Allison Ross

Oct 3, 2024 | tampabay.com | Allison Ross

Tampa Bay voters have a lot to consider on their ballots this November. Related: 2024 general election voter guide: Over 90 local candidates on the issuesFlorida Democrats fielded a candidate in all 140 state legislative races this year, the first time it had done so in decades. Republicans also put up candidates in most of those contests, and certainly in every race in Tampa Bay. But who all are running? What do they stand for, and how would they work for the constituents they hope to serve?

Jul 18, 2024 | tampabay.com | Allison Ross

The presidential contest between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump is far from the only election that matters this year. The Aug. 20 primary will shape your state and local communities for years to come. The Tampa Bay Times is here to help you make an informed choice at the polls. More than a dozen reporters worked for weeks on a guide to the major candidates on ballots in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco. We published it online. You can find it at tampabay.com/voterguide.

Jan 25, 2024 | tampabay.com | Allison Ross

First lady Jill Biden is coming to Florida this weekend, the White House announced. Biden is expected to arrive at Tampa International Airport close to midnight Friday night after first visiting North and South Carolina. She is scheduled to speak Saturday afternoon at a fundraiser for the Biden Victory Fund in Palm Harbor. The White House did not share the exact location of the venue. She is then expected to fly to Texas, according to the schedule released by the White House.

Dec 20, 2023 | tampabay.com | Allison Ross

Gov. Ron DeSantis was quick to decry on Tuesday a landmark decision from the Colorado Supreme Court that said former President Donald Trump was ineligible to run for president again under the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause. “The Left invokes ‘democracy’ to justify its use of power, even if it means abusing judicial power to remove a candidate from the ballot based on spurious legal grounds,” DeSantis, who is running against Trump for the Republican presidential nomination, wrote on X.

Dec 1, 2023 | tampabay.com | Allison Ross

U.S. Rep. George Santos, a Republican from New York, has become just the sixth member of the House to ever be ousted by his colleagues. The vote to expel the embattled lawmaker came after the release of a scathing report from the House Ethics Committee that said Santos misused campaign funds for personal benefit and found evidence that he committed crimes. The expulsion required a two-thirds majority vote; the House surpassed that, with a 311-114 vote in favor.