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Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will call a November special session to pass several measures related to vaccine mandates.
DeSantis plans to call a special legislative session on vaccine mandates
House Speaker Chris Sprowls said he did not know details of the governor’s plans.
‘Tone down the rhetoric’: Florida elections officials tell politicians to chill out
From left, Florida county election supervisors Craig Latimer (Hillsborough), Wesley Wilcox (Marion) and Brian Corley (Pasco).
The memo comes after months of conspiracy theories surrounding 2020 votes.
Repeal Florida law that blocks scrutiny of redistricting records, 2 lawmakers say
Maps display district lines as constituents gather to voice their opinion to House and Senate members during a 2011 Florida Legislature redistricting hearing in Orlando.
A 28-year-old law exempts legislators from any obligation to produce records of redistricting-related conversations, correspondence and proposed maps related to redistricting.
TyRon Lewis’ killing reverberates in St. Pete mayor’s race, 25 years later
Fighting broke out between police and local residents after the 1996 death of TyRon Lewis.
This Sunday marks 25 years since the Black teen was shot to death by a white St. Petersburg police officer. What does that moment mean for mayoral candidates Ken Welch and Robert Blackmon?
Watch the St. Petersburg mayoral debate

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  1. Owen takes fundraising lead among all Hillsborough candidates
    45 minutes ago• Hillsborough
    Michael Owen is a Republican candidate for Hillsborough's District 4 commission seat, currently held by term-limited Stacy White.
  2. Robert Blackmon to headline St. Petersburg ‘Blexit’ event
    Yesterday• Elections
    St. Petersburg mayoral candidate Robert Blackmon is featured in this digital flier promoting a "Blexit 727 Block Party" in Childs Park in St. Petersburg on Nov. 1, the day before Blackmon faces Ken Welch in the Nov. 2 general election.
  3. Florida Board of Education chair accused of illegally excavating oceanfront Keys property
    Yesterday• Politics
    State Board of Education Chair Tom Grady.
  5. ‘Tone down the rhetoric’: Florida elections officials tell politicians to chill out
    Yesterday• Politics
    From left, Florida county election supervisors Craig Latimer (Hillsborough), Wesley Wilcox (Marion) and Brian Corley (Pasco).
  6. Repeal Florida law that blocks scrutiny of redistricting records, 2 lawmakers say
    Yesterday• Politics
    Maps display district lines as constituents gather to voice their opinion to House and Senate members during a 2011 Florida Legislature redistricting hearing in Orlando.
  7. Fred Guttenberg, dad of Parkland shooting victim, to join Brady anti-gun violence group
    Yesterday• Florida
    Fred Guttenberg, the father of slain student Jaime Guttenberg leaves the courtroom at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday.
  8. DeSantis plans to call a special legislative session on vaccine mandates
    Yesterday• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will call a November special session to pass several measures related to vaccine mandates.
  9. Trump plans to regain social media presence with new company Truth Social
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a deal that would enable him to regain a social media presence after he was kicked off Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc. platforms.
  10. TyRon Lewis’ killing reverberates in St. Pete mayor’s race, 25 years later
    Yesterday• Elections
    Fighting broke out between police and local residents after the 1996 death of TyRon Lewis.
  11. Biden touts middle-class values of $2 trillion domestic agenda
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    President Joe Biden salutes as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Wednesday. Biden is traveling to his hometown of Scranton, Pa., to talk about infrustructure and his domestic agenda.
  12. DeSantis says he’ll ‘fortify’ parental rights in Florida schools
    Yesterday• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis, shown at an August roundtable discussion, held a news conference on Oct. 20, 2021, to reiterate his support for parents' right to speak at school board meetings.
  13. Meet Florida’s next Senate president: Kathleen Passidomo
    Oct. 20• Politics
    Sen. Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples.
  14. Robert Blackmon, Ken Welch face off in St. Petersburg mayoral debate
    Oct. 20• Elections
    Ken Welch and Robert Blackmon debate on Tuesday, Oct. 19
  15. Florida officials and Tribe win Round 1 in legal fight over sports betting
    Oct. 19• 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.
  16. Talk-show host Dan Bongino threatens to quit over Cumulus vaccine mandate
    Oct. 19• Nation & World
    Dan Bongino speaks in 2018 in Los Angeles. He is threatening to quit the radio company that employs him because they are mandating vaccines.
  17. Trial on Florida’s straw senate candidates delayed two months
    Oct. 19• Politics
    Frank Artiles leaves the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami on Thursday, March 18, 2021.
  18. Florida cable companies won’t air abortion ad bashing Disney, others
    Oct. 19• Politics
    University of Texas women rally at the Texas Capitol to protest Governor Greg Abbott's signing of the nation's strictest abortion law that makes it a crime to abort a fetus after six weeks, or when a "heartbeat" is detected. Abbott signed the law Wednesday, Sept. 1st, 2021.
  19. Eckerd Connects in Clearwater exceeded Florida cap on salaries, says IG report
    Oct. 19• Politics
    The entrance of Eckerd Connects can be seen at their office complex at 8550 Ulmerston Road.
  20. St. Petersburg’s mayoral debate is tonight. Here’s how to watch.
    Oct. 19• Politics
    Ken Welch and Robert Blackmon
  21. Judge agrees to delay in sentencing for Gaetz friend Joel Greenberg
    Oct. 19• Crime
    Former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg talks to the Orlando Sentinel in September 2019, during an interview at his office in Lake Mary
  22. Colin Powell, trailblazing general stained by Iraq, dies at 84
    Oct. 18• Nation & World
    Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, shown in this April 2019 photo, has died at 84.
  23. Annette Taddeo launches campaign to be Florida’s first Latina governor
    Oct. 18• Politics
    Sen. Annette Taddeo, D-Miami, speaks during a Senate session in 2019. Taddeo is the only nonwhite gubernatorial candidate among the top contenders, in a state where Hispanics make up nearly 27 percent of the population.
  24. Bill Clinton released from California hospital
    Oct. 17• Nation & World
    Former President Bill Clinton and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton thank the medical staff as he is released from the University of California Irvine Medical Center in Orange, Calif., Sunday.
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