"Frequent tidal impacts and intense rain events have taken a serious toll on residents."
“Once again, St. Pete is setting the pace on local housing policy."
“For us, this is a critical, critical piece of legislation that needs to change."
State Senator Nick DiCeglie recently told city council members, much to their dismay, that the governor is intent on eliminating or significantly reducing property taxes. Those...
Sweeping new legislation dictates how local governments must prepare for and respond to natural disasters. St. Petersburg already has most of its mandates in place. Local...
Local lawmakers avoided increasingly pervasive partisan politics to secure state funding for Pinellas County projects. Their collective efforts paid dividends amid an atypical legislative session. Rep....
St. Petersburg officials unanimously agree that residents deserve more protection from falling tower cranes during extreme weather events. However, state preemption handcuffs those efforts. Local lawmakers...
U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, chair of the Budget Committee, and Congresswoman Kathy Castor led a roundtable discussion on climate change and skyrocketing state insurance premiums Saturday...
Sweltering heat and looming storms could not keep an estimated 300,000 people from descending upon the downtown waterfront Saturday for the 22nd annual St. Pete Pride...
For the second time in three years, the University of South Florida did not receive state funding for an $80 million Environmental and Oceanographic Sciences (EOS)...
