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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.
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Democrats Gwen Myers, Aileen Rodriguez, earn landslide victories in Hillsborough County Commission primaries
In the District 7 primary, Republican incumbent Donna Cameron Cepeda lost to Stacy Hanh.
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St. Pete Mayor Ken Welch will defend his seat in November runoff against Charlie Crist
Crist earned 35% of the vote Tuesday night, with Welch bringing in 20.5%,
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‘Get politics out of our classrooms’: Groups look to remove Moms For Liberty school board candidates in Tampa Bay
Joe Saunders, director of Equality Florida’s PAC, said that this year the organization is “bringing an end to the extremism and sideshows.”
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St. Pete City Council rejects proposal to buy paper products made using prison labor
A rep said inmates working for PRI Enterprises make 30 cents to $1.05 an hour.
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Photos: St. Pete City Councilman Richie Floyd helps rally DSA candidates at ‘Chomp The Oligarchy’ event in South Florida
Florida Rep. Angie Nixon and union organizer Oliver Larkin are running against centrist candidates.
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Florida’s roundest house is back on the market
Baller? Shot caller? Ball-like home on the coast of Florida?
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Retired Tampa newscaster Jeff Patterson is running for city council
He’s promising to fix damaged roads, sidewalks, and infrastructure.
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Appeals court approves Florida plan for radioactive roads made from toxic waste
The material, phosphogypsum, is byproduct of fertilizer production.
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Tampa’s Sacred Heart Catholic Church rebuilds bicycles and is about to give away its 3,000th ride
‘Bikes from the Heart’ was founded in 2023 and redistributes at least 1,000 bikes annually.
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Democratic hopefuls for Tampa Bay’s District 13 congressional seat weigh in on affordability and national defense
Brandt Robinson and Brig. Gen. Leela Gray are two of three candidates hoping to unseat Rep. Anna Paulina Luna this fall.
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Photos: Hillsborough Democrats gather for annual gala, after keynote speaker cancels over AIPAC comments
The Hillsborough Dem’s annual event still featured Nikki Fried, David Jolly, and Kathy Castor.
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Photos: Titus O’Neil’s back-to-school returns to Tampa, giving kids 30,000 backpacks, plus medical and dental care
The party comes on the heels of the Thaddeus M. Bullard Academy at Sligh Middle Magnet School earning a ‘B’ rating for the first time in 25 years.
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Hillsborough Republicans vie to try to defeat Kathy Castor after 20 years in Congress
Eight Republicans filed to run for the dramatically reconfigured seat in the Aug. 18 primary.
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Pasco state Rep. Kevin Steele faces questions over his race to represent Hillsborough County in congress
UPDATE: He has resigned from his seat.
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In endorsement, progressive caucus says Dayna Marie Foster ‘speaks to voters disappointed with the institutions of the Florida Democratic Party’
Foster, a public-school teacher, is running against former Republican David Jolly.
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Meet Doretha, a St. Pete woman who gives away water bottles in the name of kindness
Her hydration station brings relief on Central Avenue.
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St. Pete Beach commissioners want more resident input before ruling out a property tax increase
The city’s current 3.0913-mill rate generates an estimated $15.98 million in gross property tax revenue.
