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Emily L. Mahoney - Times Political Editor
Emily L. Mahoney

Times Political Editor

I'm the Tampa Bay Times' Political Editor, but really my job is to write about how struggles over politics and power define our state and impact people's lives. From Washington to Tallahassee to Tampa Bay, the political landscape is changing. It's my job to help you make sense of it all, while holding leaders to account and digging into how unelected interests wield their clout. I previously covered real estate and before that, worked in our Tallahassee bureau, which gave me an up-close view of how our state government works. I'm originally from Arizona, a state that instilled in me a love of hiking and tacos al pastor. Have a tip or story idea? Drop me a line.

  1. Meet the 7 Tampa Bay business people to watch in 2022
    Jan. 14• Business
    Lakshmi Shenoy is the CEO of Embarc Collective, a Tampa entrepreneurship and startup acceleration hub.
  2. Check out Tampa Bay’s 25 most expensive homes sold in 2021
    Jan. 11• Real Estate
    An interior room of Derek Jeter's former home features waterfront views and a fireplace.
  3. Florida first lady Casey DeSantis expects to be ‘cancer-free’ in 2022, governor says
    Jan. 7• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Florida first lady Casey DeSantis speaks at an event.
  5. On Jan. 6 anniversary, DeSantis disputes that Capitol attack was an ‘insurrection’
    Jan. 6• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to supporters and members of the media after a bill signing on Nov. 18, 2021, in Brandon. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
  6. Tampa Bay’s rent increased by a record 24% in 2021, the highest in nation
    Dec. 22, 2021• Real Estate
    Apartments and businesses seen on East Kennedy Blvd. on in Tampa's Channel District on Friday, March 19, 2021.
  7. South Florida firm buys 34-acre St. Petersburg office park, plans apartments, retail
    Dec. 17, 2021• Real Estate
    An aerial photo depicts the Ceridian Office Park in St. Petersburg that was purchased by Altis Cardinal.
  8. Property taxes rise in Tampa Bay’s hot market, adding to growing homeownership costs
    Dec. 15, 2021• Real Estate
    Rick Nociti poses for a portrait in front of the Belleair Beach house he purchased in July with his wife. The sale meant the property taxes reset to reflect the current market, increasing his expected bill to more than $8,000 next year.
  9. Affordable housing complex under construction in Tampa’s university area
    Dec. 6, 2021• Real Estate
    A rendering depicts the 61-unit Uptown Sky affordable housing development, scheduled to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2022 in Tampa.
  10. As Florida house prices climb, demand increases for manufactured homes
    Dec. 1, 2021• Real Estate
    Oakhill Village, a mobile home park in Valrico, Fla. | Times (2017)
  11. Tampa Bay shoppers hit the stores to revive Black Friday shopping tradition
    Nov. 26, 2021• Business
    Stacy Davis and Ellen Bell load up their Black Friday purchases at a Target in St. Petersburg.
  12. Investors buying Tampa Bay homes at record rate, creating steep competition
    Nov. 24, 2021• Real Estate
    This single-family home at 11132 Windpoint Dr., in Tampa, was purchased by an investor earlier this year, which beat out six other offers. The sale punctuates the historic high of investor purchases of homes in the Tampa Bay area, which creates intense and sometimes insurmountable competition for regular buyers looking for places to live.
  13. Publix, Winn-Dixie cap buys of Thanksgiving foods due to supply chain issues
    Nov. 23, 2021• Business
    A shopper is seen leaving the Publix Super Markets store located along U.S. 19 in Tarpon Springs Wednesday, July 8, 2020.
  14. United Way Suncoast launches effort to help Tampa Bay tenants apply for rent aid
    Nov. 22, 2021• Real Estate
    A protester holds an anti-eviction sign. [Tribune News Service]
  15. Winter the dolphin’s legacy: A role model for kids with disabilities
    Nov. 12, 2021• Life & Culture
    Aidan Schmitz who was 10 at the time, prepares to give Winter a fish as trainer Abby Stone directs the dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in 2011. Aidan has Fibular Hemimelia and was born with only one bone in her lower leg. As a result, she had to have her foot amputated and now has a prosthetic leg.
  16. Go inside one of Tampa Bay's rare midcentury modern homes
    Nov. 11, 2021• Real Estate
    A circular ceiling anchors the master bedroom inside of John Palmer’s mid-century modern home, viewed Nov. 9, 2021, in Lutz.
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  17. A midcentury modern house in Lutz has its original owner back, 50 years later
    Nov. 10, 2021• Real Estate
    John Palmer's roughly 1,500-square foot, two-bedroom, two-bathroom home has no drywall anywhere in its construction. The curves seem to lead visitors through the home, with a centerpiece round living room, pitched ceiling and large skylights. The swimming pool is a replacement; the original was a “floating pool” that was John Palmer's own invention.
  18. Tampa Bay employers react to vaccine mandates coming in January
    Nov. 5, 2021• Business
    Dionne Christian, the Straz Center special assistant to the COO, on left, checks the Covid vaccination card of Bob Sheehan, 67, and his wife Kathy Sheehan, 66, from Carrollwood, at the Covid entry verification check point as the couple enters the David A. Straz Jr Center for the Performing Arts as the Broadway season reopens with Tootsie after a year of sitting out because of the pandemic on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021 in Tampa. Tampa Bay companies are evaluating new vaccine rules placed on employers that will go into effect on Jan. 4.
  19. A St. Petersburg company looks to lead the shift to private flood insurance
    Oct. 27, 2021• Business
    Waterfront homes are pictured in the Vina Del Mar neighborhood on St. Pete Beach. "In Florida, the former head of FEMA made very clear that everyone should look at their driver’s license and if it says ‘Florida’ they should buy flood insurance," Neptune Flood CEO Trevor Burgess said.
  20. Two Tampa Bay homes to be featured in new Fox Business show, Mansion Global
    Oct. 26, 2021• Real Estate
    This Tampa mansion is being featured in an upcoming episode of Mansion Global on the Fox Business Network.
  21. Old St. Petersburg Police headquarters set to be demolished this week
    Oct. 25, 2021• St. Petersburg
    Times Demolition of the old St. Petersburg police department headquarters begins Tuesday, making way for a new development, Orange Station at the Edge, with condos, apartments, retail and office space.
  22. How Zillow, other companies buy houses around Tampa Bay
    Oct. 24, 2021• Real Estate
    [Photo by Ivy Ceballo. Illustration by Sean Kristoff-Jones | Times]
  23. Sales open for Central Avenue condo building, tallest tower coming to St. Pete
    Oct. 6, 2021• Real Estate
    A rendering depicts a balcony off of one of the condos in The Residences at 400 Central.
  24. What is home staging and how can it help you sell a house in Tampa Bay?
    Oct. 5, 2021• Real Estate
    An example of a room staged by Dwell Staging, which uses neutral but trendy decor.