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In a move that could affect tens of thousands of state workers, Gov. Ron DeSantis has proposed putting on hold an overhaul of the program that provides health-insurance coverage to employees.DeSantis, in his $91.3 billion budget proposal for the upcoming year, called for a one-year delay of the changes, which were approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature in 2017.The delay is only a proposal and would require legislative approval to take effect. But the GOPgovernor has support from

The owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning and renowned investor and philanthropist set a goal to raise $3 billion by March 1.

Outback Bowl officials have announced that its director of sales, Jerry Kulig, will retire next month.Kulig, who has been on staff with the bowl for nearly 27 years, was responsible for corporate accounts, business partnerships, community relations and selected key events for the bowl.It has been my pleasure and honor to have served almost twenty-seven years as director of sales of one of Tampa Bays treasures, the Outback Bowl, Kulig said in a statement.I appreciate the years

By Travis Politakis With Florida being a prime location for MLB teams to host their spring training, it gives many baseball fans at UT an opportunity to go watch Major League talent at a minor league price. The New York Yankees host spring training at George M. Steinbrenner Field, which is only 15 minutes from UT. Depending on the time of day, an Uber ride to Steinbrenner field can cost around $11. Steinbrenner Field is one of the best spring training stadiums around as it is replicated to look like Yankees Stadium in the Bronx, NY. It gives fans the New York City feel, with Florida weather. The environment and atmosphere there is so awesome, said senior sports management major Samantha Taskey, member of gameday operations for the Yankees. Youre closer to the players and the stadium gets louderall the fans that travel for spring training are so happy and excited to be in Tampa so I get to meet so many fans with awesome stories. Due to their legendary status within the league, tickets can range from $25 to up to $80 according to seatgeek.com. UT students would definitely be missing out if they dont catch at least one ...

By Isabel Marhoun The womens golf team earned second place out of 18 teams at the Flagler World Invitational which ran Feb. 2-3. Kiira Riihijarvi and Sophia Cadavid ranked in the top 10 of the event. . The Spartans started off the tournament slow placing seventh after day one, but were able to able to improve moving up five slots on day two. Kiira Riihijarvi finished second overall with a score of 141 finishing three under par for the rounds, shooting a team-best 69 in the second round . Junior Sofia Cadavid finished seventh with a score of 147 finishing three over par for the rounds, shooting a career best 70 in her first round. As a team we were extremely happy and excited that we were in second place, said junior Sophia Cadavid. I felt good about seventh place, I had a good second round and I was just happy to under par scoring under par means that you take less strokes then needed in order to score well and be able to help with our team results overall. Cadavid has been playing for over 10 years and has been an asset to the team since coming to UT. ...

By Giovanna Brasolin From Feb. 6 to March 31, the Tampa Bay Area Renaissance Festival will celebrate its 41 anniversary by bringing food, attractions, various characters and special daily events geared towards people of all ages. Each weekend of the festival will have a different theme the opening weekend will be all about Scotland and is called Highland Fling. It will feature Scottish heavy games such as caber toss, dancers, bagpipes and drum bands. Besides from entertainment side of things, you get a different mixture of education and entertainment at events like these, said Kim Heidger, Marketing Director at the Bay Area Renaissance Festival. You hardly see people on their phones as there are many things to see and do. There will also be many vendors that will be selling Scottish themed items. The second weekend will be Pirate and Pets themed. It will include wiener dog races, a pet costume contest and vendors selling items related to both pirates and pets. I went to the festival three years ago and I really liked it, said Maya Patel, junior molecular biology major. I loved how people were excited and dressed up for the occasion. This years festival will also ...

With the NBA Playoffs two months away, the Bucks, Raptors, Celtics and 76ers all have a legitimate shot at making the NBA Finals.

The CBS Sports college basketball analyst sees Duke as the favorites to hoist trophy during One Shining Moment come March.

The Althea & Arthur documentary looks at the legacies of Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe, who broke international tenniss color barrier.