Florida GOP

Saturday, August 31, 2024

Climate change divides Kamala Harris, Donald Trump


As the Earth sizzled through a summer with four of the hottest days ever measured, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have starkly different visions on how to address a changing climate while ensuring a reliable energy supply......MORE

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Picadillo
Rice and Eggs

Huracan Supermarket
Sligh and Central, Tampa

Friday, August 30, 2024

Kamala Harris campaign to start bus tour in Palm Beach County Tuesday

Democrats may feel Florida is in play after all, given Kamala Harris’ announcement that her campaign will be in “Donald Trump’s backyard” Tuesday. more

Ruling on gender-affirming care is 'cruel' to the transgender community, advocates say


The fight over transgender health care in Florida is far from over after an appeals court ruled to allow the state to resume restrictions on gender-affirming treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy.....MORE

Thursday, August 29, 2024

Trump asks federal court to take over hush money case


Former President Trump on Thursday asked a federal court to intervene in his hush money case as he seeks to overturn his conviction and further push back his sentencing slated for next month.....MORE

Summer COVID surge shows we may have to return to 2020 pandemic measures


As summer 2024 draws to a close, the U.S. finds itself once again grappling with a surge in COVID-19 infections.

This wave has taken many people by surprise, particularly as the country has largely consigned the pandemic to the past. While public life has pretty much returned to pre-pandemic norms — something almost none of us would have believed in the summer of 2020 — the virus itself has not.


Wednesday, August 28, 2024

‘Our content must align with the state’: Visit Florida CEO responds to removal of LGBTQ section on its website


The CEO of Visit Florida responded on Tuesday to the removal of the LGBTQ section of its website.

Visit Florida, the state’s official tourism site, has been under fire after a section dedicated to LGBTQ travel disappeared from the website.


Hurricane season 2024: 'Storm Ready' helps get you prepared


The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is forecast to be extremely active. 10 Tampa Bay's "Storm Ready" special helps prepare you and your family with need-to-know information. See what to put in your hurricane kit, learn more about storm surge and hear how Tampa Bay-area communities will provide resources to residents when tropical systems threaten.

Feds file new indictment in Donald Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations


Special Counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday filed a new indictment against Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 Presidential Election that keeps the same criminal charges but narrows the allegations against him following a Supreme Court opinion conferring broad immunity on former Presidents.....MORE

Mosquito-spread diseases in spotlight after recent US illnesses: What's happening in Florida?


You've likely heard of recent illnesses across the U.S. from diseases spread by mosquitoes, such as a recent deadly case of eastern equine encephalitis virus or the hospitalization of Dr. Anthony Fauci due to West Nile virus.....MORE

TPA to host hiring day event to fill hundreds of positions


Tampa International Airport's Hiring Day event is back for another year, with almost two dozen employers looking to fill hundreds of positions ahead of this year's busy holiday season.....MORE

“Trying to Repeat the Nakba”: Israel Launches Largest Military Raids in West Bank in Two Decades


The Israeli military has launched its biggest operation in the occupied West Bank in close to two decades, with hundreds of troops, backed by armored vehicles, bulldozers, fighter jets and drones, conducting simultaneous raids in the northern cities of Jenin and Tulkarm.....Video HERE

Trump abused the pardon power and promises to do so again


Donald Trump has put the presidential pardon power on the ballot this year in at least three different ways, underscoring a dire need for congressional oversight and public scrutiny of pardon abuses.....MORE

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Meat Loaf
Mashed potatoes and Veggies
Barts Tavern - Seminole Heights