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Stephanie Marty demonstrates against a proposed ban on transgender girls and women from female sports leagues outside the South Dakota governor's mansion in Pierre, S.D. on Thursday March 11, 2021.
If Florida transgender sports bill passes, NCAA says it could pull championships
The statement came a day before the Florida House is set to take up the controversial bill.
Florida Senate advances gambling bill to add new commission, reduce live racing
Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby.
The bill allows casinos and card rooms to operate without running harness or quarter-horse races or jai-alai matches, a concept known as decoupling.
Florida’s health agencies are led by Black women. Can they create equity?
Florida Deputy Secretary for Health Dr. Shamarial Roberson, right, speaks to the media as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis looks on during a news conference Monday, March 2, 2020, in Tampa.
DeSantis appointed Shevaun Harris and Simone Marstiller to head top agencies. They join Shamarial Roberson at the Department of Health. Experts and officials say representation might not be enough.
YouTube removes video of DeSantis coronavirus roundtable
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
“Our policies apply to everyone,” a YouTube spokeswoman said in an email. It removed the video because it said the content violated its standards about “COVID-19 medical misinformation.” DeSantis’...

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  1. Has time run out for Legislature to make a gambling deal?
    Earlier today• Politics
    The Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Tampa. In order to get the Seminole Tribe to agree to a compact, and the federal regulators to approve it, the legislative deal must sufficiently benefit the Tribe, which presently operates a casino monopoly outside of Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
  2. DeSantis wants voters’ signatures to match. Would his pass the test?
    Yesterday• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis' signature has varied over the years. Here's how he has signed official documents from 2008 to 2021.
  3. Tampa’s Rome Yard development bid in dispute
    Yesterday• Breaking News
    A rendering of the Rome Yard development submitted by the Related Group
  5. Biden gave Florida’s infrastructure a “C” grade. What does that mean?
    Yesterday• Politics
    President Joe Biden.
  6. Scott, Rubio file bill to overturn CDC cruise rules, resume sailing soon
    Yesterday• Business
    Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, at podium, speaks April 9 alongside port workers and elected officials asking for the CDC and the federal government to allow the return of cruising, during a news conference in front of Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Horizon cruise ship docked at PortMiami in Miami. [Wilfredo Lee | Associated Press]
  7. DeSantis steering more money to Piney Point, wants to close site
    Yesterday• Environment
    Gov. Ron DeSantis addresses the situation at Piney Point at a press conference in Manatee County on April 4.
  8. Florida Senate advances gambling bill to add new commission, reduce live racing
    Yesterday• Politics
    Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby.
  9. If Florida transgender sports bill passes, NCAA says it could pull championships
    Yesterday• Politics
    Stephanie Marty demonstrates against a proposed ban on transgender girls and women from female sports leagues outside the South Dakota governor's mansion in Pierre, S.D. on Thursday March 11, 2021.
  10. Florida’s health agencies are led by Black women. Can they create equity?
    Apr. 12• Politics
    Florida Deputy Secretary for Health Dr. Shamarial Roberson, right, speaks to the media as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis looks on during a news conference Monday, March 2, 2020, in Tampa.
  11. Why did WMNF fire Rob Lorei? Station says he knows, Lorei says he doesn’t
    Apr. 11• News
    Longtime Tampa Bay broadcaster Rob Lorei, seen here in a 2019 photo hosting the show Radioactivity on WMNF 88.5, said he was fired by WMNF's general manager. Lorei helped found the community radio station more than four decades ago.
  12. Ramsey Clark, attorney general under LBJ, dies at 93
    Apr. 11• Nation & World
    In this Sept. 14, 1976 photo, Ramsey Clark, Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, center, speaks at Lincoln Center in New York. Ramsey Clark, the attorney general in the Johnson administration who became an outspoken activist for unpopular causes and a harsh critic of U.S. policy, died, Friday, April 9, 2021. He was 93.
  13. Trump: The key to Republican success is more Trumpism
    Apr. 11• Nation & World
    In this Oct. 23, 2017 photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a joint statement with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. Former President Donald Trump plans to affirm his commitment to the Republican Party — and raise the possibility that someone else will be the GOP's next presidential nominee — in a closed-door speech to donors Saturday night.
  14. ‘Clear the Capitol,’ Pence pleaded during Jan. 6 riot, timeline shows
    Apr. 10• Nation & World
    In this Jan. 6 photo, rioters storm the Capitol, in Washington. A Pentagon report details missteps in communication.
  15. Trump, without Twitter platform, to address GOP in Florida today
    Apr. 10• Politics
    Former President Donald Trump will address the Republican party today from Mar-a-Lago.
  16. Gaetz tells Trump supporters he’s a champion of women, scoffs at ‘smears’
    Apr. 10• Politics
    Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) speaks at A Woman for American First event, Friday, April 9, 2021, in Doral, Fla. The House Ethics Committee has opened an investigation of Florida congressman Matt Gaetz, citing reports of sexual and other misconduct by the Florida Republican.
  17. ‘Anti-riot’ bill heading to Florida Senate floor
    Apr. 9• Politics
    Sen. Darryl Rouson, D-St. Petersburg, addresses a crowd of protesters before their evening march on Sunday, July 12, 2020 in St. Petersburg. A proposed 'anti-riot' bill would enhance penalties for a host of crimes committed during protests that turn violent, and opponents have argued its broad definition could lead to racial disparity if the bill ultimately becomes law. “The people across the state of Florida are worried about the chilling effect of this bill,” Rouson said. “This is going to lead to a misapplication of the law, and we know Black and brown people will suffer disproportionately because we have seen it.”
  18. NRA, GOP win as court upholds law preventing local gun control
    Apr. 9• Politics
    The 1st District Court of Appeal.
  19. YouTube removes video of DeSantis coronavirus roundtable
    Apr. 9• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
  20. Matt Gaetz faces inquiry by House ethics panel over potential misconduct
    Apr. 9• Politics
    Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., walks off the House floor as House of Representatives takes up articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump in 2019.
  21. Driscoll will face challenge for St. Petersburg City Council seat
    Apr. 9• Pinellas
    St. Petersburg City Council member Gina Driscoll.
  22. Gaetz hires prominent New York lawyers amid federal probe
    Apr. 9• Politics
    Rep. Matt Gaetz is retaining two prominent New York attorneys as he faces a Justice Department investigation into sex trafficking allegations involving underage girls.
  23. Matt Gaetz case another example of politician in crisis refusing to resign
    Apr. 9• Politics
    Suddenly embroiled in a federal sex trafficking investigation, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, shown in this 2019 photo, has denied the allegations, rebuffed suggestions that he resign and sent fundraising appeals that portray him as a victim of a “smear campaign.”
  24. Florida removes high-stakes consequences from spring testing
    Apr. 9• Education
    This spring's state test results won't be held against students when it comes to third-grade promotion, high school graduation, Bright Futures scholarship eligibility and other critical issues, Florida officials announced Friday.
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