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Citing new Florida law, attorneys say man convicted of 1995 Tampa murder should not be executed
Lawyers are trying to use newly passed legislation to bolster the argument.
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There’s already a lawsuit related to Florida’s brand new law for citizen ballot initiatives
Florida Decides Healthcare has been working for more than a year to get its proposed constitutional amendment on expanding Medicaid.
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Pop wunderkind Benson Boone will perform in Tampa this fall
Hello, love.
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Florida child labor bill with ties to DeSantis fails to pass
The bill with ties to Tampa lawmaker Jay Collins sought to roll back certain child labor protections.
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Review: Cynthia Erivo and Florida Orchestra get playful at packed Mahaffey Theater
She’ll do an encore in September.
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‘I see my family’: Tampa City Councilman reacts to Trump’s immigration policy
‘I speak of immigrants who are here legally—at least before cruel 2025 decrees.’
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Tampa Monitor: Reallocation of $18 million in CRA funds among topics for councilmembers this week
‘Decorum and efficiency’ will also be addressed along with rezoning items.
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Florida state parks, open carry, child labor, and more winners and losers from the 2025 legislative session
Sovereign immunity was a no-go, too.
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Starbucks workers speak up for coworker in Clearwater allegedly fired over union activity
The company told CL that no employee ‘has been or will be disciplined or separated for supporting, organizing, or otherwise engaging in lawful union activity.’
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Lit and music firebrand Lydia Lunch screens her new documentary in Tampa this weekend
She’s pairing it with skinny legend Christian Bale’s “The Machinist”
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On anniversary of Florida’s six-week abortion ban, providers say ‘We’re still here’
By the state’s count, there were 19,198 fewer abortions in 2024 than in 2023.
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It’s a sad anniversary for fans of Creative Loafing’s crossword, but the spirit of Merl Reagle lives on
‘Language,’ he said, “is a playground that never ends.’
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The State Park Preservation Act has one more stop before DeSantis’ desk
The Florida Senate approved it unanimously.
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One-day festival celebrates the spirit and work of late Tampa artist Vince Kral
Vincentfest organizers hope to bring fun in the form of everything Kral loved.
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Tampa Bay’s best live music and concerts happening May 1-8
Including Cynthia Erivo, Country Thunder, Tall Juan and more.
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Tampa Bay activists honor 1937 Antifascist Women’s March in Ybor City this week
More than 5,000 women—mostly working class Latinas—united on May 6, 1937 to protest facism spreading in Spain and around the world.
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The Florida Orchestra will wrap up its 2024-25 season with ‘Pops in the Park’ performance
No more pre-orchestra highway traffic, Tampeños.
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Aldi converted from Winn-Dixie opens this week in South Tampa’s Hyde Park neighborhood
A St. Pete conversion is under construction.
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Tampa Monitor: New Council Chair, Hope Shelter, on tap for Thursday council meeting
The draft agenda has 75 items, 62 which require a vote.
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Tampa Christian school’s pregame prayer fight heads to the US Supreme Court
Cambridge Christian School will ask the Supreme Court to overturn a decision last year by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that sided with the FHSAA.