Politics

St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch is endorsing St. Petersburg City Councilman Copley Gerdes for re-election to District 1.

Sen.Ed Hooper is endorsing Chris Scherer in his bid for Pinellas County Commission.

Democrat Bryan Beckman raised more than $20,000 in his first week as a candidate for House District 58, according to …

Steeper penalties for deadly stunt driving, drag racing and street takeovers are coming starting July 1.

Former Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren says he raised $100,000 from 350 donors in less than 14 days.

Lisa Yeager, a conservative who previously served as the director of the Teen Parent Program for Pasco County Schools, has …

Pete Boland, a candidate for St. Petersburg City Council in District 3, has been amping up his campaign in the …

Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to spend $1.5 billion more on Everglades restoration and water quality improvements in the coming fiscal …

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz – arguably the most powerful Democrat in Florida’s delegation – has endorsed Whitney Fox for …

Former state Rep.Jackie Toledo will not challenge U.S.Rep.Laurel Lee.

Next year, Florida first responders could gain a tool to secure public space to do their jobs.

U.S.Rep.Gus Bilirakis will officially launch his re-election campaign Saturday, April 20.

Gov. Ron DeSantis, as part of seven judicial appointments, has named three lawyers to judgeships in the Tampa Bay area.

State ethics officials have dismissed another complaint against Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, finding “no probable cause” to believe he accepted …

Former President Donald Trump is backing U.S.Rep.

St. Petersburg’s current and former Mayor are endorsing Pinellas County Commissioner Charlie Justice for re-election to his District 3 seat.

Fresh off a huge victory in Clearwater’s, former Mayor Frank Hibbard is shifting his weight to a new candidate.

Tampa General Hospital is in line to get nearly $2.7 million for its workforce housing multifamily development.

The Senate has included in its supplemental funding $1 million for the Ark Innovation Center at Pinellas County Schools.

The House stood its ground on the “Home Tax” bill concerning estoppel certificates and who pays for them.

A program aimed at addressing the lack of access to affordable homeownership in Pinellas and Pasco Counties is in line …

Citrus County’s projects were a mixed bag of success in the final state budget, with some getting no funding and …

“Ask and you shall receive” might be Sen.Ed Hooper’s motto this Session.

Florida’s Marsy’s Law has been in the news since the Florida Supreme Court’s decision in November 2023.

The idea was brewing, right along with his brewery.And now it’s official.

A program aimed at addressing the lack of access to affordable homeownership in Pinellas and Pasco counties is in line …

Two Mayors from Pinellas County beach towns are backing Vincent Nowicki for Pinellas County Commission.

Ask and you shall receive might be Sen.Ed Hooper’s motto this week.

Pinellas County Commissioner Brian Scott is hoping for a different colleague in the District 1 seat currently held by Janet …

With St. Petersburg City Council member Ed Montanari departing when his term ends after this year, conservative voters in the …