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@michaelkruse @TB_Times Definitely a mood out there. Thanks for reposting this, @michaelkruse. Not sure if it's going way any time soon. And congrats on the new gig!

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A good read by ⁦@mikevansickler⁩ ⁦@TB_Times⁩ tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

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“The callers are getting younger. Data shows the number of calls it’s gotten from people under the age of 21 has jumped since sports betting was legalized.” Via @borja_ashley21 @TB_Times tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

NEW: @AGJamesUthmeier's office tried to get people to protest the lawmaker who investigated his role in the Hope Florida saga this weekend. They even suggested the signs people should carry. His spokesperson initially denied it. w/@aglorios: tampabay.com/news/2026/02/2…

Exclusive: Fla. Attorney General James Uthmeier earns $100k salary as a part-time professor at @UF’s law school for just two hours of instruction per week. The teaching gig pushes his total state paycheck to $240k — nearly $100k more than @GovRonDeSantis’ salary. miamiherald.com/news/politics-…

NEW: Lawmakers this session are considering changing state laws that could affect what Floridians can say, write and read. That includes giving the governor extraordinary powers to deem groups as "domestic terrorist organizations." tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

NEW: The Leon County state attorney has opened a criminal investigation relating to the Hope Florida Foundation. w/@JustinGarciaFL, @aglorios: tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

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It’s hard to ignore the role that the @TB_Times' @MaxChesnes and @mahoneysthename played in exposing - and then stopping - plans to develop our Florida’s state parks with golf courses, hotels and pickleball courts. tampabay.com/news/environme…

Have to say that I wasn't expecting this twist in the Hope Florida saga. The latest from @lmower3 and @aglorios: tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

A document obtained by the Times/Herald "contradicts statements by DeSantis and state officials that the $10 million was a charitable contribution by Centene separate from what it owed to the state," via @aglorios and @lmower3. tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

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Happy #EarthDay2025 everyone. Allow me to piggyback on today’s festivities to notify you of an important venture undertaken by the @TB_Times. This spring we’ve created the Environment Hub, a concentration of our environmental reporting into a core coverage area. Why?