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Gov. Ron DeSantis, speaking at Palm Harbor University High in March, announces his proposal to give $1,000 bonuses to school principals and teachers as a reward for their work during the pandemic.
DeSantis is using teacher bonus checks for a political plug, critics say
Not so, says education commissioner Richard Corcoran, who called the checks “a direct thank you” from the state to educators.
Florida medical marijuana patients anxious about the end of DeSantis coronavirus order
Patients, doctors and advocates worry about whether the sickest patients using medical marijuana will be affected when they can no longer recertify through telehealth as Gov. Ron DeSantis prepares to let the COVID-19 emergency order expire.
Telehealth for cannabis patients could soon be ending.
Florida elections supervisors confused, frustrated by new voting law
Florida secretary of state Laurel Lee speaks at pre-legislative news conference on Tuesday Oct. 29, 2019, in Tallahassee, Fla. Florida (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)
“We’re all trying to figure this out,” Julie Marcus, supervisor of elections in Pinellas County, told attorneys with the state. “But we have elections in August.”
Eight St. Petersburg mayoral candidates debate their visions for the city
Screenshot of the June 22, 2021, St. Petersburg mayoral debate, hosted by the Tampa Bay Times and Bay News 9.
The Tampa Bay Times and Spectrum Bay News 9 hosted the mayoral hopefuls in an online debate that touched on the redevelopment of the Trop, systemic racism, police reform and more.
Watch the St. Petersburg mayoral debate

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  1. Ahead of Frank Artiles’ trial, top Florida political players scrutinized
    2 hours ago• Politics
    Frank Artiles leaves the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami on March 18.
  2. Justices rule for cheerleader suspended after cursing in Snapchat post
    Earlier today• Education
    The Supreme Court building is seen in Washington earlier this month.
  3. GOP governors, including DeSantis, call for redistricting data
    Yesterday• Politics
    Ron DeSantis on Friday, April 2, 2021.
  5. State university faculty, students to be surveyed on beliefs
    Yesterday• Politics
    Police create a barrier between a group of protesters and Kaitlin Bennett, a gun rights advocate who hosts the Liberty Hangout show during her visit to the University of South Florida campus on Oct. 7, 2020, in Tampa.
  6. State backs hospice expansion, including new program in Pinellas
    Yesterday• Politics
    A hospice bed (Credit Image: © Imago via ZUMA Press)
  7. Nikki Fried launches statewide energy equity study
    Yesterday• Politics
    Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, cetner, announced plans to launch Florida’s first statewide energy equity study at a Tuesday, June 22, 2020 news conference in Tampa's Robles Park neighborhood.
  8. Hearing delayed in death-threat allegations made by Ana Paulina Luna
    Yesterday• Crime
    William Braddock won a delay Tuesday in a hearing involving allegations that he made threats against a fellow candidate for Congress.
  9. Ron DeSantis signs bill requiring CPR instruction in schools
    Yesterday• Politics
    A new Florida law will require school districts to provide one hour of “basic training in first aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation” to all students in ninth and eleventh grades.
  10. Michael S. Levinson brings unorthodox ideas to St. Petersburg mayoral race
    Yesterday• St. Petersburg
    Michael S. Levinson poses for a profile on June 17. The perennial candidate is bringing unorthodox ideas to the race for mayor of St. Petersburg.
  11. Could this 20-year-old be St. Petersburg’s next mayor?
    Yesterday• Elections
    Michael Ingram, 20, attends the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg campus as a political science major. He is also a St. Petersburg mayoral candidate.
  12. Eight St. Petersburg mayoral candidates debate their visions for the city
    Yesterday• Elections
    Screenshot of the June 22, 2021, St. Petersburg mayoral debate, hosted by the Tampa Bay Times and Bay News 9.
  13. Gov. Ron DeSantis posts increase in net worth
    Yesterday• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, waves as he arrives, Monday, June 14, 2021, at the Shul of Bal Harbour, a Jewish community center in Surfside, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
  14. DeSantis is using teacher bonus checks for a political plug, critics say
    Jun. 21• Education
    Gov. Ron DeSantis, speaking at Palm Harbor University High in March, announces his proposal to give $1,000 bonuses to school principals and teachers as a reward for their work during the pandemic.
  15. Jill Biden to attend Lightning vaccination event
    Jun. 21• Lightning
    First lady Jill Biden will attend a Lightning vaccination event Thursday night at Amalie Arena.
  16. Florida prioritizing a Black farmer in next batch of medical marijuana licenses
    Jun. 21• Politics
    The Florida Department of Health will soon kick off the rule-making process for Black farmer applicants as the state prepares to open another batch of of medical marijuana licenses that would nearly double the number of medical marijuana operators in the state.
  17. Rubio asks Biden for waiver so Navy star Cameron Kinley can play for Bucs
    Jun. 21• Bucs
    Former Navy defensive back Cameron Kinley waits for the snap during a game against Air Force on Oct. 5, 2019.
  18. Here’s what to know about the St. Petersburg mayoral race
    Jun. 21• Elections
    File photo of St. Petersburg City Hall.
  19. St. Petersburg mayoral candidate Wengay Newton is passionate, persistent, combative
    Jun. 20• St. Petersburg
    Mayoral candidate Wengay Newton poses for a portrait at his childhood home in St. Petersburg, which he has donated to Pinellas County Habitat for Humanity.
  20. In mayoral run, Ken Welch wants St. Petersburg to achieve ‘inclusive progress’
    Jun. 19• Elections
    Former Pinellas County Commissioner Ken Welch is running for mayor of St. Petersburg.
  21. Florida medical marijuana patients anxious about the end of DeSantis coronavirus order
    Jun. 19• Politics
    Patients, doctors and advocates worry about whether the sickest patients using medical marijuana will be affected when they can no longer recertify through telehealth as Gov. Ron DeSantis prepares to let the COVID-19 emergency order expire.
  22. The field is set in St. Petersburg’s elections for mayor, City Council
    Jun. 18• Elections
    St. Petersburg City Hall. [DIRK SHADD | Times]
  23. Federal judge sides with DeSantis in dispute with CDC over cruise industry
    Jun. 18• Politics
    Carnival Cruise Line's Sunrise and Vista ships, along with the MSC Meraviglia, are docked at the Port of Miami, awaiting an eventual return to service.
  24. Pinellas will add 2 more early voting sites, following uptick in use
    Jun. 18• Pinellas
    Early voters Jenny Hart, center, and James Hart, of Clearwater, wait in line to enter the early voting location at the Supervisor of Elections Office at the Pinellas County Courthouse, 315 Court St., during early voting on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, in Clearwater.
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