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Tampa Bay TimesThursday, 27 August 2026
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What’s in final Rays deal, and what isn’t
After months of talk about public contributions, development incentives and more, city and county leaders are set to vote.
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Duke Energy approached about huge data centers
News was revealed in Tallahassee hearings that will decide how Duke distributes the cost data centers add to its grid.
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Democrats demand report on Fla. emergency spending
They want to know how the disaster money was spent, and why a state-mandated report about it is late.
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Judge dismisses murder charge against man who shot Tampa DJ
Prosecutors failed to disprove Joel Moreno-Cobo had a reasonable fear for his safety when he shot Dedrick Sykes in Ybor City, ruling finds.
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