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Protesters walk down Ashley dr. towards Interstate 275 before police stopped the group using pepper spray and a line of police officers on Sunday, May 31, 2020 in Tampa.
Florida Senate approves ‘anti-riot’ bill, heads now to DeSantis
The call to action came after nearly three hours of emotional and heated debate on the Senate floor.
Florida lawmakers carve out $31.6 million tax break for business meals
The Capital Grille.
Dubbed the “three martini lunch” tax deduction by critics when it was passed by Congress last year, it refers to the practice of taking long leisurely business lunches and deducting them on tax...
Matt Gaetz and Ron DeSantis: Too close for comfort?
Governor Ron DeSantis, center, John Morgan, left and U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz, right during a 2019 news conference to pressure state legislators and give them a mid-March deadline to repeal a law that prohibits smokable forms of medical marijuana at Kraft Azalea Garden in Winter Park.
There is no indication that DeSantis is tied to the federal probe of Gaetz, which has also ensnared several other prominent figures in Florida Republican politics. But the investigation could spark...
Florida Senate passes overhaul of auto insurance. Here’s what that could mean for drivers.
Heavy traffic is seen along the Memorial Causeway as beach goers head to Clearwater Beach Tuesday, March 16, 2021.
Senators passed it without any independent study showing what it would do to rates.

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  1. With Florida ‘anti-riot’ bill looming, St. Petersburg protesters return to the streets
    5 hours ago• St. Petersburg
    People listen while several organizers speak outside St. Petersburg City Hall ahead of a march in solidarity against racism and police brutality on Friday. About 100 people gathered to march.
  2. New conservative group would save ‘Anglo-Saxon’ traditions
    Earlier today• Nation & World
    Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington earlier this year.
  3. Roger Stone sued by Justice Department over $2 million in unpaid taxes
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    The Justice Department sued Donald Trump's ally Roger Stone on Friday, accusing the conservative provocateur and his wife of failing to pay nearly $2 million in income tax.
  5. Florida Legislature is down to deal-making days of session
    Yesterday• Politics
    The Capitol in Tallahassee is seen following Opening Day of the Florida Legislature on March 3.
  6. Gwen Graham to be appointed assistant secretary in US Department of Education
    Yesterday• Politics
    Then-gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham, center, speaks during a private fundraiser at a Panama City home in 2017.
  7. After outcry, Biden will lift refugee cap in May, White House says
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    Facing swift blowback from allies and aid groups, the White House on Friday said President Joe Biden plans to lift in the next month his predecessor’s historically low cap on refugees, after initially moving only to expand the eligibility criteria for resettlements.
  8. Rome Yard bid process was unfair, says losing bidder in lucrative Tampa West River project
    Yesterday• Politics
    The downtown Tampa skyline seen from an area known as the Rome Yard on Friday, April 16, 2021.
  9. Heavy metal guitarist with Tampa ties is 1st suspect to plead guilty in Capitol riot
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    A heavy metal guitarist on Friday became the first defendant to plead guilty to federal charges in connection with the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
  10. Increase unemployment benefits? ‘No,’ DeSantis says
    Yesterday• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
  11. Florida’s controversial toll road projects are on the verge of being repealed
    Yesterday• Politics
    A SunPass lane.
  12. Matt Gaetz and Ron DeSantis: Too close for comfort?
    Yesterday• Politics
    Governor Ron DeSantis, center, John Morgan, left and U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz, right during a 2019 news conference to pressure state legislators and give them a mid-March deadline to repeal a law that prohibits smokable forms of medical marijuana at Kraft Azalea Garden in Winter Park.
  13. Rice gets dollars, Welch gets endorsements in St. Petersburg mayor’s race
    Yesterday• St. Petersburg
    Darden Rice (left) and Ken Welch are candidates in St. Petersburg's mayoral race.
  14. GOP leaders diverge on Trump, putting party in limbo
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    Then-President Donald Trump speaks to the news media at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach in 2019. Congressional Republicans are at a crossroads, with one branch of the party keeping close to the former president and the other splitting away and trying to chart a post-Trump future.
  15. Florida Senate approves ‘anti-riot’ bill, heads now to DeSantis
    Yesterday• Politics
    Protesters walk down Ashley dr. towards Interstate 275 before police stopped the group using pepper spray and a line of police officers on Sunday, May 31, 2020 in Tampa.
  16. Florida lawmakers carve out $31.6 million tax break for business meals
    Yesterday• Politics
    The Capital Grille.
  17. Mike Pence undergoes surgery to implant pacemaker
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    Former Vice President Mike Pence has undergone surgery to have a pacemaker implanted.
  18. Florida lawmakers move to expand access and amounts of unemployment benefits
    Yesterday• Politics
    A small group of demonstrators gathers at Lake Eola Park to protest the Florida unemployment benefits system, Wednesday, June 10, 2020, in Orlando, Fla.
  19. GOP won’t punish Matt Gaetz unless charges filed, Kevin McCarthy says
    Yesterday• Politics
    Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., leaves a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
  20. Florida trans girls are cordially invited to play sports at my house
    Yesterday• Opinion
    The fields are not this great, but we'll make it work. Tribune News Service.
  21. Florida Senate passes overhaul of auto insurance. Here’s what that could mean for drivers.
    Yesterday• Politics
    Heavy traffic is seen along the Memorial Causeway as beach goers head to Clearwater Beach Tuesday, March 16, 2021.
  22. Florida Senate poised to pass DeSantis-backed anti-riot bill
    Apr. 15• Politics
    Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, listens to the State of the State address being delivered by Gov. Ron DeSantis at the Capitol in Tallahassee during Opening Day of the Florida Legislature on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.
  23. Key West business owners lobby legislators over port bill
    Apr. 14• Politics
    In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Kim Stamps, left, photographs Michigan newlyweds Tyler Gillet, middle, and Ashley Gillet, right, by the Southernmost Point marker Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, in Key West, Fla. New measures in the Florida Legislature ban cruise ships in Key West with more than 1,300 passengers from docking at the city port and limit the total number of cruise visitors who can disembark each day to 1,500. A similar bill, HB 267, is barreling through the House.
  24. In push for overhaul in Florida elections, Senate Republicans ease up and create new controversy
    Apr. 14• Politics
    Rep. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala.
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