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Mitch Perry tops lineup for WMNF’s live discussion of Florida’s midterm elections
Tom Scherberger, contributing editor at Florida Trident, moderates ‘Wavemakers Live’ on Sept. 17.
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Another segment of downtown Tampa’s historic Jackson House has collapsed
The collapse is the latest update in a series of challenges with preserving one of Tampa’s most significant Black landmarks.
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Hillsborough County Democratic Black Caucus holds general election candidate forum next month
The forum allows residents to speak with candidates and ask questions before the upcoming general midterm election.
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How Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri became an architect of mass deportation
Hundreds of jails have incorporated policies designed by Gualtieri to streamline collaboration with ICE.
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Billionaire Tampa Bay Rays owner used private jet to take a Jacksonville councilman to a game
Jacksonville City Council President Nick Howland said the trip was to raise funds for his PAC.
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‘Thank you Ron DeSantis for stealing $10 million from sick kids’: Tampa Bay State Rep candidate confronts governor over Hope Florida scandal
“You showed true leadership stealing $10 million from poor kids and putting it into your politically motivated PACs!”
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St. Petersburg citizens launch campaign for city to run its own utilities
“Duke Energy’s rate increases are out of control. And our neighbors are hurting. If we don’t have this urgency, it’s only going to continue to get less affordable.”
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Pinellas human rights board could investigate sheriff for immigrant detention policies
The board is exploring legal options to investigate potential wrongdoing in the Pinellas County Jail’s rebooking policy.
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Scott Elliott, Tampa artist and WMNF DJ, has died at age 66
‘He had the gift of making you feel that you mattered.’
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Pasco Sheriff’s Office will begrudgingly end Flock, license plate detection systems
Pasco County Sheriff’s Office currently leases roughly 70 Flock cameras.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ends Tampa event when asked about kratom ties
The incident occurred while Kennedy and Senator Ashley Moody promoted the Harvest to Hallways initiative at a Tampa elementary school.
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‘My platform hasn’t changed’: Tampa State Rep. Brian Nathan on unions, affordability and more
“I want to make sure that our teachers, transit workers and sanitation workers have the same opportunity for representation like our other unionized public sector workers do, like police and fire.”
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The City of Tampa hosts a hurricane prep event on Saturday
There’s no cover when emergency management and public safety officials help residents be ready for the next storm.
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In win for union, Tampa International Airport will not move forward with privatized TSA Gold+ program
The shift would have privatized jobs and eliminated the rights and benefits of federal TSA officers, who criticized the move.
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La Gaceta: Luis Salazar upsets Mike Suarez in ‘good ole West Tampa brawl’ for state house nomination
The local election was a rejection of candidates who were trying to restart their political careers.
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Byron Donalds won, but he also lost 16 counties in North Florida to Jay Collins. Why?
‘We can’t know why he underperformed there. But if a lack of enthusiasm translates into voters staying home, whatever the reason, this thing could come down to the wire.’
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Tampa Tiger Bay Club hosts Hillsborough County Commission forum on Friday
All candidates who qualified for the November election are invited.
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In runoff for Hillsborough school board, Daniela Simic will face Brittany Lyssy
School board races are non-partisan, but Lyssy is a former president of the Tampa Bay Young Republicans.
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Tampa mayoral candidate Gary Hartfield hosts campaign launch event on Thursday
The 55-year-old filed to run last March.
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Tampa Bay Democratic congressional candidates Overman, Kirschner and Gray win primaries
“This race is about sending a leader to Washington who will put Floridians first,” said Overman while speaking to a crowd at New World Tampa.
