⚾️ St. Petersburg City Council members approved $22.5 million to replace the Tropicana Field roof that was blown off during Hurricane Milton. That's about half the total cost of fixing the stadium. (Tampa Bay Times)
Under a longstanding lease agreement with the Rays, the city is obligated to make the dome playable again.
City officials expect the Trop to be ready in time for the 2026 season.
Police arrested a 20-year-old transgender woman who washed her hands in a women's restroom inside the Capitol. The woman wrote to state officials ahead of time, telling them she planned to use the restroom in protest. (Tampa Bay Times)
"I know that you know in your heart that transgender people are human too, and you can't arrest us away," she said.
