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Ben Diamond suspends campaign for Congress, turns focus on fight for fair districts
Ben Diamond suspends campaign for Congress, turns focus on fight for fair districts
St. Petersburg, FL – State Rep. Ben Diamond announced today in a video message to supporters he is suspending his campaign for Congress as a result of the new gerrymandered districts that divide Pinellas County ...
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Ben Diamond reaches $1.2M benchmark in campaign for CD 13
Ben Diamond reaches $1.2M benchmark in campaign for CD 13
State Rep. Ben Diamond has raised more than $1.2 million as he races for Florida’s 13th Congressional District, his campaign announced Monday. The sum includes more than $240,000 raised in the first quarter of ...
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LCV Action Fund Endorses Ben Diamond for Congress
LCV Action Fund Endorses Ben Diamond for Congress
The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) Action Fund, which works to elect pro-environment candidates, announced today the endorsement of Ben Diamond for election to the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida’s 13th ...
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House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer Endorses Ben Diamond for Congress
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer Endorses Ben Diamond for Congress
St. Petersburg, FL – U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer is backing State Representative Ben Diamond in the Democratic primary for Florida’s 13th Congressional District. “Ben Diamond was inspired to run for office by his grandfather and ...
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Gov. DeSantis signs veteran suicide prevention bill into law
Gov. DeSantis signs veteran suicide prevention bill into law
“At every level of government, we have a moral obligation to provide the best quality care to our veterans,” Diamond said after the bill was signed. “The Veteran Suicide Prevention Training Pilot ...
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No. 23 on the list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians: Ben Diamond
No. 23 on the list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians: Ben Diamond
The good news for St. Petersburg state Rep. Ben Diamond is that he is still considered one of the most powerful politicians in Tampa Bay. The bad news is that he dropped eight spots in the rankings ...
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Tampa Bay Times: Florida’s climate change plan ignores what causes climate change
Tampa Bay Times: Florida’s climate change plan ignores what causes climate change
The Florida Legislature is spending millions to adapt to rising sea levels, but won’t cut greenhouse gases — and won’t let cities do it, either. Despite years of warnings from top scientists ...
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ABC News: UN report paints dire picture of the Gulf of Mexico’s future
ABC News: UN report paints dire picture of the Gulf of Mexico’s future
NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Harvey dumped more than 50 inches of rain on parts of the Texas coast in 2017. Then in 2020, ferocious winds from Hurricane Laura destroyed homes across coastal Louisiana. ...
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Elections bill passes last committee, ready for House floor
Elections bill passes last committee, ready for House floor
A bill establishing an election crimes investigations unit, banning ranked-choice voting, and requesting a study to look into changes to vote-by-mail forms passed its final House committee Monday. HB 7061, sponsored by ...
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‘Train the trainer’: House cues up vote on bipartisan bill combating veteran suicide
‘Train the trainer’: House cues up vote on bipartisan bill combating veteran suicide
A panel in the Florida House advanced bipartisan legislation Monday that could address the ongoing problem of veteran suicide, which took the lives of 553 Florida men and women in 2019. CS/HB ...
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