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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
DeSantis appoints four to key administration posts in major reshuffle
Gov. Ron DeSantis names new chiefs for the departments of Corrections, Juvenile Justice and Elder Affairs as well as the state’s resilience officer.
Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, may end up in a swing district
U.S. Representative Kathy Castor speaks to the crowd before the arrival of Democratic candidate for president Joe Biden during a drive-in rally at the Florida State Fairgrounds on Oct. 29, 2020 in Tampa.
Draft map proposals would take part of the Tampa district into Pinellas.
A Democrat-leaning congressional district in east Hillsborough County?
Former television journalist Alan Cohn (left) and State Rep. Adam Hattersley are former Democratic candidates in Florida's 15th Congressional District.
At least two former Democratic congressional candidates, Alan Cohn and Adam Hattersley, say they’re considering running again in the new District 15 if it ends up looking like the Senate proposal.
Florida Democrats also used dark money group that paid for sham candidate mailers
Voters in Senate District 37 received dark money-funded mailers that featured little-known, no-party candidate Alex Rodriguez. The mailers aimed to “confuse” voters.
The transaction reveals how both parties use organizations that shield donors who may have concerns over the implications of their political donations.

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  1. Offshore oil drilling regulations would strengthen under federal legislation
    1 hour ago• Politics
    A man wears a face mask as he fishes near docked oil drilling platforms earlier this year.
  2. Proposed Florida state House maps could disenfranchise Black Tampa Bay voters
    4 hours ago• Politics
    State Rep. Dianne Hart, D-Tampa, could be moved into a different House district now occupied by one of Tampa Bay's other Black representatives.
  3. Florida hospitals made $6.3 billion in 2020. Could they see cuts?
    Earlier today• Politics
    The Memorial Cancer Institute will consolidate the cancer facilities at Memorial Hospital West in Pembroke Pines, featured in this photo, and Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood.
  5. House redistricting chair defends early maps as legislators raise questions
    Earlier today• Politics
    The Princeton Gerrymandering Project, which is nonpartisan and independent, gave the proposed House maps a grade of "F for partisan fairness."
  6. Plantation man arrested on charges of extorting, harassing state Sen. Lauren Book
    Yesterday• Politics
    State Sen. Lauren Book thanked her colleagues in the Florida Senate for supporting her after she became a victim in a cyber stalking and extortion case investigated by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
  7. Florida gets another boost in tax collections
    Yesterday• Business
    Ron DeSantis speaks as House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy listens during a news conference at the Assault Brigade 2506 Honorary Museum on Aug. 5, 2021, in Hialeah, Florida. A new report said the state brought in $435.5 million more in general revenue in October than had been projected in an August forecast. General revenue plays a critical role for DeSantis and lawmakers, as they rely on it to help fund schools, health-care programs and prisons.
  8. Circus-themed St. Petersburg mayoral ball canceled after Ken Welch declines invite
    Yesterday• St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg Mayor-Elect Ken Welch talks to the media after he was declared the winner on Nov. 2.
  9. Could Delta-8 marijuana products soon be a thing of the past in Florida?
    Yesterday• Politics
    CBD oil in a bottle with dropper May 7, 2021 in St. Petersburg.
  10. Stacey Abrams launches 2nd campaign for Georgia governor
    Yesterday• Politics
    Stacey Abrams, shown here speaking in 2020, will run again for governor of Georgia.
  11. Ken Welch, St. Petersburg Mayor-elect, endorses Charlie Crist for governor
    Dec. 1• Politics
    Mayoral candidate Ken Welch speaks to reporters after casting his vote on Election Day at Lake Vista Recreation Center, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021 in St. Petersburg.
  12. Abortion rights at stake in historic Supreme Court arguments
    Dec. 1• Nation & World
    A man wears a sign on his back that reads "Unborn Lives Matter" as he and other anti-abortion protesters wearing doctors uniforms demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday.
  13. DeSantis’ law enforcement border mission racks up $1.6 million bill
    Nov. 30• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, center, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, right, hold a news conference in Del Rio, Texas, to talk about a three-week effort to enforce the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas.
  14. Here’s what may be funded with St. Petersburg’s $45 million share of federal stimulus
    Nov. 30• St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg city officials presented the City Council with a new allocation of $45.4 million from the American Rescue Plan Act. Affordable housing projects received $5 million more than what was presented in August.
  15. Proposed Florida House maps give GOP redistricting advantage
    Nov. 29• Politics
    On Monday, the House released its first set of redistricting maps, drawing criticism from Democratic leaders.
  16. Florida actor charged in Capitol riot almost talked way into staying in jail
    Nov. 29• Crime
    Federal investigators spotted James Beeks at an airport in the months following the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. He's accused of his role in breaching the complex alongside members of the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia.
  17. Seminole Tribe again seeks a stay in Florida sports betting case
    Nov. 29• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis and Marcellus Osceola, Jr., chairman of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, show off a signed copy of the gambling compact between the state the tribe in April. A judge ruled last week that the compact violates federal law, but the tribe is trying to get that decision reversed.
  18. Inside the ‘big wave’ of misinformation targeted at Latinos
    Nov. 29• Nation & World
    Stickers at a Philadelphia polling place from March 2019 proclaim, "He Votado Hoy," or, " I voted today."
  19. Carrie Meek, pioneering Black former congresswoman, dies
    Nov. 29• Politics
    Former Florida Congresswoman Carrie Meek cracks up Betty Castor, left as she recalls her time serving in the legislature on senate reunion day, March 20, 2008 in Tallahassee, Fla. Meek, the grandchild of a slave and a sharecropper’s daughter who became one of the first black Floridians elected to Congress since Reconstruction, died Sunday, Nov. 28.
  20. Vet’s campaign materials raise question on DoD photo regulations
    Nov. 26• Pinellas
    Republican veteran Jay Collins, running against U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, uses numerous photos of himself in uniform and identifies himself as “Green Beret Jay Collins” in his campaign website, Facebook page and fundraiser invitations. But how combat photos of Collins are used could raise questions about whether the materials comply with Defense Department regulations on the subject.
  21. Former Army officer files to run against Fentrice Driskell
    Nov. 26• Pinellas
    Former Army officer Lisette Bonano has filed to run against state Rep. Fentrice Driskell, D-Tampa, in north-central Hillsborough District 63.
  22. Adam Anderson stakes claim in Pinellas House district Sprowls will leave
    Nov. 26• Pinellas
    Adam Anderson of Palm Harbor is the only Republican to file so far in northwestern Pinellas County’s state House District 65, which term-limited House Speaker Chris Sprowls will vacate next year.
  23. Judge denies Seminole Tribe’s request for hold on ruling against online sports betting
    Nov. 25• Politics
    The Seminole Tribe, which owns the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Tampa, was denied its request to continue operating its new online sports betting app while it appeals a ruling that the app violates federal law.
  24. Jacksonville-based agency appointed to run foster care in Pinellas, Pasco
    Nov. 24• Pinellas
    The Florida Department of Children and Families appointed Family Support Services of Northeast Florida as the agency to run child welfare in Pinellas and Pasco counties. Some child welfare experts fear it is rushing the decision.
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