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Critics say the billion-dollar royalties collected by the AARP creates a conflict of interest that undermines the group’s credibility to speak for all seniors on critical Medicare policy issues. This illustration was created using the AARP's 2020 IRS tax filing.
Does the AARP have a billion-dollar conflict of interest?
The organization profits from marketing its brand. But are its partners earning AARP’s approval, or buying it?
Publix won’t give COVID vaccine to children under 5
Publix, the state's largest private employer, has announced that it will not be offering the newly approved vaccine for children ages 4 and under.
The Lakeland grocery chain said it will not explain its decision “at this time.”

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  1. Be on the lookout for a giant plume of steam in south Hillsborough
    Earlier today• Business
    Smoke and steam rise out of the stacks at Tampa Electric Company's Big Bend Station in Apollo Beach in 2005. As part of a plan to modernize its facilites, TECO this month will start cleaning pipes at its facility as it prepares to open a new energy production unit that's not reliant on coal. The process will result in a 100-foot-tall plume of steam above its facility throughout July.
  2. Biden offshore drilling proposal would allow up to 11 oil and gas lease sales
    Jul. 1• Environment
    An offshore oil rig drills for oil in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005.
  3. Whole Foods at Countryside Mall in Clearwater re-opens after fire
    Jul. 1• Clearwater
    The Whole Foods store at the Countryside Mall in Clearwater was closed Thursday morning after a fire in the vent system filled the store with smoke, Clearwater Fire & Rescue reported.
  5. Cyberattack disrupts unemployment benefits in Florida, other states
    Jun. 30• Florida
    A screenshot of the sign-in screen for the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity's Reemployment Assistance Program is seen.
  6. Fatburger will return to Tampa Bay, with first restaurant in Riverview
    Jun. 30• Business
    A cheeseburger at California chain Fatburger, which is coming to the Tampa area.
  7. New sales tax holidays starting Friday for Floridians: what’s included
    Jun. 30• Politics
    Nina Johnson, of St. Petersburg, left, talks paddle boards and paddles with Melissa Damel, of Largo, right, on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, on the sales floor at Bill Jackson's Shop for Adventure in Pinellas Park.
  8. Supreme Court’s EPA ruling could slow Florida’s climate change fight
    Jun. 30• Environment
    Tampa Electric’s Big Bend Power Station in Apollo Beach has burned both coal and natural gas to create electricity in Tampa Bay. Both processes release greenhouse gasses that cause global warming.
  9. New stores hitting Brandon mall: Wigs, grilled cheese and lingerie
    Jun. 30• Business
    Ardene opened at the Westfield Brandon mall in 2022.
  10. As chlorine plant moves out of Tampa’s Rattlesnake Point, development readies
    Jun. 30• Tampa
    Hundreds of apartments and single-family homes will sprout at Rattlesnake Point adjacent to a chlorine plant that has worried activists and some Tampa City Council members about the potentially dangerous consequences of an industrial accident.
  11. St. Petersburg apartment tower wins approval despite simmering dispute
    Jun. 30• Business
    Construction of the Julia apartment tower continues to be criticized as out of keeping with the next-door Flori de Leon apartments.
  12. Rays partners sue Sternberg again, alleging ‘fraudulent’ control of team
    Jun. 29• Business
    Tampa Bay Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg speaks to members of the media on Opening Day at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg on April 8. For the third time in just over a year, minority owners in the Rays franchise sued Sternberg on Monday in Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Court, alleging he wrested control of the team away from their voting interests as partners.
  13. Tampa Channel District stores, offices sell for $38 million
    Jun. 29• Business
    A look at Grand Central at Kennedy, 1120 E Kennedy Blvd., on Oct. 26, 2021 in Tampa.
  14. Waterfront South Tampa apartments sold for $132.8M
    Jun. 29• Real Estate
    The Cove On The Bay apartment complex in South Tampa sold for $132.8 million on June 21.
  15. Voice of the ‘Dear Penny’ column talks about patience during strange times
    Jun. 29• Business
    Robin Hartill
  16. Longtime USF benefactors Frank and Carol Morsani give another $7M
    Jun. 28• Education
    Frank and Carol Morsani have donated to the University of South Florida for more than 45 years. Their latest gift of $7 million will create scholarships for students and positions in geriatrics and business.
  17. Where do Tampa Bay employers stand on Roe v. Wade? Most won’t say.
    Jun. 28• Health
    Protesters listen to speeches and display signs during the a protest following the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade on Friday, June 24, at North Straub Park in St. Petersburg.
  18. Airbnb permanently bans parties at its rental locations
    Jun. 28• Business
    irbnb says it’s making its party ban permanent. The short-term-rental company said Tuesday that the temporary ban it put into effect in 2020 is working, so it decided to make it permanent.
  19. Tampa Bay museums MOSI, Great Explorations to show Webb Space Telescope images
    Jun. 28• Kids & Family
    A camera captures the last glimpse of the James Webb Space Telescope as it heads to its final destination 1 million miles from Earth. Tampa Bay libraries and museums such as MOSI and Great Explorations will have special events this summer to glimpse Webb's first pictures from outer space.
  20. Judge denies requests to block Florida’s law that limits race lessons
    Jun. 27• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 7, titled the "Individual Freedom" bill and also known as the "Stop Woke Act," at Mater Academy Charter Middle/High School in Hialeah Gardens on April 22.
  21. ‘He became the paper’: For Tampa Bay Times’ Paul Tash, a legacy of change
    Jun. 26• Business
    Paul Tash, chairman of the Tampa Bay Times, chats with Times photojournalist Dirk Shadd on June 14 at the Times' office in St. Petersburg. After stepping down as CEO in January, Tash is retiring as chairman on July 1, 47 years after he started with the Times as an intern.
  22. With new owners, Florida Project motel dwellers must leave
    Jun. 25• Florida
    Sean Baker's "The Florida Project" took place in this glaringly purple low-budget motel named the Magic Castle, just down Route 192 from Disney's Magic Kingdom. New Owners have told residents they must move out. [DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times (2017)]
  23. Airlines aim to shift blame for flight problems to FAA
    Jun. 25• Transportation
    Planes sit on the tarmac at the Des Moines International Airport, Monday, June 13, 2022, in Des Moines, Iowa. With an eye on the upcoming July Fourth weekend, airlines are stepping up their criticism of federal officials over recent widespread flight delays and cancellations.
  24. Reaction roundup: Tampa Bay weighs in on the end of Roe v. Wade
    Jun. 24• Health
    Abortion-rights marchers hold signs during a rally Friday in St. Petersburg.
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