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Florida Democrats urge Trump administration to rethink Endangered Species Act rollback

Florida manatees and panthers are suddenly much more vulnerable, environmentalists say, thanks to the Trump administration’s recently announced rollback of Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections. Now Florida Democrats are calling on Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum and…

Downtown Partnership CEO questions city’s Duke approach

"If the city does take over during the litigation period, that would give businesses pause."

Florida police and fire unions oppose property tax amendment

The Florida chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police is the latest public safety organization to oppose Amendment 3, the proposed constitutional amendment designed to provide property tax relief to homeowners but which critics allege could radically reduce revenues for local…

Council to explore new resiliency initiatives

“We want to try to ensure citizens that we are doing everything we can to do things in a sensible, transparent and democratic manner.”

Sheriff says he’ll work with council amid talk of contract cancellation

Commissioners watch spending with eye on November referendum

Community erupts over rezoning plan for Sand Hill Scout Reservation

Intense debate over proposed towing ordinance spills over at County Commission meeting

A 77-year-old Republican man is staging a solo protest against St. Pete’s Flock cameras

Carl Gunn, 77, was concerned for his privacy when he spotted a camera outside his St. Petersburg neighborhood of Coquina Key, mounted on a 12-foot tall black pole. Gunn later learned that the device was operated by a private, for-profit company, and that it automatically loads…

St. Pete holds property tax rate steady

"This could have gone the other way, really badly."

Dunedin moves to ban jet ski launches from causeway over safety, seagrass concerns