The U.S. Department of Education is “deeply concerned” about Gov. Ron DeSantis’ executive order seeking to ban school mask mandates and is ready to help districts directly, the federal agency said in a letter to the governor. fox13news.com/news/us-depart…

Tampa activists arrested at Fourth of July protest could face trial next week cltampa.com/news-views/loc…

NEW: Last week, the St. Pete City Council unanimously voted to renew the city’s contract with @GulfCoastJFCS and increase funding for its unarmed crisis responder pilot program launched in February of this year. My latest for @cl_tampabay cltampa.com/news…

State Attorney's office seeks to ban these 8 subjects from being discussed at upcoming #Tampa trial of BLM protesters. They want to restrict mention of the "right to free speech" and police conduct. #BlackLivesMatter

😷FLORIDA MASK TRIAL STARTS TODAY😷 Good morning! I'll be covering the trial, which begins today and is expected to wrap up by Wednesday. Several Florida families (at least 4 from Tampa Bay) are suing @GovRonDeSantis and state agencies over the ban on mask…

NEW: DeSantis still hasn't asked for $820 million in federal food assistance for children. It's part of the billions of federal dollars in direct aid to Floridians he's left on the table this summer. tampabay.com/news/florida-p…