Friday, May 31, 2024
No. 12 on the list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians: "Corrupt" Ken Hagan
Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan is again being recognized by those in the region’s political class as one of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians, landing this year at No. 12, one spot behind his place on last year’s list.
Last year was the first time since 2019 that Hagan made the list. Back then, Hagan’s power was largely derived from his perch at the top of negotiations to woo the Tampa Bay Rays from the team’s home in St. Petersburg across the Bay to Hillsborough County. When the plan went kaput, Hagan dropped off.
Israel has encroached on 32% of Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation shows
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Gaza’s territory has been shrunk by a buffer zone that winds around its boundary and wide axis torn through its centre.
Israel has taken over some 32 percent of Gaza’s area by “systematically demolishing neighbourhoods” to create a buffer zone and a central axis dividing it, according to Al Jazeera’s Sanad Verification Agency.
Approximately 85 percent of Gaza’s population, or 1.9 million people, have been displaced, according to the UN. Half of them were displaced this month alone.
Thursday, May 30, 2024
Florida Suncoast Sierra Club GOTV in Pinellas Park
Join us Wednesday, June 12 from 6:30 - 7:55 PM in the Conference Room at the Barbara S Ponce Pinellas Park Public Library 7770 52nd ST N., Pinellas Park. We need volunteers for the 2024 election endorsement and to get out the vote.
FEA criticizes Florida for keeping a history standard touting the benefits of slavery
The leader of the Florida Education Association teachers union on Wednesday criticized the State Board of Education for not reversing course on a controversial history standard approved last year.
The backlash centered on a standard that says, “Instruction includes how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”
Disaster preparedness sales tax holiday starts Saturday
A sales tax holiday for disaster preparedness items, such as generators, batteries and tarps, starts on Saturday and runs for two weeks.....Read More
Tampa Police Announce Expansion of Project Locked and Unloaded Program
The Tampa Police Department announced a new pilot program in partnership with the Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative (HCPLC) to offer free gun locks to the community.....Read More
Florida's new social studies standards prompt Christian ideology concerns
A quiet update to Florida's sixth grade social studies standards requires that students learn about the contributions of ancient Jewish civilizations in addition to the ancient Greeks and Romans.....Read More
Attorneys general urge federal probe of BLM protest killing after Texas governor pardon
A coalition of attorneys general from various states urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a civil rights investigation into the murder of a Black Lives Matter (BLM) protester in 2020 after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) pardoned his killer two weeks ago.....Read More
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
New College of Florida plans to discipline students for ‘disrupting’ graduation
New College of Florida is planning to discipline students, including withholding degrees, for “disrupting” a May 17 graduation ceremony after several students were accused of booing a commencement speaker.....Read More
