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Tampa City Council blocks a land-use change for a new Rays stadium

Rays CEO Ken Babby told the Tampa Bay Times that the project can proceed without a land-use vote.

The Cemetery Society wants Tampa to reject the rezoning of land near a cemetery

Showmen’s Rest proposed to rezone a parcel of a cemetery north of downtown. The company wants to build 15 homes there.

New Port Richey approves extending a lease for a health clinic for seniors and low-income residents

The clinic offers free primary care, physical exams, and disease management through the efforts of volunteer and retired medical professionals.

Opposition to Florida’s property tax amendment isn’t raising much money

Three political committees that formed in opposition to a November ballot measure to raise the homestead property tax exemption in Florida have collectively raised less than $30,000 since the start of June.

The Scoop, produced by Maeleigh Fricke

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Information from the News Service of Florida, the Associated Press, and Florida Public Media was used in this report