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Florida's Cabinet: From left, Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley Moody, Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis.
Ron DeSantis may try to bypass Cabinet on environmental officer pick
DeSantis has tried and failed to get legislators to revise the law to remove the requirement that the Cabinet approve his appointment of the environmental secretary and other key roles.
Anna Paulina Luna says potential political opponents conspired to kill her
Anna Paulina Luna listens as she mingles with supporters during an event Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020 in Clearwater.
Luna said in the injunction that she got word of a plan against her life. The people mentioned say it’s “nonsense.”
Florida elections supervisors confused, frustrated by new voting law
Florida secretary of state Laurel Lee speaks at pre-legislative news conference on Tuesday Oct. 29, 2019, in Tallahassee, Fla. Florida (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)
“We’re all trying to figure this out,” Julie Marcus, supervisor of elections in Pinellas County, told attorneys with the state. “But we have elections in August.”
DeSantis pardons remaining local COVID-19 penalties imposed on businesses, individuals
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, center, pictured in the Florida House in 2018, with other members of the Florida Cabinet. Left to Right are: Agricultural Commissioner Nikki Fried, Attorney General Ashley Moody, Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, and former Attorney General Pam Bondi. SCOTT KEELER | Times
DeSantis and the other two Republicans on the clemency board backed the measure, while Democrat Nikki Fried, who is running against DeSantis in 2022, was opposed.

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  1. St. Petersburg mayoral candidate Wengay Newton is passionate, persistent, combative
    Earlier today• St. Petersburg
    Mayoral candidate Wengay Newton poses for a portrait at his childhood home in St. Petersburg, which he has donated to Pinellas County Habitat for Humanity.
  2. In mayoral run, Ken Welch wants St. Petersburg to achieve ‘inclusive progress’
    Yesterday• Elections
    Former Pinellas County Commissioner Ken Welch is running for mayor of St. Petersburg.
  3. Florida medical marijuana patients anxious about the end of DeSantis coronavirus order
    Yesterday• Politics
    Patients, doctors and advocates worry about whether the sickest patients using medical marijuana will be affected when they can no logner recertify through telehealth as Gov. Ron DeSantis prepares to let the COVID-19 emergency order expire.
  5. The field is set in St. Petersburg’s elections for mayor, City Council
    Yesterday• Elections
    St. Petersburg City Hall. [DIRK SHADD | Times]
  6. Federal judge sides with DeSantis in dispute with CDC over cruise industry
    Yesterday• Politics
    Carnival Cruise Line's Sunrise and Vista ships, along with the MSC Meraviglia, are docked at the Port of Miami, awaiting an eventual return to service.
  7. Pinellas will add 2 more early voting sites, following uptick in use
    Yesterday• Pinellas
    Early voters Jenny Hart, center, and James Hart, of Clearwater, wait in line to enter the early voting location at the Supervisor of Elections Office at the Pinellas County Courthouse, 315 Court St., during early voting on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, in Clearwater.
  8. Crist calls on Gov. DeSantis to confront state’s role in Capitol riots
    Jun. 18• Politics
    Gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist, pictured during a roundtable discussion at the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in West Palm Beach, Thursday, June 10, 2021.
  9. Crist, Demings urge Congress to pass maternal health legislation
    Jun. 18• Politics
    U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, left, the St. Petersburg Democrat running for Florida governor. U.S. Rep Val Demings, right, the Orlando Democrat running for U.S. Senate.
  10. Ag Commissioner Nikki Fried files complaint against former Trump attorney’s charity
    Jun. 18• Politics
    Attorney Sidney Powell speaks to the press about various lawsuits related to the 2020 election, inside the Republican National Committee headquarters on Nov. 19, 2020, in Washington, D.C..
  11. ‘Traitor!’ Mike Pence booed in Florida while addressing Christian crowd
    Jun. 18• Politics
    Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the annual Hillsborough County NH GOP Lincoln-Reagan Dinner, Thursday, June 3, 2021, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
  12. Hillsborough, Pinellas roads renamed for three fallen law enforcement officers
    Jun. 18• Politics
    Family members, elected officials and law enforcement officers watch on Friday as Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law renaming portions of area roads after three fallen officers.
  13. Gov. Ron DeSantis signs injured police dog bill
    Jun. 18• Politics
    A memorial for Cigo, the police dog killed Dec. 24, 2018, at the Mall at Wellington Green, outside the Palm Beach County Sheriff headquarters in West Palm Beach on Dec. 23, 2019.
  14. Sunshine Skyway bridge may get rainbow lights for Pride month, after all
    Jun. 18• Politics
    The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is seen with lights Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019 in St. Petersburg. The Florida Department of Transportation installed about 1,800 colored LED light fixtures on the Sunshine Skyway bridge.
  15. Pete Boland advocates ‘small business approach’ in St. Petersburg mayoral run
    Jun. 18• St. Petersburg
    Mayoral candidate Pete Boland, owner of St. Petersburg restaurants the Galley and Mary Margaret's Olde Irish Tavern.
  16. Biden’s silence on executions adds to death penalty disarray
    Jun. 18• Nation & World
    President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, June 17, 2021, in Washington. Biden hasn’t said whether he’d back a bill introduced by fellow Democrats to strike the death penalty from U.S. statutes. He also hasn’t rescinded Trump-era protocols enabling federal executions to resume. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
  17. ‘A good day for Russia’: Trump slams Biden for coddling Putin at summit
    Jun. 17• Nation & World
    The former president — who once said he trusted Putin more than American intelligence agencies — told Fox News host Sean Hannity that Biden handed the Russian leader a gift by giving him a starring role on the global stage.
  18. Mayor Jane Castor and Tampa City Council reach compromise on police oversight board
    Jun. 17• Tampa
    The Tampa City Council reached a compromise on police reform Thursday in a 4-3 vote.
  19. ‘This is not 2018,’ Gov. DeSantis says of Red Tide in Pinellas
    Jun. 17• Politics
    Salvatore Cuccia, 21, of Clearwater, waits as a front loader picks up a bag of dead fish Thursday in Dunedin. Pinellas County had small boats retrieving dead fish in Dunedin and around Clearwater Harbor Thursday. The fish kill is attributed to the recent Red Tide bloom.
  20. Florida Supreme Court issues another defeat to marijuana legalization
    Jun. 17• Politics
    Attorney Michael Minardi speaks with reporters Tuesday while flanked by his clients Joshua McAdams, left, and Taylor Bland-Ball, who are trying to convince a judge that they should be able to treat their son's leukemia with medical marijuana. [TONY MARRERO l Times]
  21. Supreme Court dismisses challenge to Obama health law
    Jun. 17• Health
    A man walks past the Leading Insurance Agency in Miami, which offers plans under the Affordable Care Act.
  22. Tiger Bay Club honors former Tampa lawmakers Arthenia Joyner, John Grant
    Jun. 17• Politics
    Former Florida lawmakers Arthenia Joyner and John Grant will be honored with the 2021 Lifetime achievement Award from the Tampa Tiger Bay Club.
  23. In St. Petersburg mayoral race, Darden Rice points to her experience
    Jun. 17• Elections
    St. Petersburg City Council member and mayoral candidate Darden Rice.
  24. Florida elections supervisors confused, frustrated by new voting law
    Jun. 16• Politics
    Florida secretary of state Laurel Lee speaks at pre-legislative news conference on Tuesday Oct. 29, 2019, in Tallahassee, Fla. Florida (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)
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