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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. 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.
  2. Tampa Bay Times 2022 Primary Voter Guide: 100+ local candidates on the issues
    Yesterday• Elections
    Voter guide.
  3. Democratic Tampa Bay House hopeful Wengay Newton receives Republican backing
    Yesterday• Politics
    House District 62 candidate Wengay Newton.
  5. YouTube playlist leads to charges of racism in Tampa Bay-based House race
    Yesterday• Elections
    Berny Jacques, candidate for Florida House of Representatives District 59 seat.
  6. From Disney to Andrew Warren, DeSantis shows taste for power — and a fight
    Yesterday• Politics
    Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. Will Gov. DeSantis’ removal of Tampa’s state attorney Andrew Warren stick?
    Aug. 5• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren.
  13. When and why Florida governors have suspended elected officials
    Aug. 5• Politics
    Former Florida Gov. Rick Scott, left, and former Gov. Charlie Crist, seen here in 2014.
  14. Protesters in Tampa call DeSantis’ removal of Hillsborough state attorney ‘authoritarian’
    Aug. 5• Politics
    Rep. Fentrice Driskell, D-Tampa, center, speaks during a rally to show support for Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren, outside the Hillsborough County Courthouse Thursday in Tampa.
  15. C.C. ‘Doc’ Dockery, Republican adviser and Polk businessman, dies at 89
    Aug. 4• Politics
    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.
  16. Watch: Andrew Warren speaks hours after DeSantis removes him from office
    Aug. 4• Hillsborough
    State Attorney Andrew Warren speaks during a news conference Thursday in Tampa just hours after being suspended by Governor Ron DeSantis.
  17. Who is Susan Lopez, the DeSantis-appointed Hillsborough state attorney?
    Aug. 4• Politics
    Judge Susan Lopez, left, acting Florida State Attorney for the 13th Judicial Circuit, speaks during a news conference with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, second from right, and Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, right, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. DeSantis announced that he was suspending State Attorney Andrew Warren, of the 13th Judicial Circuit, due to "neglect of duty." (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
  18. You asked, we answered: Andrew Warren’s removal by DeSantis
    Aug. 4• Politics
    Governor Ron DeSantis and Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren
  19. Who is Andrew Warren? Meet the Tampa prosecutor Ron DeSantis just removed
    Aug. 4• Politics
    Andrew Warren Florida State Attorney of the 13th Judicial Circuit speaks alongside Tampa Police Chief Chief Mary O’Connor and her staff as they deliver a proclamation to the Florida Chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action on behalf of Mayor Jane Castor, deeming June 3 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day on Friday, June 3, 2022 in Tampa.
  20. DeSantis removes Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren
    Aug. 4• Politics
    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.
  21. Crist and Fried make their sell to Democratic voters in back-to-back TV specials
    Aug. 4• Politics
    Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist make their pitch to voters as the Democratic primary for governor approaches
  22. Firm downgrades 3 insurers in Florida, adding to concerns
    Aug. 3• Florida
    In this March 10, 2019, file photo, the remains of a beachfront property in Mexico Beach are seen five months after Hurricane Michael made landfall. A ratings agency has withdrawn ratings for two insurance companies and downgraded a third firm in Florida, raising concerns for homeowners who could end up paying more for insurance and further muddying a troubled market.
  23. Egg farmer (and Senate President) battles worm farmer in Florida agriculture race
    Aug. 3• Politics
    Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis.
  24. Everything you need to know about Paxlovid — especially, should you take it?
    Aug. 3• Politics
    President Joe Biden.
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