www.tampabay.com Tampa police chief would ‘retire’ — and still earn a $241,000 salary as chief
The mayor wants Lee Bercaw to be able to collect his $96,000 annual pension while serving as chief until at least 2027.
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www.tampabay.com Nurses rally outside HCA West Florida’s Tampa officeNurses held signs and chanted outside of the HCA West Florida Division Office at Rocky Point in Tampa on Thursday, as part of a national rally hosted by the National Nurses Organizing Committee and National Nurses United.
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www.tampabay.com Indictment details $4 million construction fraud at Bay Pines VA cancer centerFour men are accused in a scheme that compromised construction of cancer treatment center at the St. Petersburg veterans hospital.
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www.tallahassee.com Florida Supreme Court rules Marsy's Law privacy doesn't apply to police officersThe Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion November 30 saying Marsy's Law does not grant police officers anonymity when they use deadly force.
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www.tampabay.com Where did all the Florida lovebugs go? And will they come back?Florida’s premier expert on the pesky insects weighs in.
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www.cltampa.com Florida Republican behind state's ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill sentenced to 4 months in prison over pandemic fraudHe was ordered to turn himself into custody by noon Jan. 29.
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www.cltampa.com Florida orders ban of pro-Palestinian student group from university campusesIn the letter, Rodrigues cited a Florida law that prohibits providing materials in support of a designated foreign terrorist organization.
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www.tampabay.com Tampa police search for driver in crash that killed bicyclistA 57-year-old man died after he was struck Tuesday near the intersection of North 19th Street and East 21st Avenue, police said.
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www.tampabay.com 90% of Floridians believe climate change is real, study findsOnly 74% of Americans as a whole think climate change is happening, according to a recent survey.
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www.tampabay.com Liner tear possible at Mosaic’s New Wales ‘gypstack’, fertilizer company saysIt could be the latest of several incidents in recent years at Mosaic’s Polk County plant.
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www.tampabay.com Tampa Bay home sales have slowed. Is now a good time to buy?Mortgage rates and home prices are still going up
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www.cltampa.com Tampa budget: After rejecting proposed property tax increase, city council puts $12 million towards housingThe $12 million housing budget includes $5.5 million, the same allocation as 2023, plus $5 million from the general fund and another $1.7 million for housing creation and preservation.
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www.tampabay.com East Hillsborough County developer has top role in RFK Jr. campaignJohn and Kay Sullivan, active in the Brandon-Riverview area, have ties to the Kennedy family dating to their time in Massachusetts.
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Tampa @kbin.social glomag @kbin.social Florida abortion ballot initiative hits threshold for state Supreme Court review
Floridians Protecting Freedom, a coalition aiming to put abortion access on next year's ballot, reached the signature threshold needed to trigger a state Supreme Court review of the ballot question's language.
Yes, but: The group needs more than 800,000 signatures by February to get it in front of voters in 2024.
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Tampa @kbin.social glomag @kbin.social Expect more new apartments across Tampa Bay
Roughly 8,817 new apartment units are expected to be completed across Tampa Bay this year, according to a new report.
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www.fox13news.com Brightline could potentially add stops in Tampa and Polk CountyFriday marked Brightline’s first high-speed train ride from Miami to Orlando, and now Tampa Bay area leaders are weighing in on when a station could be coming to the area.
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www.tampabay.com Hillsborough County whacks fund for affordable housing amid crisisThose voting in favor of shifting spending to roads include a commissioner who was living in subsidized housing before she was elected last year.
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www.tampabay.com Landlord won’t make repairs? A guide to Florida renters’ rights.One wrong move could lead to an eviction. Here’s what legal experts recommend.
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www.tampabay.com Florida leads the nation in school book bans. That should terrify us.A new PEN America report comes on the heels of more Pinellas County book bans.
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www.tampabay.com Pinellas schools ban 5 books after hearing passages read aloud at meetingsThe district restricted another 11 titles to high school juniors and seniors who have parent permission.
