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‘All in’: Jill Biden tells Tampa democrats that her husband is staying in the race for re-election
A growing number of Democratic members of Congress have called for the president to withdraw.
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H&M retail workers in Lakeland seek to unionize
A vote in favor of unionization would make this Florida’s second unionized H&M location.
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Once again, police remind Tampa’s dumbest residents not to fire guns into the air on July 4th
“What goes up must come down…”
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Tampa renews contract with controversial gunshot detection software, without additional public comment
…’the fact that we can just put something on the agenda and pass it is absolutely unconscionable.’
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Kayon Henderson, Tampa’s Director of Housing and Community Development, is resigning
She spent more than a decade with the City.
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In Tampa, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell makes her case for the U.S. Senate
The likely Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate made five appearances in the Tampa Bay Area over the past two days
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Tampa Bay Rep. Kathy Castor calls on OSHA to speed up federal heat protections for outdoor workers
Her request comes two months after Gov. DeSantis signed legislation banning local governments from implementing heat protections
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Meet Ashley Brundage, a Tampa transgender woman who qualified to run for state House
Brundage calls those NPA voters “the secret sauce to our win.”
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St. Pete-based journalist releases new ‘Untold Story’ podcast about Pulse shootings
Aaronson is no newcomer to investigative reporting, nor investigations scrutinizing the FBI.
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Florida GOP pumping cash into St. Pete City Council member Ed Montanari’s campaign against Rep. Lindsay Cross
The Republican Party of Florida provided $13,000 in in-kind contributions of staffing and research in April and May.
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Nominations are now open for Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s Best of the Bay 2024 awards
The month-long nomination period opened today and runs through Thursday, July 5.
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Andrew Warren says his campaign raised more than $200K in first 45 days as a candidate
A spokesperson for Suzy Lopez says she has now raised more than $582,000 in the race for Hillsborough State Attorney
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New Queer Expression headquarters lets St. Pete grassroots organization expand inclusive programming
The St. Pete-based group has many events and fundraisers planned for Pride month.
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Meet the Pinellas County Democrats who want to oust Anna Paulina Luna from Congress this fall
It won’t be easy: 50,000 more Republicans than Dems live in the district
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Amid pro-Palestinian demonstrations, USF adds increased security for commencement events
Pro-Palestinian protests have shaken campuses across the country as the academic year ends.
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Tampa Bay residents might actually see lower bills from TECO and Duke this summer
Natural gas prices have been volatile in recent years.
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Andrew Warren says Hillsborough County is not safer since DeSantis suspension
“The governor’s talking points don’t change those indisputable facts.”
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‘I think it’s all gonna work out’: DeSantis won’t say if he would suspend a re-elected Andrew Warren
Warren announced April 16 he would run again this year for state attorney, after being suspended by DeSantis in August 2022.
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‘One person responsible for this nightmare’: Biden pins Florida’s 6-week abortion ban on Trump
“Don’t mess with the women of America!” Biden then declared to the loudest cheers of the afternoon.
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Gator removed from runway at Tampa’s MacDill Air Force Base
The gator was possibly forced out of its home by a much larger, 12-foot alligator named “Elvis.”