Politics

St. Petersburg City Council Member Lisa Wheeler-Bowman has resigned from her position following accusations that she no longer lived in the district she represents.

St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch is expected to announce new appointments in his administration in response to resignations from his Deputy Mayor and Communications Director.

The Florida Wildlife Federation would love 2022 to be remembered as the year we saved the Florida Panther.

Anna Paulina Luna has defeated Kevin Hayslett in the Republican Primary for Florida’s 13th Congressional District. Luna captured 44% of the vote, while Hayslett collected 34%. Republican strategist Amanda Makki came in third, garnering 17% of the vote.

James Judge has won the Republican nomination in Florida’s 14th Congressional District, defeating Jerry Torres and Sam Nashagh. Now, he’ll face U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor in November.

Laurel Lee proved victorious in one of the most closely watched Primary races in Florida, winning her party’s nomination in Florida’s 15th Congressional District.

Alan Cohn will once again lead Democratic efforts to take a Central Florida congressional seat. The veteran news anchor won the Democratic nomination in Florida’s 15th Congressional District, besting political consultant Gavin Brown and video producer Eddie Geller.

Former education administrator Karen Gonzalez Pittman has been elected as the Republican nominee for House District 65, beating business owner Jake Hoffman and lawyer Michael Minardi in the GOP Primary.

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Former prosecutor Berny Jacques will become the Republican nominee for state House District 59 after besting opponents lawyer Jennifer Wilson and Navy physician Dipak Dinanath Nadkarni Tuesday.

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U.S.Rep.Vern Buchanan crushed opponent Martin Hyde in a Republican Primary.

Incumbent Congressman Gus Bilirakis dominated Tuesday’s five-way Republican Primary for Florida’s 12th Congressional District.

Pinellas County Commissioner Dave Eggers won re-election to his District 4 seat Tuesday, setting him up to serve another four-year term.

Four Pinellas County School Board seats were on Tuesday’s Primary ballot, resulting in the re-election of two incumbents and two run-off elections.

The Republican Primary for Florida’s 13th Congressional District has become a battle based on one test: Who can prove the strongest loyalty to former President Donald Trump?While Air Force veteran Anna Paulina Luna boasts the endorsement from the former President, former prosecutor Kevin Hayslett and Republican strategist Amanda Makki have tirelessly worked to prove their alliance to Trump – even after he called them “RINOs.

The race for the Republican nomination in Florida’s 15th Congressional District is a crowded one.

Congressional candidates Jerry Torres, James Judge and Sam Nashagh are each hoping to take the Republican nomination for a chance to unseat incumbent Congresswomen Kathy Castor.

The Republican Primary for House District 58 pits a former legislator against a GOP newcomer, with the ballot including former Rep.

Former legislator Wengay Newton is challenging incumbent state Rep.

Three candidates are running in the Republican Primary to replace Nick DiCeglie in the House in the newly drawn HD 59, located in Pinellas County.

Tampa City Council member Luis Viera has filed for re-election, making him the first incumbent on the Council to do so.

U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist is calling on President Joe Biden to protect Pinellas County’s coast against erosion.

Tampa City Attorney Gina Grimes resigned, announcing her decision step down in a memo to Mayor Jane Castor and City Council members last week.

The Tampa Bay Times editorial board has released its recommendations for the upcoming Primary Elections for local Hillsborough and Pinellas County seats.

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St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch will join a team of 39 other mayors from around the world to participate in the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative.

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, along with Tampa police chief Mary O’Connor, joined mayors from across the country at the White House last week to celebrate the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.

A recent Comedy Central-style roast of Clearwater Mayor Frank Hibbard raised $10,000 for local non-profits.

A Tampa man has been sentenced by a federal judge to three years of probation and a $7,000 fine for sending an email threatening to kill Rep.