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A tray of syringes filled with COVID-19 vaccine.
Death of Hillsborough GOP member from COVID-19 causes financial problems for party
The local Republican Party told federal election regulators it can no longer access its campaign finance software
In mask fight, Florida’s top medical official silenced (so far)
State Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees.
Florida officials want to block Surgeon General Scott Rivkees from testifying in a legal showdown over the state’s efforts to prohibit school mask mandates.
Florida’s longtime pension fund manager to step down
Ash Williams.
As executive director of the State Board of Administration and chief investment officer, Williams leads an agency that oversees $252.8 billion in assets, including $199.6 billion in the Florida...
Federal judge refuses to block DeSantis mask order
Governor Ron DeSantis listens as Education Commissioner, Richard Corcoran answers a reporter’s questions at High Point Elementary School, Tuesday, September 14, 2021 in Clearwater.
Federal Judge K. Michael Moore wrote Wednesday that the plaintiffs should have pursued administrative claims before the lawsuit.
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  1. Castor not invited to DeSantis announcement, but not sulking
    12 minutes ago• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis leaves after speaking during a news conference Monday in Tampa.
  2. Florida’s longtime pension fund manager to step down
    4 hours ago• Politics
    Ash Williams.
  3. In mask fight, Florida’s top medical official silenced (so far)
    4 hours ago• Politics
    State Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees.
  5. Death of Hillsborough GOP member from COVID-19 causes financial problems for party
    Earlier today• Politics
    A tray of syringes filled with COVID-19 vaccine.
  6. Federal judge refuses to block DeSantis mask order
    Yesterday• Politics
    Governor Ron DeSantis listens as Education Commissioner, Richard Corcoran answers a reporter’s questions at High Point Elementary School, Tuesday, September 14, 2021 in Clearwater.
  7. St. Pete owes developer $3.1 million in damages, judge rules
    Yesterday• St. Petersburg
    Deveron Gibbons.
  8. Who’s knocking on Florida voters’ doors? Pasco elections officials say it’s not them
    Yesterday• Politics
    File photo of Pasco County Supervisor of Elections Brian E. Corley.
  9. Fact-checking DeSantis on COVID-19 natural immunity | PolitiFact
    Yesterday• Health
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis shakes hands with other politicians after arriving for a news conference Monday, Sept. 13 in Tampa.
  10. Biden, CEOs, business leaders talk COVID-19 vaccine mandates
    Yesterday• Health
    President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with business leaders and CEOs on the COVID-19 response in the library of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington on Wednesday.
  11. Florida legislators resist calls for redistricting transparency
    Yesterday• Politics
    Florida's Capitol complex in Tallahassee.
  12. Decision delayed on permanent injunction sought by Anna Paulina Luna
    Yesterday• Politics
    Anna Paulina Luna appears via Zoom during a June 22 hearing in Clearwater.
  13. Tampa City Council member wins battle for West Tampa park, angers mayor
    Sep. 14• Tampa
    Council member Guido Maniscalco during a city council meeting at the old city hall in downtown Tampa on June 6, 2019.
  14. Church of Scientology defector is running for Clearwater City Council
    Sep. 14• Clearwater
    Former Scientologist Aaron Smith-Levin, right, announced this week he will run for Clearwater City Council in the March 15 election. He works with former Scientology executive Mike Rinder, left, in advocating against alleged fraud and abuse in the church.
  15. Trump endorses Anna Paulina Luna in GOP primary for Pinellas House seat
    Sep. 14• Politics
    Anna Paulina Luna at a campaign stop at the Tampa Convention Center on Oct. 11, 2020.
  16. DeSantis calls for an end to most spring testing in Florida schools
    Sep. 14• Education
    Gov. Ron DeSantis makes remarks accompanied by teachers, parents and education officials, during a news conference Tuesday to announce a major reduction in spring testing in Florida schools. He appeared High Point Elementary School in Clearwater.
  17. Will Lisset Hanewicz be the first Hispanic on St. Petersburg City Council?
    Sep. 14• Elections
    Former prosecutor and trial lawyer and Crescent Lake neighborhood advocate Lisset Hanewicz has filed for the District 4 St. Petersburg City Council seat being vacated by Darden Rice.
  18. How Robert Blackmon can win the St. Petersburg mayor’s race
    Sep. 14• Politics
    St. Petersburg Mayoral candidate Robert Blackmon waves to potential voters in their vehicles along with his supporters on 4th Street and 22nd Ave S, on primary election day Aug. 24 in St. Petersburg.
  19. How Ken Welch can win the St. Petersburg mayor’s race
    Sep. 14• Politics
    St. Petersburg Mayoral candidate Ken Welch talks with the media after voting along with his family at Lake Vista Recreation Center, 1401 62nd Ave S, during the St Petersburg primary election day on Aug. 24 in St. Petersburg.
  20. Speakers at DeSantis event share vaccine misinformation
    Sep. 13• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at an event in West Palm Beach earlier this month, touting the benefits shown by the Regeneron monoclonal antibody treatment offered at pop-up clinics throughout the state.
  21. DeSantis threatens ‘millions’ in fines for cities and counties for vaccine mandates
    Sep. 13• Politics
    Ron DeSantis speaks at a Monoclonal Antibody Treatment center at the Barnstorm Theater in The Villages on Aug. 25.
  22. Presidential prospects DeSantis, Cruz, Pence slam Biden at Nebraska event
    Sep. 13• Elections
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, shown here near Miami on Aug. 3, joined two other presidential prospects at an annual GOP fundraising picnic in Nebraska.
  23. St. Petersburg City Council hopeful Richie Floyd is more than a democratic socialist
    Sep. 13• Elections
    Richmond “Richie” Floyd, is a 30-year-old former aerospace systems engineer and on-leave public school teacher.
  24. Where do Tampa Bay’s lawmakers stand on masks in schools?
    Sep. 12• Politics
    Jeremiah Marbrey, 12, (right) arrives along with other students at Bay Point Middle School for the first day of school for Pinellas County students, Wednesday, August 11, 2021 in St. Petersburg.
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