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  1. Voting signs are pictured in front of the St. James House of Prayer Episcopal on Election Day in Tampa in March. On Thursday, a Tampa City Council majority opposed the idea of switching the city's Election Day to November in even-numbered years.   
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  2. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, argues a point with businessman Vivek Ramaswamy during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX Business Network and Univision, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif.
  3. At left, J. Alex Kelly, then-deputy chief of staff for Gov. Ron 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.
  4. Anna Paulina Luna, who represents Pinellas County in Congress, is questioning whether a loosening of food labeling requirements during the pandemic presents a risk to the public.
  5. Republican presidential candidates, from left, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessperson Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum appear on stage before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX News Channel on Aug. 23 in Milwaukee.
  6. John and Kay Sullivan outside the Winthrop Town Centre they developed in Riverview. [Times (2013)]
  7. City Council member Kathleen Beckman, left, and Bruce Rector, general counsel for a sports facilities firm, will face off in the March 19 Clearwater mayoral race.
  8. Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition's fall banquet on Sept. 16 in Des Moines, Iowa.
  9. Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis shakes hands with fairgoers after taking part in a Fair-Side Chat with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds at the Iowa State Fair, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. A super PAC supporting DeSantis has spent nearly $17 million on promoting DeSantis in Iowa, according to campaign finance documents, and he is a constant presence in the state.
  10. Rogelio Rauda stacks damaged drywall from a Crystal River motel room in the bed of his truck to take to the dumpster on Sept. 12. The room was flooded by Hurricane Idalia.
  11. The Republican Party of Florida voted Friday against requiring presidential primary candidates to pledge to support the eventual nominee, a move seen as a victory for former President Donald Trump in his rivalry with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
  12. Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Nancy Jacobs is facing wrongful conduct charges from the state's Judicial Qualifications Commission.
  13. Republican presidential candidates, from left, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum stand on stage and listen to a prayer before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX News Channel, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Milwaukee.
  14. Ahead of the 2024 elections, Americans are worried about crime. But their perceptions of big-city crime often don't match crime rates.
  15. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks before a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law hearing on artificial intelligence, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
  16. Sen. Rick Scott will be a featured speaker at the Hillsborough County Republican Party's signature fundraising dinner next month.
  17. Hillsborough County School Board member Jessica Vaughn says she is seeking reelection, though her seat is attracting challengers. [IVY CEBALLO | Times (2022)]
  18. Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, speaks during a campaign event, June 2, 2023, in Lexington, S.C.
  19. First-time voter Javontae Collins prepares to cast his ballot at Clearwater's North Greenwood Recreation Complex on Election Day in 2020. With more candidates filing to run in city elections, Clearwater officials are considering a voting system change.
  20. Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, shown in this 2020 photo, gets 22 years in prison, longest sentence yet in Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
  21. Former Hillsborough County Commissioner Mariella Smith said she will seek to return to that board during the 2024 election.
  22. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in Las Vegas in March.
  23. “When these drug pushers are bringing fentanyl across the border, that’s gonna be the last thing they do,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said during a Republican presidential primary debate Aug. 23. “We’re gonna use force and we’re gonna leave them stone-cold dead.”
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