Fight on Delta flight started with Rosa Parks comment and masks, feds say

TampaBayTimes · 2021-12-28T15:47:13+00:00

Before our food and dining critic Helen Freund releases our annual Top Restaurants lists in January, residents will get to voice their picks. We want to know: What is your favorite local restaurant that opened in the last year? Weigh in via the form by Dec. 31 — whether it is a quaint food truck or a brick-and-mortar eatery.

TampaBayTimes · 2021-12-22T21:04:55+00:00

For two months, we've been asking the state to tell us how many COVID cases and deaths were vaccinated. Here's why they won't hand over the data.

TampaBayTimes · 2021-12-22T14:49:03+00:00

For some of Florida's student loan borrowers, the 21-month pause that started with the CARES Act in March 2020 was a rare silver lining in the pandemic. Those who spoke to our reporters said without that burden, they felt closer to the adult life they expected with a college degree: Savings accounts. Mortgages. Christmas gifts without having to extend their debt. Freedom from crush dread.

Now, that window is about to slam shut. Some are trying to prevent that.

TampaBayTimes · 2021-12-20T13:42:49+00:00

Earlier this year, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed off on several contentious changes to Florida’s election laws. But after facing accusations from the GOP base that he still isn’t doing enough to support Trump’s baseless claims of voter fraud, DeSantis is proposing a new investigative unit to enforce election laws.

And he wants to hire a staff larger than most police departments have to solve murders.

TampaBayTimes · 2021-12-20T12:59:13+00:00

Hey there. It’s not in line with population. The survey of 425 Florida and Tampa Bay top officials found 80 percent were white, compared to 53 percent of the state.

TampaBayTimes · 2021-12-17T19:57:17+00:00

Six million Floridians are unvaccinated, according to the CDC. And there are 6 million vaccinated residents whose immunity may be waning because they’re overdue for their booster, according to University of South Florida epidemiologist Jason Salemi. Add those up and that could leave roughly 56 percent of Florida’s population vulnerable to omicron.

The world knows a lot more about the omicron variant now than it did five weeks ago. Omicron appears to be more infectious than any previous variant, including delta. It also has a shorter incubation time and is better at evading the body’s immune system. Omicron is even more of a threat to the unvaccinated, and prior infection may not provide much protection. However, it appears to be less virulent than delta, producing fewer severe illnesses and hospitalizations.

But omicron has upended the scientific understanding of who is “fully vaccinated.” Continue reading

TampaBayTimes · 2021-12-17T14:46:17+00:00

This week, the governor used an array of the usual rhetorical bogeymen to assure supporters that he wouldn’t let anyone question their brittle sensibilities.

Read our Editorial Board’s thoughts on that

TampaBayTimes · 2021-12-17T14:44:09+00:00

It’s a good thing Florida’s budget is flush because it’s going to cost a pretty penny to buy 22 million participation trophies, one for every resident. After all, we wouldn’t want anyone to feel bad. That seems to be Gov. Ron DeSantis’ current thinking. He doesn’t want any hurt feelings among his delicate followers. Can’t be too careful. Snowflakes don’t last long in the Florida heat.

Read the Tampa Bay Times’ Editorial Board’s full thoughts on the latest stunt

TampaBayTimes · 2021-12-14T20:00:42+00:00

For the past three years, Tampa General Hospital's coffee shops — unbeknownst to most of its customers — have been making venti-sized campaign contributions to a select group of Florida political candidates. Here's what our reporter found.

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