’s border czar Tom Homan responds to hecklers
He appeared Saturday at the Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit.
