St. Petersburg City Council approves neighborhood rezoning amendment + more news

Plus, Florida Republicans want to make hunting and fishing a constitutional right

St. Petersburg City Council approves neighborhood rezoning amendment

By Arielle Stevenson

St. Petersburg City Council approved a controversial rezoning amendment in a 7-1 vote late Thursday night, after the amendment had its second public hearing.

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Florida Republicans want to make hunting and fishing a constitutional right

By Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida

Florida voters next year could decide whether to enshrine a right to hunt and fish in the state Constitution. House and Senate panels Monday began moving forward with a proposed constitutional amendment that says, in part, hunting and fishing “shall be preserved forever as a public right and preferred means of responsibly managing and controlling fish and wildlife.”

IBD is rising in racial and ethnic minority groups, and this Tampa Bay woman wants to help

By Jennifer Ring

Managing chronic disease isn’t easy. Tampa Bay area resident Stephanie Wynn would know.

Ybor City's Italian Club board chair arrested for failing to update sex offender information

By Colin Wolf

A board member of the Italian Club in Ybor City, and a prominent supporter of Tampa Mayor Jane Castor's re-election campaign and other local politicians, was arrested last week after he failed to update information with authorities related to a previous sex offender charge. John Robert Ring, who goes by Giovani "Gio" Fucarino, was arrested on March 17 for failing to "register electronic mail address or internet identifiers" and was later released on a $5,000 bond, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

Florida House passes 'Live Local Act,' which bans rent control, gives tax breaks to developers

By Jim Turner and News Service of Florida

With approval Friday from the Florida House, Senate President Kathleen Passidomo’s $711 million effort to make housing more affordable for working Floridians is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis. The House voted 103-6 to pass a bill (SB 102) dubbed the “Live Local Act.” The bill would provide incentives for private investment in affordable housing and encourage mixed-use development in struggling commercial areas, while barring local rent controls and pre-empting local government rules on zoning, density and building heights in certain circumstances.

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