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Chris Hippensteel - Former Times Staffer
Chris Hippensteel

Former Times Staffer

  1. In Tampa Bay, a national vet shortage collides with a growing population
    Aug. 23, 2022• Florida
    Allison Ramirez (left), 27, certified vet technician, and Naomi DeRamus (right), 22, surgery assistant, cut cats' nails after they were neutered at the The Humane Society of Tampa Bay on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in Tampa.
  2. How to cast your ballot early for Tampa Bay’s primary elections
    Aug. 12, 2022• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Owen, 13, Braelyn, 9, and Lori Kerrigan, 44, hold signs outside Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library during early voting on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in Tampa.
  3. How Florida politicians are reacting to FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago
    Aug. 9, 2022• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Former president Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.
  5. Crist and Fried seize on Andrew Warren’s removal, call DeSantis a dictator
    Aug. 5, 2022• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist.
  6. Protesters in Tampa call DeSantis’ removal of Hillsborough state attorney ‘authoritarian’
    Aug. 5, 2022• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Rep. Fentrice Driskell, D-Tampa, center, speaks during a rally to show support for Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren, outside the Hillsborough County Courthouse Thursday in Tampa.
  7. You asked, we answered: Andrew Warren’s removal by DeSantis
    Aug. 4, 2022• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Governor Ron DeSantis and Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren
  8. DeSantis plans to fight ‘woke ideology’ of Paypal and other financial services
    July 27, 2022• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference at Harpoon Harry's Crab House in Tampa on Wednesday.
  9. Florida’s primary is one of the country’s latest. How does that shape campaigns?
    July 26, 2022• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    A poll worker verifies a vote-by-mail ballot at the Stephen P. Clark Government Center polling station in Miami in 2020.
  10. Todo sobre la votación en las primarias de Florida: fechas límite, voto por correo y más
    July 22, 2022• CENTRO
    Un camión cargado con boletas de votación por correo del condado de Hillsborough para las primarias de agosto de 2022.
  11. What to know about voting in the Florida primary: deadlines, vote-by-mail and more
    July 21, 2022• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    A truck loaded with Hillsborough County vote-by-mail ballots for the August 2022 primary.
  12. Kamala Harris highlights Biden’s Middle East trip, abortion rights battle during Florida visit
    July 14, 2022• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Vice President Kamala Harris is seen with U.S. Special Operations Command Commander General Richard Clarke, right, and U.S. Central Command Commander General Michael Kurilla, left, after a meeting during her visit to U.S. Central Command and the Joint Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base Thursday in Tampa.
  13. Vice President Kamala Harris is coming to Tampa. Here are the details.
    July 13, 2022• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Vice President Kamala Harris walks on to the stage to speak during the American Rescue Plan Workforce Summit held in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Wednesday, July 13, 2022.
  14. Charlie Crist announces affordable housing plan in campaign for governor
    July 7, 2022• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Charlie Crist, a candidate for governor of Florida, speaks during a barbecue event held by the Century Village Democratic club on Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Deerfield Beach.
  15. Playing loud music from your car can now get you pulled over in Florida
    July 1, 2022• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Florida law enforcement can now stop drivers and issue a noncriminal infraction for playing music “plainly audible” from 25 feet away.
  16. Why John Eastman mentioned Florida during the Jan. 6 hearings
    June 29, 2022• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    John Eastman, former lawyer of former President Donald Trump, appears on the screen during the fourth hearing by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol.
  17. Florida reacts to Roe v. Wade overturn by Supreme Court
    June 24, 2022• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    More than 1,000 activists gathered in downtown Tampa in support of abortion rights in May.
  18. What the Supreme Court’s gun rights ruling means for Florida
    June 23, 2022• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    The U.S. Supreme Court on June 23, 2022, struck down New York's law on concealed carry of handguns.
  19. Can Democrats flip the Florida Legislature in 2022? Realistically, no.
    June 17, 2022• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Members of the Florida House of Representatives work during a legislative session at the Florida State Capitol, March 8, 2022, in Tallahassee.
  20. New Florida State Guard receives hundreds of applications, gets director
    June 15, 2022• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a bill signing on Monday, March 28, 2022.
  21. ‘An important first step’: Florida lawmakers react to Senate gun safety deal
    June 14, 2022• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Family members place a picture at a memorial outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 students and two teachers died when a gunman opened fire in a classroom.
  22. List of Florida Supreme Court nominees includes previous DeSantis pick
    June 13, 2022• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Judge Renatha Francis, left, during a news conference in May 2020 with Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis' 2020 nomination of Francis to the state Supreme Court was blocked because she had not yet met the 10-year Bar membership requirement. DeSantis may appoint Francis to a new vacancy on the court.