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NEW: Ron DeSantis' chief of staff, James Uthmeier, has been using a personal cell phone to conduct state business. DeSantis' lawyers are now arguing that those phone logs are not a public record — despite past rulings saying they are. tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

NEW: Last week, I joined shark experts for what was meant to be a hopeful expedition tagging sharks Instead, it became a search mission for an endangered sawfish spinning erratically It died Monday, the 1st in Tampa Bay to perish from an ongoing die-off tampabay.com/news/environme…

New: A list I obtained shows officers in Pinellas County are tracking where people sleep outside to get a head start on complying with a Ron DeSantis law that will make it illegal in October. tampabay.com/news/pinellas/…

New: 10 women reported a Tampa police corporal for harassment, including probationary officers who worked for him and an assistant state attorney who said he showed up at places she was hanging out with friends. He resigned during an investigation tampabay.com/news/tampa/202…

Some personal news: After a terrific two years Tampa Bay Times, this was my first week POLITICO as a transportation reporter. I’ll be anchoring the team’s daily newsletter and focusing on technology issues. Excited to be in Washington, D.C.! Tips and more: [email protected]

'The vape Nazi' is his nickname. I might have some kind of record for Seinfeld references into local news stories. tampabay.com/news/st-peters…

New: A Tampa police deputy chief sent an email supporting women cops in response to criticism sparked by the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. The president of the police union complained about it. Now, her email is under administrative review tampabay.com/news/tampa/202…

NEW: For Buying up the Bay, Part 5 - we spent months analyzing statewide property data to see how many Florida homes are owned by corporate investors. We found more than 117,000. See where they are, and what this means for the state: tampabay.com/news/business/… via Tampa Bay Times

In Florida, jails are over capacity as hundreds of people sleep on floor beds. Some are held for months on non-violent misdemeanor charges. Public officials point to a recent bail reform law and wonder if it needs to be changed Tampa Bay Times tampabay.com/news/pinellas/…

Tonight, a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputy took his life outside the courthouse he worked at tampabay.com/news/breaking-…

New: In a move that supporters of Florida's abortion amendment fear could be “political interference,” Ron DeSantis administration is examining tens of thousands of petitions for "suspected fraudsters." w/Lawrence Mower Romy Ellenbogen tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

NEW: DeSantis' administration has launched a highly unusual 'review' of petition signatures on the state's abortion amendment. Stopping the amendment from passing is one of DeSantis' top priorities. w/Justin Garcia & Romy Ellenbogen: tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

DeSantis' admin is reviewing thousands of verified petitions that got Florida's abortion amendment on the ballot, a move supporters fear could be "political interference." With Lawrence Mower, Justin Garcia tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

"A deadline in state law to challenge the validity of the signatures has long passed."

NEW: Days after a state worker was fired for disclosing info about the state park plans, the DeSantis admin released personnel files detailing issues from a previous state job. AHCA released the files without being asked, an unusual step. w/ Max Chesnes tampabay.com/news/environme…

NEW: DeSantis' administration has been knocking on doors of people who signed the petition to overturn Florida's 6-week ban. That's on top of requesting at least 37,000 verified, signed ballots from local supervisors. w/Romy Ellenbogen & Justin Garcia tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

NEW: A Florida DEP document obtained by the ⁦Tampa Bay Times⁩ lists 17 more state parks than have been previously reported— from Key Biscayne to the Georgia border — considered for a lodge, golf and more. W/ ⁦Max Chesnes⁩ tampabay.com/news/environme…