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Voter guide.
Tampa Bay Times 2022 Primary Voter Guide: 100+ local candidates on the issues
Here’s who is on the primary ballot in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties and where they stand on guns, abortion, housing and more.
After DeSantis ousted him, Andrew Warren’s political profile grows
Andrew Warren, right, is interviewed on CNN as communications adviser Grayson Kamm, center, and videographer Alan Rosenquist look on while in Warren's hotel room Wednesday in Tallahassee.
Hillsborough County’s ousted state attorney raised thousands in contributions to a political committee.
Biden administration says Florida, Seminole Tribe gambling deal should get OK
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.
A federal judge last year invalidated the compact, saying it violated federal Indian gaming law.
DeSantis announces 20 voter fraud arrests of Floridians, calls it an ‘opening salvo’
Gov. Ron DeSantis, shown on Aug. 19, 2021.
The governor says those arrested were people ineligible to vote because of felonies.

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  1. Val Demings outspending Marco Rubio in a big way in TV, radio campaign ads
    4 hours ago• Elections
    Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, left, and Democratic U.S. Rep. Val Demings, right.
  2. Tampa Republican state Senate hopeful drops prechecked donation box
    5 hours ago• Elections
    An email fundraising campaign by Tampa Republican state Senate hopeful Jay Collins came with a prechecked box that makes donations recurring.
  3. Meet the legal team trying to reinstate Tampa’s ousted state attorney
    5 hours ago• Elections
    Suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren, left, and the lead lawyers on his legal team, Jean-Jacques Cabou, center, and David Singer, right, take questions from reporters after they filed suit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
  5. Pasco Commission candidate says write-in candidate seeking to help him
    Earlier today• Pasco
    Gary Bradford, incumbent Christina Fitzpatrick and Shannon Wittwer are competing in the Republican primary for District 4 on the Pasco County Commission.
  6. Former St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker backs Anna Paulina Luna for Congress
    Earlier today• Elections
    The candidates in the Aug. 23 Republican primary for the 13th District congressional seat are, from left, Amanda Makki, Anna Paulina Luna and Kevin Hayslett.
  7. Photos: Andrew Warren files suit against Gov. Ron DeSantis
    Earlier today• Elections
    Andrew Warren, right, is interviewed on CNN as communications adviser Grayson Kamm, center, and videographer Alan Rosenquist look on while in Warren's hotel room Wednesday in Tallahassee.
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  8. Candidates lining up for Tampa City Council races - next year
    Earlier today• Elections
    The Tampa City Council meets in the Old City Hall building at 315 E. Kennedy Blvd.
  9. After DeSantis ousted him, Andrew Warren’s political profile grows
    Earlier today• Politics
    Andrew Warren, right, is interviewed on CNN as communications adviser Grayson Kamm, center, and videographer Alan Rosenquist look on while in Warren's hotel room Wednesday in Tallahassee.
  10. Biden administration says Florida, Seminole Tribe gambling deal should get OK
    Yesterday• 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.
  11. Judge orders Justice Dept. to prepare Trump affidavit redactions, leaning toward disclosure
    Yesterday• Politics
    An aerial view of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is seen Aug. 10 in Palm Beach.
  12. DeSantis announces 20 voter fraud arrests of Floridians, calls it an ‘opening salvo’
    Yesterday• Elections
    Gov. Ron DeSantis, shown on Aug. 19, 2021.
  13. Federal judge blocks Florida ‘Stop WOKE’ act pushed by DeSantis
    Yesterday• Education
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reacts after publicly signing HB7, alternately dubbed the "individual freedom" law or the "stop woke" bill, during a news conference at Mater Academy Charter Middle/High School in Hialeah Gardens, Fla., on Friday, April 22, 2022. Three federal lawsuits, the latest filed Thursday, are challenging the law.
  14. Florida backs Tampa’s Cambridge Christian School in pregame prayer case
    Yesterday• Education
    Players from Cambridge Christian and Indian Rocks Christian pray after a football game in 2014. The Florida Department of Education is supporting Cambridge Christian in its ongoing court fight against the Florida High School Activities Association for not allowing the school to use the stadium's public address system for a prayer before the 2015 state championship game.
  15. Trump supporters’ threats to Florida judge spur democracy concerns
    Yesterday• Politics
    An aerial view of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is seen on Aug. 10 in Palm Beach.
  16. Florida wants to review school districts’ LGBTQ support documents
    Yesterday• Politics
    State Board of Education member Ryan Petty said he has “grave concerns” about some LGBTQ support guides provided to Florida students, teachers and school staff members.
  17. USA Gymnastics: Abortion laws to play role in site selection
    Yesterday• Sports
    USA Gymnastics president Li Li Leung, pictured in 2021, said Wednesday there is “no question” abortion laws will play a factor in whether a state is chosen to host events like the U.S. championships.
  18. Investigation with Florida ties focuses on separatist group Black Hammer
    Yesterday• Crime
    Xavier Rushin, a member of the Black Hammer Party, listens in Fayette County Magistrate Court on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. He and another member of the group are charged with multiple felonies stemming from an alleged kidnapping and sexual assault at the group's communal home in Fayetteville. Rushin is known within the group as Keno.
  19. Florida university leaders weigh two candidates for state chancellor post
    Aug. 17• Education
    Century Tower is a major landmark at the University of Florida, the State University System's flagship school. The state Board of Governors is looking closely at two candidates as it works to select a new chancellor to oversee the system.
  20. DeSantis sued by ousted Tampa state attorney who wants job back
    Aug. 17• Breaking News
    Suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren, left, speaks during a news conference Wednesday with his attorney, Jean-Jacques Cabou, right, in Tallahassee.
  21. Security costs to protect Gov. DeSantis and his family increase
    Aug. 17• Politics
    The Florida's governor's mansion.
  22. Who’s funding the Democratic candidates for governor? Here are 4 takeaways.
    Aug. 17• Politics
    Campaign reports for Nikki Fried and Charlie Crist, who are seeking the Democratic nomination for Florida's governor, may not be as straightforward as they appear.
  23. In Tampa Bay, Florida Republican Rick Scott unveils bill to fight opioid epidemic
    Aug. 16• Pinellas
    Sen. Rick Scott and other law enforcement leaders from in and around Tampa Bay spoke to media Tuesday about a bill aimed at curbing the opioid epidemic.
  24. Term limits for Pinellas commissioners won’t make fall ballot
    Aug. 16• Pinellas
    Last October, Pinellas County Commissioner Dave Eggers unsuccessfully pushed his colleagues to initiate a referendum limiting commissioners to three terms, or 12 years. Eggers’ effort failed again in December and February. The board is pictured at its Feb. 8 meeting.
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