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Former Pinellas County Commissioner Ken Welch (left), Gov. Ron DeSantis (middle) and City Councilmember Robert Blackmon
Everyone is talking about DeSantis — except in St. Pete’s mayor race
The Republican governor hasn’t factored into the campaign to lead the city, though he looms large over it.
Have Black Florida marijuana farmers fallen too far behind?
Sen. Darryl Rouson, D-St. Petersburg, called the director of Florida's medical marijuana program to testify at a hearing of the Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021.
Out of the 22 treatment centers licensed to sell medical marijuana in Florida, just one is minority-owned.
Crist lashes out at DeSantis administration’s order easing COVID rules
U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, D-St. Petersburg
Crist called for the new surgeon general to resign, saying that the order went against Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations.
Texas-style abortion bill filed in Florida
State Rep. Webster Barnaby, R-Deltona, filed a Texas-style abortion bill.
The bill, which is filed for consideration during the legislative session that will start in January, mirrors a new Texas law that bans almost all abortions.
Watch the St. Petersburg mayoral debate

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  1. Have Black Florida marijuana farmers fallen too far behind?
    2 hours ago• Politics
    Sen. Darryl Rouson, D-St. Petersburg, called the director of Florida's medical marijuana program to testify at a hearing of the Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021.
  2. Crist lashes out at DeSantis administration’s order easing COVID rules
    4 hours ago• Politics
    U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, D-St. Petersburg
  3. Democrats: We have framework to pay for $3.5 trillion, 10-year plan
    Earlier today• Politics
    Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joined from left by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., updates reporters on Democratic efforts to pass President Joe Biden's "Build Back Better" agenda, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
  5. DeSantis defends natural immunity, despite lack of data
    Earlier today• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
  6. Everyone is talking about DeSantis — except in St. Pete’s mayor race
    Earlier today• Politics
    Former Pinellas County Commissioner Ken Welch (left), Gov. Ron DeSantis (middle) and City Councilmember Robert Blackmon
  7. Two Florida pari-mutuels seek to block sports betting debut
    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.
  8. Texas-style abortion bill filed in Florida
    Yesterday• Politics
    State Rep. Webster Barnaby, R-Deltona, filed a Texas-style abortion bill.
  9. Florida Republicans close voter registration gap with Democrats
    Yesterday• Politics
    Rohn Kahn, 28 registers to vote at the Latinos for Trump booth on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019 in Tampa.
  10. Florida issues new executive order easing school COVID rules
    Yesterday• Politics
    St. Petersburg High students Sydney Conroy, right, and Toby Lam wear a masks as they arrive on Aug. 11, 2021, the first day of school in Pinellas County.
  11. 4 times Florida’s new surgeon general bucked the coronavirus consensus
    Yesterday• Politics
    Dr. Joseph Ladapo, left, was named Tuesday by Gov. Ron DeSantis as Florida's next surgeon general.
  12. Trump sues niece, New York Times over records behind 2018 tax story
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    Former President Donald Trump, soeaking here in Dallas during July, has filed suit against his estranged niece, Mary Trump and The New York Times over a bombshell 2018 story about his family’s wealth and tax practices.
  13. Federal judge blocks Florida law banning ‘sanctuary cities’
    Yesterday• Politics
    Members of Florida's immigrant population express their disappointment after a Senate Judiciary Committee voted on a bill in 2019 that would prohibit “sanctuary cities” and require state and local law enforcement to comply with U.S. officials.
  14. This Republican is about to become Florida’s next House speaker. Who is he?
    Sep. 21• Politics
    With his wife Adriana standing behind him, Paul Renner awaits his nomination as Florida House Speaker-designate on Tuesday in Tallahassee.
  15. In reversal, Florida to apply for $820 million in food aid
    Sep. 21• Politics
    Governor Ron DeSantis.
  16. Florida’s new surgeon general opposes mask, vaccine mandates
    Sep. 21• Politics
    Dr. Joseph Ladapo, a Harvard-educated researcher, was chosen by Gov. Ron DeSantis to become Florida's next surgeon general on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021.
  17. Florida ready to pull investments over Ben & Jerry’s decision
    Sep. 21• Politics
    Ben & Jerry's.
  18. Florida administrator tapped to run state’s $253 billion investment portfolio
    Sep. 21• Politics
    Lamar Taylor, chief operating and financial officer of the State Board of Administration, was named Tuesday as interim replacement for retiring Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer Ash Williams.
  19. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor on vaccines: ‘This isn’t something we can mull over’
    Sep. 21• Tampa
    Tampa Mayor Jane Castor has been aggressive in her response to the coronavirus pandemic, earning praise from the medical community and public health officials, but angering some city employees and vaccine opponents who say she has gone too far.
  20. Florida Confederate statue headed to Tallahassee, for now
    Sep. 21• Politics
    Edmund Kirby Smith
  21. Florida Senate sheds light on how new political boundaries will be made
    Sep. 21• Politics
    In this March 2 file photo, Sen. Ray Wesley Rodrigues, R-Estero, listens during the Senate session of the Florida Legislature at the Capitol in Tallahassee. Rodrigues is leading the Florida Senate Redistricting Committee.
  22. Tampa General CEO slams Biden administration over coronavirus treatments
    Sep. 20• Politics
    Tampa General President and CEO John Couris speaks while Gov. Ron DeSantis listens during an August news conference at Tampa General Hospital and USF Health Morsani College of Medicine's Global Emerging Diseases Institute.
  23. For Florida school boards, criticism gets personal as issues intensify
    Sep. 20• Education
    Crowds like this one at a recent Pinellas School Board meeting have been larger and often more animated as boards have taken on issues including school masks, race relations and transgender rights. At this meeting on Aug. 24, one defiant speaker was removed from the chamber by security and another called the school district a "criminal enterprise."
  24. Florida Prepaid College Tuition: $200 million in refunds unclaimed
    Sep. 20• Politics
    A Pegasus mural at the University of Central Florida Student Union.
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