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State Attorney Monique Worrell of the 9th Judicial Circuit, which serves Orange and Osceola counties, speaks during a news conference Wednesday outside her former office in the Orange County Courthouse complex in Orlando. Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Worrell on Wednesday.
DeSantis suspends Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell
DeSantis previously suspended Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren last year.
DeSantis’ affordable housing director suspended pending investigation
Gov. Ron DeSantis waves to the crowd as he makes his way onto the stage during an event at the OCC Road House & Museum 10575 49th Street North on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, in Pinellas Park.
A lawyer for a former employee says she was fired after reporting “wrongdoing” by the executive director, Mike DiNapoli.
DeSantis’ State Guard planning $10 million new headquarters
Florida State Guard recruits receive aquatic skills instruction from Florida National Guard soldiers and civilian contractors to execute a water survival training exercise at Camp Blanding.
Plans for the new headquarters include a firearms range, a tactical shoot house, a driving range and classrooms.
DeSantis replaces campaign manager, brings in chief of staff from governor’s office
Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a fundraising event for U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, on Sunday in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. DeSantis has shaken up his campaign staff, and his new campaign manager is James Uthmeier.
Generra Peck will remain on DeSantis’ team; James Uthmeier is coming in as campaign manager.

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  1. Fox and other right-wing channels give far more airtime to Trump than DeSantis
    Yesterday• Politics
    This combination of photos shows Republican presidential candidates Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, and former President Donald Trump.
  2. Florida fines abortion clinic $193K, nearly 3 times judge’s recommendation
    Yesterday• Politics
    Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Jason Weida speaks during a roundtable discussion at USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute in downtown Tampa on Thursday, February 23, 2023.
  3. DeSantis sharpens ‘law and order’ look as campaign falters
    Yesterday• Politics
    Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers a speech covering his campaign platform and promises, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, at Iowa River Power Restaurant in Iowa City, Iowa.
  5. How much could it cost to expand Hillsborough commission? Millions.
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    A special election to amend the Hillsborough County charter to add two members to the commission could cost an estimated $2.5 million.
  6. Trump indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, 4th criminal case against him
    Yesterday• Crime
    Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney looks through paperwork, Monday in Atlanta.
  7. Surprise agreement could reverse part of DeSantis’ redistricting map
    Yesterday• Politics
    At left, J. Alex Kelly, then-deputy chief of staff for Gov. DeSantis, answers questions about the new district lines his office developed during a Committee on Reapportionment meeting, Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at the Capitol in Tallahassee.
  8. Florida ethics chairperson, a DeSantis appointee, sets up possible conflict with job
    Yesterday• Politics
    Glenton "Glen" Gilzean is the administrator of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight district, which was formerly known as Reedy Creek.
  9. See last week’s best photos from around Tampa Bay
    Yesterday• Photos
    Clearwater Fire and Rescue junior beach lifeguard campers sprint to open water with rescue boards, under the guidance of water safety supervisor Konrad Ciolko, at left, on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at Clearwater Beach. Rescuers use the boards to retrieve and transport victims to shore by paddling their arms.
  10. Found in translation: Tampa Bay kids keep their immigrant families connected
    Yesterday• News
    The Vasquez Family prepares for lunch on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023 in Tampa.
  11. ACLU has become too partisan, ousted Florida board members say in lawsuit
    Yesterday• Politics
    Ousted board members of the ACLU of Florida filed suit Aug. 11, 2023, seeking to be reinstated to their positions.
  12. Florida suit challenges federal rule on cannabis patients possessing guns
    Aug. 13• Florida
    The lawsuit alleges that the prohibition violates Second Amendment rights. But U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor in November granted a request by the federal government to dismiss the case.
  13. Florida hands out last of Hurricane Ian relief fund backed by Casey DeSantis
    Aug. 13• News
    From left, first lady Casey DeSantis, Gov. Ron DeSantis, first lady Jill Biden and President Joe Biden walk to meet with local residents impacted by Hurricane Ian at Fishermans Pass in Fort Myers in October 2022.
  14. Trump’s Iowa state fair spectacle clouds DeSantis as former president is joined by Florida officials
    Aug. 13• Politics
    Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump greets supporters at the Iowa Pork Producers tent during a visit to the Iowa State Fair, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
  15. Florida’s labor shortage gets real in Tampa Bay: ‘Come and arrest me.’
    Aug. 13• Politics
    Tampa restaurateur Richard Gonzmart, a Republican, says he's a Ron DeSantis fan but doesn't like the immigration law the governor pushed through this year. He and other business leaders say it's causing an acute labor shortage that may get worse in the coming months.
  16. Harris claim about states banning teaching Latino history relies on flawed examples
    Aug. 12• Politics
    Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the UnidosUS 2023 Annual Conference July 24, 2023, in Chicago.
  17. There may be a full slate for this Hillsborough Commission race
    Aug. 12• Hillsborough
    The candidates are lining up to vie for the Hillsborough County Commission seat currently held by Democrat Pat Kemp, who must leave due to term limits.
  18. Florida’s suspended affordable housing director struggled with debts
    Aug. 11• Politics
    Florida Housing Finance Corp. Executive Director Mike DiNapoli speaks about the Legislature’s affordable housing efforts at Gov. Ron DeSantis’ bill-signing ceremony on March 29. DiNapoli was suspended in July, less than six months after DeSantis chose him for the job.
  19. Trailing in polls, DeSantis turns to attention-grabbing moves
    Aug. 11• Politics
    Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a fundraising event for U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
  20. Florida to see less gas tax money as more electric vehicles hit the road
    Aug. 11• Transportation
    Tesla vehicles are seen at charging stations Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 at a Wawa gas station in Clearwater. There are an estimated 58,000 electric vehicles in Florida and, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, Florida has the third-largest electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the country, behind California and New York.
  21. Hillsborough School Board seat attracts bevy of candidates
    Aug. 11• Hillsborough
    Hillsborough County School Board member Lynn Gray is seeking a second term and has attracted five challengers so far..
  22. How Florida’s Surterra is preparing for the possibility of recreational marijuana
    Aug. 11• Business
    Surterra Therapeutics Cultivation Manager Wes Conner displays the fully grown flower of one of their marijuana plants at their north Florida facility, on the outskirts of Tallahassee, in June 2016. The second-largest medical marijuana operator has had an internal reckoning in recent years. [ Joe Rondone | Tallahassee Democrat via AP ]
  23. Doctors hesitate to ask about patients’ immigration status despite new Florida law
    Aug. 11• Health
    A patient is loaded into an ambulance in Miami in 2022. Florida law now requires hospitals to ask patients’ immigration status. Patients are not required to answer the question and their response cannot affect their care. Still, advocates say, the law likely will deter marginalized people from seeking care. (Kevin Cho Tipton)
  24. Translating Shakespeare for Hillsborough County students
    Aug. 11• Opinion
    A portrait of William Shakespeare seen in central London, Monday March 9, 2009.
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