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Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to call lawmakers back to the Capitol in Tallahassee for a special session on vaccine mandates.
Special session on vaccine mandates: What do Tampa Bay lawmakers think?
Gov. DeSantis’ call to return to Tallahassee early surprised many members of Florida’s Legislature.
DeSantis plans to call a special legislative session on vaccine mandates
Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will call a November special session to pass several measures related to vaccine mandates.
House Speaker Chris Sprowls said he did not know details of the governor’s plans.
‘Tone down the rhetoric’: Florida elections officials tell politicians to chill out
From left, Florida county election supervisors Craig Latimer (Hillsborough), Wesley Wilcox (Marion) and Brian Corley (Pasco).
The memo comes after months of conspiracy theories surrounding 2020 votes.
Anna Paulina Luna spent about $38k of campaign funds for legal fight
Anna Paulina Luna, seen in a Zoom hearing in June, used $37,612 in congressional campaign funds to pay attorney fees for an unsuccessful injunction petition against a former candidate, William Braddock.
Luna, a congressional candidate, had sought an injunction against a former candidate who she said threatened her if she were ahead in the polls.
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  1. Can Florida quit OSHA over vaccines? Top GOP lawmakers will try
    Yesterday• Politics
    The Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined Gopher Resources in Tampa more than $319,000 after a series in the Tampa Bay Times revealed workplace dangers.
  2. Fact-checking Joe Biden at CNN’s town hall
    Yesterday• Politics
    President Joe Biden participates in a CNN town hall at Baltimore Center Stage in Baltimore on Thursday.
  3. A Tampa City Council meeting turned into an angry spat. Why?
    Yesterday• Tampa
    Council members Charlie Miranda (left) and Bill Carlson (right) engaged in an explosive exchange Thursday.
  5. Florida jobless rate dips as return to work remains sluggish
    Yesterday• Business
    The number of Americans leaving their jobs increased since September 2020, typically a positive sign for the economy. [BILL VARIAN | Times]
  6. Special session on vaccine mandates: What do Tampa Bay lawmakers think?
    Yesterday• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to call lawmakers back to the Capitol in Tallahassee for a special session on vaccine mandates.
  7. Anna Paulina Luna spent about $38k of campaign funds for legal fight
    Yesterday• Politics
    Anna Paulina Luna, seen in a Zoom hearing in June, used $37,612 in congressional campaign funds to pay attorney fees for an unsuccessful injunction petition against a former candidate, William Braddock.
  8. Michael Owen takes fundraising lead among all Hillsborough candidates
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    Michael Owen is a Republican candidate for Hillsborough's District 4 commission seat, currently held by term-limited Stacy White.
  9. Robert Blackmon to headline St. Petersburg ‘Blexit’ event
    Yesterday• Elections
    St. Petersburg mayoral candidate Robert Blackmon is featured in this digital flier promoting a "Blexit 727 Block Party" in Childs Park in St. Petersburg on Nov. 1, the day before Blackmon faces Ken Welch in the Nov. 2 general election.
  10. Florida Board of Education chair accused of illegally excavating oceanfront Keys property
    Yesterday• Politics
    State Board of Education Chair Tom Grady.
  11. ‘Tone down the rhetoric’: Florida elections officials tell politicians to chill out
    Oct. 21• Politics
    From left, Florida county election supervisors Craig Latimer (Hillsborough), Wesley Wilcox (Marion) and Brian Corley (Pasco).
  12. Repeal Florida law that blocks scrutiny of redistricting records, 2 lawmakers say
    Oct. 21• Politics
    Maps display district lines as constituents gather to voice their opinion to House and Senate members during a 2011 Florida Legislature redistricting hearing in Orlando.
  13. Fred Guttenberg, dad of Parkland shooting victim, to join Brady anti-gun violence group
    Oct. 21• Florida
    Fred Guttenberg, the father of slain student Jaime Guttenberg leaves the courtroom at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday.
  14. DeSantis plans to call a special legislative session on vaccine mandates
    Oct. 21• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will call a November special session to pass several measures related to vaccine mandates.
  15. Trump plans to regain social media presence with new company Truth Social
    Oct. 21• Nation & World
    Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a deal that would enable him to regain a social media presence after he was kicked off Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc. platforms.
  16. TyRon Lewis’ killing reverberates in St. Pete mayor’s race, 25 years later
    Oct. 21• Elections
    Fighting broke out between police and local residents after the 1996 death of TyRon Lewis.
  17. Biden touts middle-class values of $2 trillion domestic agenda
    Oct. 20• Nation & World
    President Joe Biden salutes as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Wednesday. Biden is traveling to his hometown of Scranton, Pa., to talk about infrustructure and his domestic agenda.
  18. DeSantis says he’ll ‘fortify’ parental rights in Florida schools
    Oct. 20• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis, shown at an August roundtable discussion, held a news conference on Oct. 20, 2021, to reiterate his support for parents' right to speak at school board meetings.
  19. Meet Florida’s next Senate president: Kathleen Passidomo
    Oct. 20• Politics
    Sen. Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples.
  20. Robert Blackmon, Ken Welch face off in St. Petersburg mayoral debate
    Oct. 20• Elections
    Ken Welch and Robert Blackmon debate on Tuesday, Oct. 19
  21. Florida officials and Tribe win Round 1 in legal fight over sports betting
    Oct. 19• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis and Marcellus Osceola, Jr., chairman of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, pose for a photo at a signing ceremony on Friday, April 23, 2021.
  22. Talk-show host Dan Bongino threatens to quit over Cumulus vaccine mandate
    Oct. 19• Nation & World
    Dan Bongino speaks in 2018 in Los Angeles. He is threatening to quit the radio company that employs him because they are mandating vaccines.
  23. Trial on Florida’s straw senate candidates delayed two months
    Oct. 19• Politics
    Frank Artiles leaves the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami on Thursday, March 18, 2021.
  24. Florida cable companies won’t air abortion ad bashing Disney, others
    Oct. 19• Politics
    University of Texas women rally at the Texas Capitol to protest Governor Greg Abbott's signing of the nation's strictest abortion law that makes it a crime to abort a fetus after six weeks, or when a "heartbeat" is detected. Abbott signed the law Wednesday, Sept. 1st, 2021.
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