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.@HillsboroughFL signs off on @RaysBaseball stadium MOU Reporting by @Reportographer #FlaPol flapol.com/4eZ6SLi

🚨🚨🚨 Scoop — Sources inside Hillsborough gov't familiar with @RaysBaseball stadium negotiations tell @Fla_Pol that an agreement has been reached on a Memo of Understanding between the county and team re: public $$$. Details of MOU to be made public later today. #FlaPol

@fieldofschemes Definitely a good source on this, BTW. I'm a good reporter, feel free to keep tabs for the latest on the Rays. :)

Florida Politics hints that state money for the Rays could still come via the Public Education Capital Outlay, presumably on the theory that cramming Hillsborough College into a corner of campus to make room for a stadium is really a higher ed improvement. fieldofschemes.com/2026/05/13/241…

@AndyHutchins I believe its not new, and IF I remember right he's always attributed to Manfred. Its be a while though so would need to verify.

Is DeSantis saying that MANFRED called the Rays a “distressed asset” new? DeSantis has used that phrase before, but I don’t believe he’s attributed it to Manfred — from whom it is a much more loaded term. (DeSantis speaking for both Orlando and Orange is rich. But whatever.)

@Lazerus You're around 10 months too late on this bro. We been saying... 😆

“oh boy...Did Philadelphia screw up his usage. My. God. What a mess”

@ComedyRealz @thomasrp93 This is a bad take...

@thomasrp93 Unless Stowers is Generational, it's a bad pick. Warren was a position of need, and a player that was great value at the pick. We have Goedert so the main TE was settled and had depth. Stowers was a bad pick.

McNeil-Warren was right there. Eli Stowers better be great... No pressure. #Eagles

@RonDeSantis You would go viral if you drink one of these on your show!

Pass.

@PeterSchorschFL We'll probably learn about the budget in June😆.

My irritation is not with the product, per se; this is just another product in the market that is trying to capture a general audience which no longer exists. No, my irritation lies with the arrogance from Axios itself, which claims to be saving local journalism. /1

.@KenBabby warns Tampa that the clock is ticking on @RaysBaseball ballpark negotiations Reporting by @Reportographer #FlaPol flapol.com/4uxAHXM

.@CityofTampa Council re-elects @AClendenin as Chair, signaling stability after last year’s fiasco Reporting by @Reportographer #FlaPol flapol.com/4f9dMxn

To our #ManateeCounty Delegation (if you haven’t checked your inbox for my lengthier plea): This new proposed map is materially WORSE for Manatee County and its voters. We presently have a compact district with only one shared county, in Hillsborough, and it’s a portion that’s uniform with Manatee County. The new map sprawls across six counties. It will significantly dilute the attention afforded to our residents by whoever the future Representative may be. We’ll also be in a head-to-head battle with southern Pinellas and Downtown St. Petersburg - an area that couldn’t be more different than Manatee County. How long before a credible candidate with deep funding comes after this seat from north of the Skyway? This map is not in the best interest of our residents whom you represent. Please vote accordingly. Thank you.

This is the most endearing thing I've ever seen a man the size of Miles Garrett do. I usually do a better job at not retweeting all the Philadelphia Eagles news I see on my feed, but this one represents one of my favorite (often unseen) parts about my favorite team.

.@DarrylRouson warns redistricting maps could 'fracture' south St. Petersburg representation Reporting by @Reportographer #FlaPol floridapolitics.com/archives/79378…

.@RonDeSantis redistricting plan sets up St. Pete-Manatee clash over representation Reporting by @Reportographer #FlaPol floridapolitics.com/archives/79350…

No. 1 on the list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians: @RepMcClure Reporting by @JanelleIrwinFL #FlaPol #TBMPP26 floridapolitics.com/archives/79140…

No. 2 on the list of Tampa Bay's Most Powerful Politicians: @JimBoydFL Reporting by @JacobOgles #FlaPol #TBMPP26 floridapolitics.com/archives/79174…

No. 3 on the list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians: @ChadChronister Reporting by @JanelleIrwinFL #FlaPol #TBMPP26 floridapolitics.com/archives/79145…

State DEI ban sets up collision with @StPeteFL equity agenda, forces @CityofTampa to rethink key roles Reporting by @Reportographer #FlaPol floridapolitics.com/archives/79270…

Questions linger over @StPeteFL’s city-led $165M municipal marina overhaul plan Reporting by @Reportographer #FlaPol floridapolitics.com/archives/79266…

No. 5 on the list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians: @JaneCastor Reporting by @Reportographer #FlaPol #TBMPP26 floridapolitics.com/archives/78891…