St. Petersburg mayor

Florida Matters met with the mayor in his St. Pete City Hall office, where he discussed topics including the Rays and Tropicana Field redevelopment.

St. Petersburg officials announced last week the city would raise the base wage for all city employees to $15 an hour beginning April 1.

The incoming mayor honored his history as the son of a former city councilman and as a longtime resident.

The moment is also significant because the incoming mayor was born and raised here and has witnessed the city's growth during his lifetime.

Welch, who is St. Pete's first African American mayor, will be sworn in from home.

Kriseman and host Steve Newborn discuss his legacy including the city's environmental progress and revitalization.

Welch, a third-generation St. Petersburg resident, will be sworn into office on Jan. 6.

We highlight segments from a recent virtual debate hosted by the University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus.

Former St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker has filed to enter the race for his old job against incumbent Mayor Rick Kriseman.Baker, who served as the city's…

Four Tampa Bay area mayors met for a public forum to show their unified support for the Greenlight Pinellas campaign. In November, Pinellas County voters…

Democrats currently control city hall in 90 percent of the nation's largest cities. But not too many years ago, Republicans had a pretty good chance of winning big-city mayoral races.

St. Petersburg is getting a new mayor. And so is Lakeland. Incumbent Bill Foster conceded in his quest for re-election, and has become a one-term mayor.…