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Rep. Ben Diamond is calling for more transparency in the state’s COVID-19 reports. Diamond, a St. Petersburg-based Democrat, sent a letter to the state’s Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Simone Marstiller on Monday urging for more timely and accurate COVID-19 reporting. This call comes after the Florida Department of Health moved from daily reports to weekly reports in […]

As thousands of people across Cuba flooded the streets Sunday to demand better access to necessities and protest the decades-old governing system, thousands in the Cuban-American community followed. In Tampa, about 200 people waved Cuban flags in solidarity with the Cuban protesters, who are making the largest outcry against the Cuban government in decades.  Local elected officials responded

State Rep. Ben Diamond has raised over $380,000 in the eight weeks since launching his run for Florida’s 13th Congressional District in hopes of succeeding U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist. His second quarter haul is slightly higher than that of primary opponent Eric Lynn, who reported raising more than $368,000 for the same period. However, Lynn holds north of $500,000 cash-on-hand from previous fundraising.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis shocked his fellow members of the Republican party when he vetoed a bill that this week would have established a more robust practicum for Florida high schoolers to learn about civics. The “civic literacy education” bill (SB 146), introduced by Senator Jeff Brandes of St. Petersburg, easily passed the state’s House and Senate with unanimous

Two state representatives from the Tampa Bay area were dubbed “People’s Champions” by Progress Florida for their voting records during the 2021 Legislative Session. The progressive advocacy group gave most Democrats A grades, while Republicans all received Fs. Representatives Ben Diamond and Fentrice Driskell received two of the six “People’s Champion” awards. “This is the

Gov. Ron DeSantis approved SB 252 brought this year by Stewart and Rep. Ben Diamond, the Democrat from St. Petersburg, in the pile of bills the Governor signed Tuesday.

Pinellas transit officials will request the federal money in July. Replacing the aging Park Street bus terminal is the county’s “most pressing” transportation need.

Diamond faces fellow Democrats Eric Lynn and Michele Rayner-Goolsby in the Primary. Rep. Ben Diamond has raked in several endorsements from notable Pinellas County Democrats in his bid for Florida’s 13th Congressional District.  Diamond’s supporters include Pinellas County Commissioners Pat Gerard and Janet Long, who also joined Diamond for his campaign announcement. “We have tremendous needs in Pinellas for improved infrastructure and

ST. PETERSBURG — Designed to take a different approach to stem the gun violence in St. Petersburg, and particularly on the south side, the Hidden Voices project was unveiled Wednesday morning in the community garden at the David T. Welch Center for Progress and Community Development at 1601 16th St. S. The center is home

Diamond’s contributors include a 94-year old retiree who sent a note. Rep. Ben Diamond has raised more than $250,000 for his congressional bid in just four weeks, his campaign announced Thursday. Diamond, a St. Petersburg Democrat, is running in Florida’s 13th Congressional District to succeed U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, who is running for Governor. Diamond’s financial report has not yet been filed