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Pinellas County Republican files ‘Gulf of America’ bill
Sen. Nick DiCeglie, R-Indian Rocks Beach, filed the 70-page bill.
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Tampa luxury complex, cultural spots, get redevelopment dollars while residents beg for streets, sidewalk repairs
Tampa’s CRA boasted a reserve of more than $120 million, according to its fiscal 2023 audit.
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Hillsborough County declines to remove fluoride from drinking water supply
The vote transcended party lines.
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Donna Cameron Cepeda defends proposal to eliminate Sunshine law for Hillsborough County commissioners
“This is code for actually saying, ‘Making deals would be easier if we didn’t have to do it at a public meeting.’
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Pinellas County Republican Anna Paulina Luna files bill to carve Trump’s face on Mount Rushmore
“He will be forever remembered among the great like Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.”
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Tampa’s Gasparilla pirate festival: ‘Time flies when you’re having rum’
“You are never too old to party.”
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Appeals court clears way for class action lawsuit against USF over fees during COVID-19 shutdown
The Florida Supreme Court last year heard arguments in a similar lawsuit against the University of Florida but has not issued a decision.
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Tampa Democrat Rep. Dianne Hart refiles inmate ‘gain-time’ proposal
Gain-time is a tool the FDC uses to encourage good behavior and motivate program and work participation.
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Tampa councilwoman will introduce ordinance for residential and business parking on ‘Yellow Brick Row’
Miscommunication between council and Tampa’s parking division may have caused a delay in providing business owners with parking.
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Shelters open across Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, as Tampa Bay braces for cold front
According to WFTS, low temperatures will stay in the 40s and 30s until Sunday when the forecast low temperature is 54-degrees.
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Tampa’s Pam Bondi tells US Senate Committee that ‘going after the media just because they’re the media is wrong’
She’s Trump’s second choice for U.S. Attorney General.
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Hourly employees at the City of Tampa are at-risk of losing their union
The chapter is approximately 300 dues-paying members shy of reaching a threshold required by a new law.
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‘Tempest in the teapot’: Harbour Island residents are ‘bystanders’ in case against hotel development
Neighborhood advocates believe this case will end up in the Florida Supreme Court.
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Hillsborough County will appeal ruling regarding off-duty use of medical cannabis by employees
A bill filed ahead of the 2025 regular legislative session would protect public employees from positive marijuana tests — if they have a medical prescription.
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Pinellas activists to commemorate 1973 Roe v. Wade decision with Wednesday sign-waving
Bring your own sign, or borrow one from Pinellas NOW.
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‘Backed ourselves into an oligarchy’: Hillsborough Republican lawmaker chimes in on influence of lobbyists and party leadership
‘Three people — the House speaker, Senate president and governor — hold 95 percent of the lawmaking power.’
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Owner of Tampa’s Southern Nights indicted on charges of child pornography
The indictment says Kowalczyk participated in conversations on private messaging platform Telegram that go back as far as 2019.
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Alan Henderson will file paperwork kicking off a run for Mayor of Tampa
The election isn’t until 2027, but the HCC alum is ready to knock on some doors.
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‘So many people rely on that bus’: Activists, officials, react to fare-free bus rides on Hillsborough County’s Route 1
The free service is expected to start on Jan. 5 and last until Jan. 4, 2026.
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Tampa City Council approves $1.65 million to make HART’s Route 1 free-to-ride
The money comes from parking fees that would’ve paid for electric vehicle charging stations.