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Monday is the last day to register if you want to vote in the general election. Tampa Bay area Supervisors of Elections sent out a joint email through Hillsborough’s with all the information you need...
District 64 candidates Harrington and Koster face voter questions in Tiger Bay forum
The candidates for Florida House District 64 met in a virtual candidate forum Friday. They fielded questions ranging from Medicaid expansion to budget priorities in what is one of the more unique races for the...
First Daughter and presidential advisor Ivanka Trump visited Tampa’s Ybor City today. She stopped at La Segunda Bakery before joining former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi for a fireside chat at the Columbia Restaurant. Listen:...
Democratic presidential nominee and former vice-president Joe Biden Tuesday made his first stop in Florida since accepting his party’s nomination. Biden gave a speech and held a roundtable about issues facing veterans inside Tampa’s Hillsborough...
Radioactivity Wednesday: Open Primaries? There’s a Catch.
September 9, 2020 Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. In the upcoming November election there’s a proposal on the ballot to change Florida’s primary election system to allow voters who are not members...
Would Amendment 3, Florida’s open primary initiative, cause more harm than good?
This November, Florida’s voters will select yes or no to a ballot initiative that would open the state’s primary elections to all voters, not just members of specific political parties. But while supporters of Amendment...
Hillsborough Commission District 3 Candidates meet in virtual forum
The two candidates running for the heavily Democratic Hillsborough County Commission District 3 race met in a virtual candidate forum hosted by the Tampa Tiger Bay Club this afternoon. Democrat Gwen Myers and Republican Maura...
Demonstrators rally in Oldsmar to support the United States Postal Service
Early showers and an overcast sky cooled Tampa Road in Oldsmar as demonstrators gathered for a rally showing their support for America’s favorite federal agency. Oldsmar resident Victoria Cuevas helped organize the rally, held just...
Radioactivity Wednesday: Is QAnon the future of the Republican Party?
August 19, 2020 Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. The QAnon conspiracy theory has emerged during the last three years among defenders of President Trump. It says there is a worldwide cabal of...
Scott Franklin ends Ross Spano’s chance at second term with GOP primary victory
Embattled Republican Congress member Ross Spano will not be returning to Washington next year. Lakeland City Commissioner Scott Franklin ousted the incumbent Spano in Tuesday’s Republican primary. The District 15 seat was one of the...
The battle to save the Post Office came to Tampa Bay Tuesday
The battle to save the United States Postal Service made its way to downtown St. Petersburg Tuesday Morning. Congress members Kathy Castor and Charlie Crist, two democrats who represent the Tampa Bay area, announced they’d...
Protesters react to Trump’s Florida trip: “Get out of Tampa”
President Trump flew to Tampa, Florida for a fundraising event last Friday afternoon with hundreds of supporters greeting him along his motorcade route to The Pelican Club in the Belleair neighborhood of Pinellas County. Attendees...
