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State of Florida disputes 'racist motivations' ruling in so-called 'sanctuary...
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office this week asked a federal appeals court to overturn a ruling that blocked key parts of a 2019 law that banned so-called sanctuary cities in Florida. A 61-page...
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Time Magazine names Tampa Bay's Nadine Smith among 100 most influential...
Time Magazine has named St. Petersburg's Nadine Smith as one of the 100 most influential people of 2022. Smith has fought for for LGBTQ+ equality in Florida for over three decades. She is the founder...
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Tampa McDonald’s workers stage walkout to demand fair pay, better job benefits
McDonald’s workers in Tampa walked out on strike today, as part of a national movement to demand a living wage, job benefits, protections from harassment and abuse in the workplace, and the right to...
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Q&A: Ahead of Tampa show, Simple Plan’s Sébastien Lefebvre talks podcasts,...
To some, Simple Plan’s lyrics are amateurish, whiny, and straightforward. To others, they’re fully relatable. Whether it’s an LGBTQ+ kid’s perspective on “Perfect,” or someone in an abusive...
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Tampa housing advocates call for tenant legal representation and non-secular...
Tampa housing advocates are calling on Tampa City Council to provide legal representation for tenants, among other demands to help protect renters in Tampa. The People's Council of Tampa (PCT), a...
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Savage Love: It might be his kink, but there's no real safe way to punch your...
My laptop died last week. My laptop couldn’t die when I was in the office, with capable tech support people close by.
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Chanko, a new concept from Chop Chop Shop owner, will open in Seminole...
“I’m nervous— but really excited. If I wasn’t nervous, I think I’d be an idiot,” chef Steve Sera says about his upcoming plunge into new culinary and operational territory.
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Florida Sen. Rick Scott admits Biden won 2020 election, but Republicans...
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott returned to network television Sunday with an interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” where he illustrated the difficulty Republicans have with Donald Trump‘s election narrative....
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In major blow to DeSantis, appeals court says Florida's 'Big Tech' social...
Dealing a major setback to Gov. Ron DeSantis, a three-judge appellate panel on Monday ruled that a 2021 Florida law targeting social-media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter unconstitutionally...
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Over 2,000 patients with COVID-19 are in Florida hospitals
The number of Florida hospital inpatients with COVID-19 has topped 2,000 amid a steady increase in infections in the state. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services posted data Monday showing...
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Legislators want to stabilize Florida's property insurance crisis, but it may...
Florida lawmakers began moving forward Monday with a plan to try to bolster the state’s troubled property-insurance market, but homeowners shouldn’t expect immediate relief from soaring premiums. The...
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St. Petersburg activist groups demand less police funding for 2023, more...
As St. Petersburg aims at a record high police budget, housing advocates argue that the money could be put to better use in public housing and other services. On Wednesday May 25, the St. Petersburg...
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Tampa's Datz Dough is giving away free doughnuts next week for National...
Friday, June 3 is National Doughnut Day, and Datz and its sweet counterpart Dough will dish out exclusive treats in celebration. All three Datz locations—in St. Petersburg, South Tampa and...
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Florida alligator with missing jaw is 'doing alright though'
An alligator resembling Lockjaw Jones from Spongebob Squarepants was recently spotted in Florida, and it's apparently "doing alright." A May 21 Facebook post from Stacey Lynette, of West Palm Beach,...
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Florida fish now have a drug problem
An alarming number of South Florida's bonefish population have pharmaceutical drugs pulsing through their veins, according to a recent study. The three-year study, commissioned by the Bonefish &...
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Walmart announces plans for drone delivery in Tampa and Orlando
Diapers and hotdog buns will take to the sky when drones begin delivering Walmart orders to Florida doorsteps. Today, Walmart announced that a first-of-its-kind partnership with DroneUp, a drone...
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Tampa's Fentrice Driskell will become first Black woman to lead Florida's...
With elections just months away and after a shakeup caused by sexual-harassment allegations, House Democrats on Tuesday chose a new leader who said she hopes to bring stability to the caucus. Rep....
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In latest comments, Florida's new election boss refused to say whether Biden...
Florida’s top elections official said Tuesday that voters should be confident in the state’s voting process, including when casting ballots by mail. But when asked about the 2020 presidential...
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'$2 billion tax giveaway': Tampa Sen. Janet Cruz, D-Tampa criticizes proposed...
Florida lawmakers are poised Wednesday to give final approval to a series of changes aimed at shoring up the property-insurance market as homeowners lose coverage and face steep rate increases. The...
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When it bans abortion and maternal deaths increase, the GOP will again make...
“African Americans have a higher incidence of maternal mortality,” Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy told Politico on May 19. “So, if you correct our population for race, we’re not as much of an outlier as...
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