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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. Carrie Meek, pioneering Black former congresswoman, dies
    Earlier today• 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Amid free speech concerns, UF declares it is ‘free from undue influence’
    Nov. 24• Education
    University of Florida President Kent Fuchs sent a message to the campus community addressing the recent controversy over academic freedom.
  9. City of Tampa and Rays discussed state transportation funding
    Nov. 24• Tampa
    Tampa Mayor Jane Castor chats with Tampa Bay Rays Presidents Brian Auld and Matt Silverman while being lifted by a Tampa Fire Rescue ladder in October to unfurl a banner celebrating the Rays' return to the playoffs.
  10. Seminole Tribe to appeal Florida sports betting ruling, asks for stay
    Nov. 24• Politics
    The Seminole Tribe of Florida, which owns the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa, continued to collect online wagers for its sports betting app on Tuesday in defiance of a federal court ruling as it urged the judge who invalidated its 30-year gambling compact with the state of Florida to put a temporary halt to her decision as the tribe pursues an appeal.
  11. DeSantis appoints former emergency chief Moskowitz to Broward commission
    Nov. 23• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Jared Moskowitz, right, and Torey Alston, left, to the Broward County Commission on Tuesday. Moskowitz is the state's former emergency management director and Alston is chief of staff for the state transportation department.
  12. Who stays, who goes? Inside Ken Welch’s transition to St. Petersburg City Hall
    Nov. 23• Elections
    Ken Welch appears at an election night party on Nov. 2 in St. Petersburg. He was declared the winner in the St. Petersburg mayoral race.
  13. Florida parents say they want rights in schools. What does that mean?
    Nov. 23• Education
    Families who oppose mask mandates gathered outside Pinellas County school district headquarters in Largo before an Aug. 24 School Board meeting. The recent push for parents' rights has expanded beyond masks to include other issues.
  14. Federal judge throws out Florida sports betting compact with Seminole Tribe
    Nov. 23• Breaking News
    Two pari-mutuels filed the first federal lawsuit against the state's gambling deal with the Seminole Tribe of Florida, which owns the Guitar Hotel near Hollywood. A judge late Monday ruled that the deal violates federal Indian gaming law.
  15. Florida COVID vaccine rules make it easy for workers to opt out, experts say
    Nov. 22• Health
    On Thursday, state Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo signed an emergency rule outlining a number of exemptions an employee can claim to avoid a workplace vaccine mandate.
  16. United Way Suncoast launches effort to help Tampa Bay tenants apply for rent aid
    Nov. 22• Real Estate
    A protester holds an anti-eviction sign. [Tribune News Service]
  17. Parrish man photographed with Pelosi lectern during insurrection pleads guilty
    Nov. 22• Crime
    Adam Christian Johnson, a Florida man who was photographed carrying a lectern belonging to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection, has pleaded guilty for his part in the riot. Court records show that the 36-year-old Parrish man pleaded guilty Monday in Washington federal court to one count of entering or remaining in any restricted building.
  18. Rep. Kathy Castor talks federal money for Tampa as Republicans redraw her district
    Nov. 22• Politics
    U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor of Tampa, center, said Monday that the maps she's seen violate the state's redistricting rules.
  19. Judge denies Florida’s request to block US health care vaccination rule
    Nov. 22• Politics
    Patricia Wasseman, holds Hermina Levin's hands as nurse Eva Diaz administers the Pfizer vaccine at a Pompano Beach nursing facility last December. A new federal rule requires workers at nursing homes and other health care providers that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs to receive at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine by Dec. 6 and be fully vaccinated by Jan. 4.
  20. DeSantis calls on Florida Legislature to lower gas tax, citing inflation
    Nov. 22• Politics
    From left, State Attorney General Ashley Moody, House Speaker Chris Sprowls and Senate President Wilton Simpson stand behind Gov. Ron DeSantis at a news conference last week. DeSantis said Monday he is asking the Legislature to temporarily lower the state gas tax.
  21. Out-of-state money flows into Clearwater City Council race
    Nov. 22• Clearwater
    Scientology defector Aaron Smith-Levin, left, and community activist Lina Teixeira, right, are running for Clearwater City Council Seat 5.
  22. Florida couple wages legal battle over Trump banner fines
    Nov. 21• Florida
    Walton County officials say the “Trump Won” and “Let’s Go Brandon” banners on the balcony of the home of Marvin and Paige Peavy violate local sign ordinances.
  23. Rush to appoint foster care agency in Pinellas, Pasco could backfire, child welfare experts warn
    Nov. 19• Pinellas
    The Florida Department of Children and Families is planning to appoint a new agency to run child welfare in Pinellas and Pasco counties. Some child welfare experts fear it is rushing the decision.
  24. DeSantis appoints four to key administration posts in major reshuffle
    Nov. 19• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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