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  1. Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna dismissed from dog-bite lawsuit
    11 minutes ago• Politics
    St. Petersburg's Anna Paulina Luna and her congressional campaign have been dismissed from a lawsuit brought by the family of a 9-year-old boy who was bitten by a Belgian Malinois named Gunner that the congresswoman says is owned by her husband.
  2. 2 DeSantis election fraud cases end with guilty pleas in Hillsborough
    Yesterday• Elections
    Ron DeSantis speaks at a news conference last year at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, where he announced voter fraud arrests across the state.
  3. Tampa could see first openly gay council member
    Mar. 25• Tampa
    Alan Clendenin, 2023 candidate for Tampa City Council
  5. Inside Frank Hibbard’s jaw-dropping resignation as Clearwater mayor
    Mar. 25• Clearwater
    “I’m pretty at peace with it,” former Clearwater Mayor Frank Hibbard said of his sudden resignation. “It doesn’t mean I haven’t stopped mulling it over. I can’t not do that for a while.”
  6. Who is Gio Fucarino? Or John Ring Jr.? A Tampa player with a hidden past
    Mar. 24• Tampa
    John Robert Ring Jr., left, at Mayor Jane Castor's campaign kickoff at the Hotel Haya in December. Ring had used an alias Giovanni "Gio" Fucarino to become a fixture in city politics in recent months. He was arrested recently for violating his sexual offender status.
  7. DeSantis’, other officials’ travel records would be secret under Florida bill
    Mar. 23• Politics
    State law allows governors to use state planes for political and personal travel for security reasons but, as Gov. Ron DeSantis conducts a national book tour in anticipation of a likely presidential campaign, questions are mounting about whether taxpayer funds have been used to finance his travel and other political operations.
  8. Trump ups rhetoric against DeSantis while attacking Florida, too
    Mar. 23• Politics
    This combination of the photos shows former President Donald Trump, left, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, right.
  9. Florida NAACP calls for travel advisory amid political tensions
    Mar. 22• Hillsborough
    NAACP Hillsborough County Branch President Yvette Lewis is pictured at a news conference outside Tampa Park Plaza on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. The NAACP may consider issuing a travel advisory for tourists to Florida.
  10. At Mar-a-Lago, a subdued crowd supports Trump as indictment looms
    Mar. 22• Politics
    A supporter of former President Donald Trump takes a break outside his Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
  11. DeSantis response to potential Trump arrest an early 2024 test | Analysis
    Mar. 21• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made his first public comments about the possible indictment of former President Donald Trump.
  12. Seffner man gets 4½ years prison for attacking police in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
    Mar. 17• Crime
    An image taken from a federal criminal complaint shows Mitchell Todd Gardner, circled, spraying a liquid toward U.S. Capitol police officers on Jan. 6, 2021.
  13. Should Clearwater council members make more than $27,492? Debate continues.
    Mar. 17• Clearwater
    Members of the Clearwater City Council, from left, David Allbritton, Kathleen Beckman, Frank Hibbard, Mark Bunker, and Lina Teixeira, attend a meeting on Thursday, March 2, 2023.
  14. Tampa council candidate Cruz denies flip-flop on wastewater reuse plan
    Mar. 17• Tampa
    Former state Sen. Janet Cruz (left) and incumbent Lynn Hurtak (right) face each other in the April 25 runoff for the citywide District 3 seat on the Tampa City Council.
  15. As DeSantis targets diversity in education, FAMU students fear for future
    Mar. 16• Education
    Sydney Aitcheson, 21, is the President of the FAMU chapter of the NAACP. The Times spoke with Aitcheson and other FAMU students about the tension of balancing fear of repercussions with their commitment to resistance as the legislature attacks diversity initiatives in education.
  16. Pro-Trump group alleges DeSantis breaking ethics laws with ‘shadow’ campaign
    Mar. 15• Elections
    Then-President Donald Trump shakes hands with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as he arrives at Tyndall Air Force Base to view damage from Hurricane Michael, and attend a political rally, May 8, 2019.
  17. Here are the Pinellas County municipal election results
    Mar. 15• Pinellas
    Voters in several Pinellas County municipalities had ballot decisions to make on Tuesday. Check here for results.
  18. Robin Lockett and Sonja P. Brookins make Black history in Tampa city election
    Mar. 13• Tampa
    Sonja P. Brookins, left, and Robin Lockett are the first two Black women to advance to a runoff election for City Council seats in Tampa's history. The runoff is April 25.
  19. Things are getting nasty in St. Pete Beach, and we’re not talking red tide
    Mar. 10• Pinellas
    Adrian Petrila (left) and Alan Johnson face off as mayoral candidates in Tuesday's St. Pete Beach election. [Courtesy of the candidates]
  20. Mayor Jane Castor’s relationship with Tampa’s Black communities? The jury’s still out.
    Mar. 10• Tampa
    Mayor Jane Castor greets onlookers during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. parade in Tampa last year. The mayor has had some stumbles in her first term, but Black leaders mostly praise her willingness to listen to their concerns.
  21. So very Tampa: Where the City Council candidates awaited their election results
    Mar. 10• Tampa
    Tampa City Council member Lynn Hurtak looks at election results on a cell phone during a watch party at the Corner Club in Seminole Heights on election night.
  22. DeSantis isn’t running for president yet. But it looks like it in Tampa Bay.
    Mar. 8• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis holds up his book as he talks to the audience while on stage during an event at the OCC Road House & Museum 10575 49th Street North on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 in Pinellas Park.
  23. Anna Paulina Luna’s first bill aimed at stopping sexual assault in the military
    Mar. 8• Politics
    Anna Paulina Luna speaks to a crowd during the Keep Florida Free Tour on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Tampa.
  24. Here are 4 takeaways from Tampa’s election
    Mar. 8• Tampa
    Tampa Mayor Jane Castor won Tuesday's city election without an opponent, but with four City Council runoff elections looming, much remains up in the air about her second term.
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