Good morning, Tampa Bay. Here's what you need to know today.
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Steady temperatures the next few days with little or no chance of a shower.
High temperatures will be in the low to mid 90s except at the coast where a sea breeze will keep the beaches in the upper 80s this afternoon.
We have mostly sunny to partly sunny skies.
Isolated showers are possible later in the day but the rain chance is just 10%.
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High: 93 Low: 76 Rain Coverage: 0%
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Around Tampa Bay
1. Feeding Tampa Bay opens new food bank and facility
The new facility was built on Causeway Boulevard, with the ground raised 13 feet, allowing it to be operational during hurricanes and other disasters.
2. AAA: 38.4 million people will travel by car during Memorial Day holiday
With Memorial Day weekend near, the start of the busy summer travel season is about to kick off.
3. Study says Florida has third-highest car insurance rates in country
Insurance rates continue to be a growing problem in the Sunshine State, and there seems to be no fix in the near future.
4. Florida Trade Academy benefits from Lowe's Foundation Grant to expand convict reentry program
Since the pandemic, more 100,000 jobs temporarily closed and left many without a job, and four years later Florida is still feeling the effects.
5. Southwest Florida Water Management District upgrading structure protecting Lake Tarpon
Hurricane season is just days away, and preparations on many levels are being made just in case a storm heads toward Tampa Bay area counties.
Around the Nation
1. Senators press FEMA on Disaster Relief Fund projections
2. Haley says she will vote for Trump after months of silence since ending presidential bid
3. FCC to consider rules for AI-generated political ads on TV and radio
4. Wall Street pulls back from its records
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Daily and near-daily marijuana use is now more common than similar levels of drinking in the U.S., according to an analysis of national survey data over four decades.
Alcohol is still more widely used, but 2022 was the first time this intensive level of marijuana use overtook high-frequency drinking, said the study’s author, Jonathan Caulkins, a cannabis policy researcher at Carnegie Mellon University.