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After DeSantis used state resources to rail against it, 57% of Floridians still voted for abortion rights. In nearly any other state, it would have been a victory. But it fell short of FL's high bar of 60% for amendments. via Romy Ellenbogen Lauren Peace tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

When Hurricanes Helene and Milton hit Tampa Bay, infrastructure that was supposed to keep communities dry failed time and again, worsening the impact of storm surge and rainfall, a Times examination found. w/Teghan Simonton Max Chesnes Tampa Bay Times tampabay.com/news/hillsboro…

Humiliation. Anxiety. Inconsistent accommodations. Disney cut back its generous disability access service after users crowded the parks’ expedited lines. Eight months later, guests with disabilities describe visits that are anything but magical. tampabay.com/news/business/…

Florida banned local governments from providing increased oversight for workers exposed to heat. But a Tampa Bay Times investigation found far more workers have died from heat across the state than authorities even know. W/ Juan Carlos Chavez: tampabay.com/investigations…

Workers recounted paying thousands just to secure their positions. They detailed dozens of hours of unpaid labor. Without their passports, they were left vulnerable by the time they boarded a bus with no seat belts. An investigation w/ Juan Carlos Chavez: tampabay.com/investigations…

NEW INVESTIGATION 🚍: Baltimore City is the only district in the state that doesn't offer most students a yellow bus ride after elementary school. When that policy collided with school choice, it turned getting to class on time into a nightmare. thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-12…

NEW: The nation’s only dedicated refuge for manatees just lost two of its park rangers — a quarter of the staff — amid the Trump administration’s federal layoffs This is their story: tampabay.com/news/environme…

If you’ve lived in Florida for awhile, you’ve likely noticed the degradation of our waterways: More algal blooms. Dying manatees. Rampant pollution. Today my colleagues published a sweeping investigation showing 1 in 4 waterways are dangerously polluted project.tampabay.com/investigations…

NEW: Florida touts spending millions of dollars to reduce water pollution. But the efforts aren’t working, Tampa Bay Times found. Instead, hundreds of waterways have become dangerously contaminated. From the amazing Zack Sampson shreya vuttaluru Bethany Barnes: project.tampabay.com/investigations…

"When researchers cut into her remains, they discovered much of her fat had wasted away. . . .She should have weighed at least 1,000 pounds but was just 650. She’d starved." —Z. Sampson shreya vuttaluru Bethany Barnes Tampa Bay Times longreads.com/2025/04/04/was…

It’s been 6 months since Tampa Bay was hit back-to-back by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. How is recovery going so far? By the numbers: 32 dead. $4B in FEMA flood claims. 10.9M cubic yards of debris cleared. 10K homes substantially damaged — and more 👇 tampabay.com/hurricane/2025…

Publicly available flight data suggests the Georgetown men’s basketball team used the same planes to travel to away games that ICE uses to transport detainees and deport migrants — including detained Georgetown researcher Badar Khan Suri. Read more: thehoya.com/news/inside-gu…

An important story from Lauren Peace She told officers he was armed and angry — but in domestic violence stalking cases, help often comes slowly, if at all. tampabay.com/news/crime/202…

I'm so grateful -- for this award named after one of my heroes, for a newsroom Tampa Bay Times that pursues public service journalism, for my reporting partner Max Chesnes who has made me better.

NEW: Because of erroneous home assessments by a state contractor, Pinellas storm victims were flagged for damage that didn’t exist. One mayor called the data “garbage.” The issues delayed rebuilding by months for some. W/ Teghan Simonton Rebecca Liebson tampabay.com/news/business/…

BREAKING: The Legislature just delivered a decisive victory to Floridians who treasure their state parks, passing a bill to ban golf courses and hotels in parks The bill heads to the desk of the governor, whose admin’s plans prompted protests last summer tampabay.com/news/environme…

The Tampa Bay Times wins the May Sidney for their first-of-its-kind investigation into the water quality crisis that is killing the state’s manatees: bit.ly/4jwpOQh