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State Rep. Michele Rayner of St. Petersburg has dropped out of the race for Florida’s 13th Congressional District and will run for reelection to her state House seat.
Michele Rayner drops out of Pinellas congressional race, runs for state House
Florida’s redrawn district maps gave the Pinellas congressional seat a Republican advantage, splitting St. Petersburg in two.
Kelli Stargel announces run for Florida’s open 15th Congressional District
State Sen. Kelli Stargel, R- Lakeland, greets other Florida lawmakers on Jan. 14, 2020, the first day of the legislative session that year.
Stargel jumps into a crowded Republican primary for the Hillsborough, Pasco and Polk district.
Florida veteran pledges to spend millions in Tampa Bay-area congressional race
Jerry Torres, a Green Beret veteran and retired defense contractor, is self-funding his congressional campaign and says he's prepared to spend up to $15 million to get elected.
Former defense contractor Jerry Torres says he’s prepared to spend up to $15 million in the crowded 15th Congressional District race.
Florida rejected dozens of math textbooks. But only 3 reviewers found CRT violations.
One of the math books that have been flagged by the state of Florida for inappropriate content pictured in the Tampa Bay Times studio on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in St. Petersburg.
Those three reviewers were all linked to conservative political circles.

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  1. Kelli Stargel announces run for Florida’s open 15th Congressional District
    Yesterday• Politics
    State Sen. Kelli Stargel, R- Lakeland, greets other Florida lawmakers on Jan. 14, 2020, the first day of the legislative session that year.
  2. Florida veteran pledges to spend millions in Tampa Bay-area congressional race
    Yesterday• Elections
    Jerry Torres, a Green Beret veteran and retired defense contractor, is self-funding his congressional campaign and says he's prepared to spend up to $15 million to get elected.
  3. Michele Rayner drops out of Pinellas congressional race, runs for state House
    Yesterday• Politics
    State Rep. Michele Rayner of St. Petersburg has dropped out of the race for Florida’s 13th Congressional District and will run for reelection to her state House seat.
  5. In Tampa and across the U.S., rallying to support abortion rights
    May 14• Nation & World
    More than 1,000 activists gathered in downtown Tampa on Saturday in conjunction with hundreds of rallies in support of abortion rights held coast to coast and in Hawaii. The “Bans off our Bodies” rallies were organized after a leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court decision suggests it will overturn Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to abortion.
  6. Clarence Thomas says abortion leak has changed Supreme Court
    May 14• Nation & World
    Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks Sept. 16, 2021, at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. Thomas says the Supreme Court has been changed by the leak of a draft opinion earlier this month. The opinion suggests the court is poised to overturn the right to an abortion recognized nearly 50 years ago in Roe v. Wade. The conservative Thomas, who joined the court in 1991 and has long called for Roe v. Wade to be overturned, described the leak as an unthinkable breach of trust.
  7. Rally for abortion rights in Tampa
    May 14• Latest News
    More than 1,000 activists gathered in downtown Tampa on Saturday in conjunction with hundreds of rallies in support of abortion rights held coast to coast and in Hawaii. The “Bans off our Bodies” rallies were organized after a leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court decision suggests it will overturn Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to abortion.
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  8. DeSantis names conservative lawmaker Cord Byrd as Florida elections chief
    May 13• Politics
    Rep. Cord Byrd, R-Neptune Beach, is Gov. Ron DeSantis' pick to be Florida's secretary of state. Byrd is an attorney who has sponsored some of the most controversial bills in the Legislature in recent years.
  9. Voting-rights groups push for quick ruling in Florida redistricting case
    May 13• News
    Sen. Audrey Gibson, D-Jacksonville, reviews proposed district maps during the recent special legislative session to address new congressional district lines. Florida lawmakers later approved a plan pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, triggering a lawsuit and an injunction by a Tallahassee judge. However, the injunction is on hold after an appeal by the DeSantis administration.
  10. Florida rejected dozens of math textbooks. But only 3 reviewers found CRT violations.
    May 13• Politics
    One of the math books that have been flagged by the state of Florida for inappropriate content pictured in the Tampa Bay Times studio on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in St. Petersburg.
  11. Biden to meet with Tampa’s mayor, police chief on Friday
    May 12• Elections
    Mary O'Connor, left, acknowledges her supporters with Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, right, moments before being sworn in as the 43rd Chief of Police of the Tampa Police Department at her Swearing-In Ceremony on Friday, March 25, 2022, at the Tampa River Center at Julian B Lane Riverfront Park in Tampa.
  12. Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee to resign, eyes congressional run
    May 12• Politics
    Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee speaks at an October news conference in Tallahassee.
  13. Florida Democrats lose future leader amid sexual harassment allegations
    May 12• Politics
    Rep. Ramon Alexander, D-Tallahassee, will not seek reelection in 2022.
  14. Ben Diamond suspends bid for Pinellas congressional seat, citing DeSantis map
    May 12• Politics
    State Rep. Ben Diamond announced he is dropping his bid for Congressional District 13.
  15. Florida Big Sugar’s campaign donations reach $6M in state races
    May 12• Politics
    Sugar cane grows in a large field owned by the US Sugar Corp. as a rainstorm rolls in over Clewiston in August 2014.
  16. Florida Democrats pledge $15 million to mobilize voters, unify party
    May 11• Elections
    As part of a new campaign called “Blue Shift Florida,” Democrats pledged to spend $15 million to accomplish a series of goals, including hiring around 200 organizers, registering voters, increasing the party’s presence throughout the state by opening approximately 80 offices, and converting election-year efforts into year-round operations.
  17. Democrats’ effort to secure Roe v. Wade falls to GOP filibuster
    May 11• Nation & World
    Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks to an aide as senators arrive before a procedural vote on the Women's Health Protection Act to codify the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass legislation that would guarantee the constitutional right to abortion services after the disclosure of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade.
  18. Florida judge says DeSantis congressional map unconstitutional, says he’ll block it
    May 11• Politics
    A congressional map approved by Gov. Ron DeSantis and drawn by his staff is unconstitutional because it diminishes Black voters' ability to choose their representative, a judge says.
  19. Tampa is ‘extraordinarily strong,’ says Mayor Jane Castor
    May 11• Tampa
    Tampa Mayor Jane Castor delivers her State of the City address titled “Resilient Tampa” at the Tampa Convention Center on Wednesday.
  20. Why polling about abortion hides the true complexity of what Americans think
    May 11• Politics
    The U.S. Supreme Court building is shown Wednesday, May 4, 2022 in Washington.
  21. Florida Democrats struggle to find spotlight in race against DeSantis
    May 11• Politics
    U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, left, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and state Sen. Annette Taddeo are running for Florida governor.
  22. Abortion’s last stand in the South: A post-Roe future is already happening in Florida
    May 11• Florida
    Kelly Flynn stands outside her clinic, A Woman’s Choice of Jacksonville in Florida.
  23. Florida to halt applications for rental assistance program for low-income residents
    May 10• Business
    Florida’s Department of Children and Families launched the OUR Florida program, or Opportunities for Utilities and Rental Assistance, last year to help people who were behind on rent or utility payments.
  24. Elon Musk says he would reverse Twitter’s ban of Donald Trump
    May 10• Nation & World
    Elon Musk, shown in this 2020 photo, said he will reverse Twitter’s permanent ban of former President Donald Trump if the Tesla CEO follows through with his plan to buy the social media company.
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