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Local Government
Pinellas County reopens Section 8 housing voucher waitlist for the first time since 2020
For the first time in two years, the Pinellas County Housing Authority has reopened its waitlist for Section 8 housing voucher applications. The online application portal for Section 8 vouchers in Pinellas County opened at...
MidPoint: Florida’s 2022 primary election recap
Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer and Pasco County Supervisor of Elections Brian Corley both provide a Primary election day recap. Who won, who lost, who is in a recount, and where were all...
MidPoint: Are Russian influence agents operating in local politics?
New federal criminal charges against Alexandr Ionov, a fugitive Russian national, allege a malign foreign influence operation in St. Petersburg, FL elections. Noted national security journalist Marcy Wheeler, aka @emptywheel, and Prof. Golfo Alexopoulos, Dir....
Tampa’s citizen-led police review board voted 6–3 on Tuesday night to recommend that city council put subpoena power for the board on the ballot for voters to decide. This vote is the latest development in...
City workers union in Tampa overwhelmingly approves new contract in a historic vote
Blue-collar municipal workers represented by the city of Tampa’s largest labor union have overwhelmingly approved a new contract that delivers the “highest wage increase ever,” according to Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1464 President Steve...
Working people in St. Petersburg struggle to afford living in the city in which they work
The Sunshine City is becoming unaffordable for working-class residents, including essential workers in the public sector.
Thousands of households remain on Tampa and Hillsborough County waitlists for housing vouchers
About 2,500 low-income households remain on a waitlist to receive housing vouchers in Tampa and Hillsborough County.
Activists in St. Petersburg rallied at City Hall on the second anniversary of George Floyd's murder by Minneapolis police.
St. Petersburg residents share priorities for city budget, call for more action on housing
Tangela Butler, a local bus driver, approached one of two podiums in the meeting room of St. Petersburg City Hall on Monday night. Dozens of community members sat in the pews behind her. She had...
Under a new city law, landlords in the increasingly unaffordable city of St. Petersburg can now face a financial penalty for denying housing to applicants who use government assistance, such as Section 8 housing vouchers,...
Last Friday, the city of Tampa quietly shared in a news release that the city is under federal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice for its now-defunct Crime Free Housing Program — and has...
State Senator Darryl Rouson presents an alternative Congressional map
Florida’s Special legislative session to redraw Congressional maps begins. Darryl Rouson presents maps to consider at Special Session.
