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Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes holds up the Lamar Hunt Trophy after his team won the the AFC Championship game 35-24 over the Tennessee Titans on Jan. 19 to advance to Super Bowl 54. [CHARLIE NEIBERGALL | AP]
Is organized sports betting coming to Florida? Tallahassee is talking about it.
The Florida House and Senate have started “informal discussions” about making it legal in Florida. But Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn’t want a “broad expansion of gaming in Florida."
3 hours ago• Florida Politics
Michael Bloomberg talks about health care and capitalism like no other Democrat
Democratic candidate for president Mike Bloomberg talks with Tampa Bay Times political editor Steve Contorno during his trip to Tampa for a campaign rally on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020 in Tampa. [LUIS SANTANA | TIMES | Tampa Bay Times]
Why are health care and tuition so expensive? “We, the public, want things that don’t make any sense economically,” Bloomberg told the Tampa Bay Times.
Yesterday• The Buzz
Cats and dogs: What Dems and GOP can agree on
Awwwwwww.
If the issue pertains to humans, forget bipartisanship in Tallahassee. Cats and dogs? Now you’re talking.
Yesterday• The Buzz
At state Capitol, Roe v. Wade anniversary marked by cheers and despair
“My body, my choice” was the rallying cry on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade in the state Capitol, where abortion rights activists decried a fast-tracked bill that would raise the bar for minors seeking abortions. (AP Photo/Aileen Perilla) [AILEEN PERILLA | AP]
Abortion supporters worry about Florida’s move toward parental consent and what may follow.
Jan. 25• Florida

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  1. Senators back DeSantis request to hike environmental fines
    12 minutes ago• The Buzz
    Signs at North Shore Park in St. Petersburg warn people Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016 to stay out of the water due to contamination from partially treated sewage from the city's overwhelmed sewer system.
    “We’re way past the time of not addressing this issue,” said the bill sponsor, Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota.
  2. Is organized sports betting coming to Florida? Tallahassee is talking about it.
    3 hours ago• Florida Politics
    Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes holds up the Lamar Hunt Trophy after his team won the the AFC Championship game 35-24 over the Tennessee Titans on Jan. 19 to advance to Super Bowl 54. [CHARLIE NEIBERGALL | AP]
    The Florida House and Senate have started “informal discussions” about making it legal in Florida. But Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn’t want a “broad expansion of gaming in Florida."
  3. Florida lawmakers throw support behind major pre-K reform bill
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Victoria Arriaga, left, does a letter-matching activity during Priscilla Perez's pre-kindergarten class at West Tampa Elementary School. [MONICA HERNDON | Times]
    The 148-page bill would lead to a new ‘grading’ system for prekindergarten providers, so parents can better choose programs for their toddlers.
  4. Ron DeSantis announces national debate competition
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Gov. Ron DeSantis. [STEVE CANNON | AP]
    The competition, funded mostly by one of his biggest donors, Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus, creates a national competition.
  5. Michael Bloomberg talks about health care and capitalism like no other Democrat
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Democratic candidate for president Mike Bloomberg talks with Tampa Bay Times political editor Steve Contorno during his trip to Tampa for a campaign rally on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020 in Tampa. [LUIS SANTANA | TIMES | Tampa Bay Times]
    Why are health care and tuition so expensive? “We, the public, want things that don’t make any sense economically,” Bloomberg told the Tampa Bay Times.
  6. Cats and dogs: What Dems and GOP can agree on
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Awwwwwww.
    If the issue pertains to humans, forget bipartisanship in Tallahassee. Cats and dogs? Now you’re talking.
  7. PolitiFact Florida: Yes, Florida ranks at bottom of states on school funding
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Kindergarteners learn each other's names while attending Roxanne DeAngelis' art class on Aug. 12, 2019, while attending Hernando County's first day of school at Suncoast Elementary School in Spring Hill. ["DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | TIMES" | Tampa Bay Times]
    The claim comes from a viral post on Facebook.
  8. Michael Bloomberg tells Tampa crowd: ‘I’m the un-Trump’
    Yesterday• The Buzz
    Democratic candidate for president Mike Bloomberg visits Tampa for a campaign rally on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020 in Tampa. [LUIS SANTANA | TIMES | Tampa Bay Times]
    The presidential contender held his first Florida rallies on Sunday, campaigning like he’s already the Democratic nominee.
  9. Michael Bloomberg is coming to Tampa for his first Florida presidential campaign event
    Jan. 24• The Buzz
    Democratic presidential candidate, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at the ​U.S. Conference of Mayors' Winter Meeting, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) [PATRICK SEMANSKY | AP]
    It’s also the first visit by any Democratic contender this year
  10. Criminal investigation of Florida CFO given to state attorney
    Jan. 24• The Buzz
    Jimmy Patronis had been appointed to the state’s Public Service Commission by Gov. Scott.
    FDLE cited a ‘potential conflict,’ Leon County State Attorney Jack Campbell said.
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