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U.S. District Judge Mark Walker speaking during 2016 graduation ceremonies at the Florida State University College of Law. [Florida State College of Law]
Judge blocks Florida’s ‘anti-riot’ law in setback for DeSantis
Judge Mark Walker said Gov. Ron DeSantis was unable to “credibly” argue that the state’s definition of a riot was not intended to empower law enforcement officers against anyone who criticized their...
Florida Supreme Court to hear local gun regulations case
The Florida Supreme Court building.
A coalition of local governments and Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried brought the case to the Supreme Court in June.
Florida quickly files appeal of ruling allowing mask mandates in schools
Students wait in a courtyard for classes to start at Barbara Goleman Senior High School, Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, in Miami Lakes, Fla. Public schools in Miami-Dade County have a strict mask mandate to guard against coronavirus infections. A Florida judge ruled Wednesday, Sept. 8, that the state cannot enforce a ban on public schools mandating the use of masks to guard against the coronavirus, while an appeals court sorts out whether the ban is ultimately legal.
The 41-page motion seeks to put on hold a Sept. 2 ruling by Circuit Judge John Cooper that said DeSantis overstepped his constitutional authority in an executive order aimed at preventing districts...
Nonprofit founder Audrey Henson announces run for Congress
Audrey Henson
Henson, who grew up in a low-income household in St. Petersburg, said her life experience helped guide her service
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  1. Federal judge refuses to block DeSantis mask order
    Yesterday• Politics
    Governor Ron DeSantis listens as Education Commissioner, Richard Corcoran answers a reporter’s questions at High Point Elementary School, Tuesday, September 14, 2021 in Clearwater.
  2. St. Pete owes developer $3.1 million in damages, judge rules
    Yesterday• St. Petersburg
    Deveron Gibbons.
  3. Who’s knocking on Florida voters’ doors? Pasco elections officials say it’s not them
    Yesterday• Politics
    File photo of Pasco County Supervisor of Elections Brian E. Corley.
  5. Fact-checking DeSantis on COVID-19 natural immunity | PolitiFact
    Yesterday• Health
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis shakes hands with other politicians after arriving for a news conference Monday, Sept. 13 in Tampa.
  6. Biden, CEOs, business leaders talk COVID-19 vaccine mandates
    Yesterday• Health
    President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with business leaders and CEOs on the COVID-19 response in the library of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington on Wednesday.
  7. Florida legislators resist calls for redistricting transparency
    Yesterday• Politics
    Florida's Capitol complex in Tallahassee.
  8. Decision delayed on permanent injunction sought by Anna Paulina Luna
    Yesterday• Politics
    Anna Paulina Luna appears via Zoom during a June 22 hearing in Clearwater.
  9. Tampa City Council member wins battle for West Tampa park, angers mayor
    Yesterday• Tampa
    Council member Guido Maniscalco during a city council meeting at the old city hall in downtown Tampa on June 6, 2019.
  10. Church of Scientology defector is running for Clearwater City Council
    Yesterday• Clearwater
    Former Scientologist Aaron Smith-Levin, right, announced this week he will run for Clearwater City Council in the March 15 election. He works with former Scientology executive Mike Rinder, left, in advocating against alleged fraud and abuse in the church.
  11. Trump endorses Anna Paulina Luna in GOP primary for Pinellas House seat
    Yesterday• Politics
    Anna Paulina Luna at a campaign stop at the Tampa Convention Center on Oct. 11, 2020.
  12. DeSantis calls for an end to most spring testing in Florida schools
    Yesterday• Education
    Gov. Ron DeSantis makes remarks accompanied by teachers, parents and education officials, during a news conference Tuesday to announce a major reduction in spring testing in Florida schools. He appeared High Point Elementary School in Clearwater.
  13. Will Lisset Hanewicz be the first Hispanic on St. Petersburg City Council?
    Yesterday• Elections
    Former prosecutor and trial lawyer and Crescent Lake neighborhood advocate Lisset Hanewicz has filed for the District 4 St. Petersburg City Council seat being vacated by Darden Rice.
  14. How Robert Blackmon can win the St. Petersburg mayor’s race
    Sep. 14• Politics
    St. Petersburg Mayoral candidate Robert Blackmon waves to potential voters in their vehicles along with his supporters on 4th Street and 22nd Ave S, on primary election day Aug. 24 in St. Petersburg.
  15. How Ken Welch can win the St. Petersburg mayor’s race
    Sep. 14• Politics
    St. Petersburg Mayoral candidate Ken Welch talks with the media after voting along with his family at Lake Vista Recreation Center, 1401 62nd Ave S, during the St Petersburg primary election day on Aug. 24 in St. Petersburg.
  16. Speakers at DeSantis event share vaccine misinformation
    Sep. 13• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at an event in West Palm Beach earlier this month, touting the benefits shown by the Regeneron monoclonal antibody treatment offered at pop-up clinics throughout the state.
  17. DeSantis threatens ‘millions’ in fines for cities and counties for vaccine mandates
    Sep. 13• Politics
    Ron DeSantis speaks at a Monoclonal Antibody Treatment center at the Barnstorm Theater in The Villages on Aug. 25.
  18. Presidential prospects DeSantis, Cruz, Pence slam Biden at Nebraska event
    Sep. 13• Elections
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, shown here near Miami on Aug. 3, joined two other presidential prospects at an annual GOP fundraising picnic in Nebraska.
  19. St. Petersburg City Council hopeful Richie Floyd is more than a democratic socialist
    Sep. 13• Elections
    Richmond “Richie” Floyd, is a 30-year-old former aerospace systems engineer and on-leave public school teacher.
  20. Where do Tampa Bay’s lawmakers stand on masks in schools?
    Sep. 12• Politics
    Jeremiah Marbrey, 12, (right) arrives along with other students at Bay Point Middle School for the first day of school for Pinellas County students, Wednesday, August 11, 2021 in St. Petersburg.
  21. Redistricting likely to help Harry Cohen in Hillsborough commission race
    Sep. 11• Hillsborough
    Redistricting could leave Democratic County Commissioner Harry Cohen (left) a more Democratic-leaning district. Cohen heavily outspent but only narrowly defeated Republican Scott Levinson (right) to win his District 1 seat in 2020
  22. Florida’s 9/11 terror cell: 20 years later, questions linger about Saudi connection
    Sep. 11• Politics
    Fire and smoke billows from the north tower of New York's World Trade Center on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001.
  23. DeSantis delights record crowd at Pasco GOP dinner with Biden barbs
    Sep. 11• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives opening remarks before Vice President Mike Pence gives a campaign speech during the "Keep America Great" rally at the Venetian Event Center at St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church in Tampa on Jan. 16, 2020.
  24. Feds to investigate Florida education department over mask rules
    Sep. 10• Education
    Florida education commissioner Richard Corcoran, seen here at a briefing earlier this year, was notified Friday that federal officials are investigating his department. In a letter, the U.S. Department of Education said it will investigate whether Florida's ban on mask mandates prevents disabled children from safely returning to school.
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