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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announces the removal of Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren during a news conference Thursday at the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office administration building in Tampa. DeSantis said Warren had “put himself publicly above the law” by signing letters saying he would not enforce laws prohibiting gender-affirming care for minors or laws limiting abortion.
DeSantis removes Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren
“Our government is a government of laws, not a government of men,” DeSantis said.
You asked, we answered: Andrew Warren’s removal by DeSantis
Governor Ron DeSantis and Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren
Who else can the governor remove, and for what reasons? And what’s next for Warren?
Crist and Fried make their sell to Democratic voters in back-to-back TV specials
Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist make their pitch to voters as the Democratic primary for governor approaches
Both Democratic candidates for governor talked affordability, abortion, education and more in televised forums Wednesday.
C.C. ‘Doc’ Dockery, Republican adviser and Polk businessman, dies at 89
C.C. "Doc" Dockery is seen in this Tampa Bay Times file photo. Dockery, who was raised on a tobacco farm and rose to be a prominent businessman and adviser to Republican politicians, died Monday at age 89.
Dockery, the husband of former state Sen. Paula Dockery, played a leading role in reshaping Florida politics.

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  1. Three judges face challengers in Pinellas primary
    1 hour ago• Pinellas
    Two Pinellas-Pasco Circuit judges and a Pinellas County judge are facing challengers in the Aug. 23 primary. Additionally, three attorneys are vying for an open seat on the bench in county court.
  2. Protesters showed up to Mar-a-Lago after FBI raids former President Trump’s home
    2 hours ago• Politics
    Jennifer Eady was among the people who turned out Monday night to show support for former President Donald Trump after his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach was raided by the FBI earlier in the day.
  3. Hillsborough GOP candidates offer similar platforms in commission primary
    6 hours ago• Politics
    Republican candidates for District 7 Hillsborough County Commission, Chase Harrison (left) and Joshua Wostal.
  5. Hillsborough District 4 commission race is winner-take-all primary
    Earlier today• Hillsborough
    Republican District 4 Hillsborough County Commission candidates Michael Joseph Owen, left, and Noelle Licor.
  6. Trump says FBI executes search warrant at Mar-a-Lago home, safe broken open
    Earlier today• Politics
    Police stand outside an entrance to former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, Monday in Palm Beach. Trump said in a lengthy statement that the FBI was conducting a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate and asserted that agents had broken open a safe.
  7. How Florida politicians are reacting to FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago
    Earlier today• Politics
    Former president Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.
  8. Judge mulls challenge to DeSantis’ restrictions on corporate training
    Yesterday• Politics
    U.S. District Judge Mark Walker speaking during 2016 graduation ceremonies at the Florida State University College of Law. [Florida State College of Law]
  9. New Hillsborough state attorney reverses Andrew Warren, seeks death penalty in teacher slaying
    Yesterday• Crime
    Matthew Terry's booking photo after he was arrested in the murder of Hillsborough teacher Kay Baker. The state will seek the death penalty against him.
  10. Tampa religious school to receive federal lunch funds after all
    Yesterday• Education
    Grant Park Christian Academy will not have to follow new federal laws regarding sexual orientation and gender identity in order to continue receiving federal school lunch dollars, the school’s lawyers said Monday.
  11. Surfside condo owners hit with property tax bills totaling about $800,000
    Yesterday• Politics
    View of the land that once housed the Champlain Tower South in Surfside, Florida after the rubble was cleared out, on August 10, 2021.
  12. Florida’s new parental rights laws annoy but don’t faze these teachers
    Yesterday• Education
    Assistant principal Kim Hedgspeth, wearing green, leads the Sanders Memorial Elementary faculty through an hourlong review of Florida's new parental rights laws on Aug. 3, 2022 — their first day back to work for the new school year.
  13. UF faculty survey shows a desire to leave, low confidence in leadership
    Yesterday• Education
    Century Tower sits at the heart of the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, where a new survey suggests faculty morale is at a low point.
  14. This Florida utility’s secret cash helped GOP win Gainesville state Senate seat
    Yesterday• Politics
    Florida Power & Light secretly financed a spoiler candidate in a 2018 race for a Gainesville-area state Senate, according to internal documents from its political consulting firm. The utility’s cash allowed the Republican incumbent to beat off a strong challenge from a Democratic opponent.
  15. Hillsborough prosecutor Andrew Warren: ‘I’m not going down without a fight’
    Yesterday• Elections
    A screenshot of a video posted by ousted Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022.
  16. Tampa Bay Times 2022 Primary Voter Guide: 100+ local candidates on the issues
    Aug. 7• Elections
    Voter guide.
  17. Democratic Tampa Bay House hopeful Wengay Newton receives Republican backing
    Aug. 6• Politics
    House District 62 candidate Wengay Newton.
  18. YouTube playlist leads to charges of racism in Tampa Bay-based House race
    Aug. 6• Elections
    Berny Jacques, candidate for Florida House of Representatives District 59 seat.
  19. From Disney to Andrew Warren, DeSantis shows taste for power — and a fight
    Aug. 6• Politics
    Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
  20. Florida board starts process to set rules for transgender care for kids
    Aug. 5• Politics
    Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, front left, pictured on Nov. 18, 2021, in Brandon, Fla. Florida health officials have asked the state medical board to draft new policies that would likely restrict gender dysphoria treatments for transgender youth.
  21. Susan Lopez is Tampa’s new top prosecutor. How is she different from Andrew Warren?
    Aug. 5• Hillsborough
    Susan Lopez speaks during a news conference with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Thursday.
  22. It was supposed to be a triumphant day for Andrew Warren. Then he got taken out.
    Aug. 5• Crime
    Andrew Warren announces the indictment of two men in the unsolved murders of two women, including Linda Lanson, whose niece, Linda Sheffield, is at left. Gov. Ron DeSantis had removed Warren from office just hours earlier.
  23. Crist and Fried seize on Andrew Warren’s removal, call DeSantis a dictator
    Aug. 5• Politics
    Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist.
  24. DeSantis names Renatha Francis to Florida Supreme Court (again)
    Aug. 5• Politics
    Judge Renatha Francis, left, of the Palm Beach County circuit court, gives her remarks after being named the first time by Gov. Ron DeSantis, right, to the Florida Supreme Court during a press conference on Tuesday, May 26, 2020.
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