Local law-enforcement review boards could be filled with appointees of sheriffs or police chiefs under a bill that was revised Tuesday by the Senate Community Affairs Committee.....Read More
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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Biden administration will end enrollment in affordable internet program as funding runs low
The Biden administration will halt enrollment in a program that provides broadband discounts to millions of Americans as it runs low on funds and prepares to wind down in the coming months.....Read More
Stronger hurricanes push scientists to investigate considering a Category 6
As the Earth warms, more heat energy is available to fuel stronger hurricanes. A new study finds that tropical cyclones are indeed achieving greater peak winds and that the trend will continue into the future.
With this in mind, the two authors of the study, Dr. Michael Wehner and Dr. Jim Kossin — both leading researchers at the intersection of hurricane and climate change research — investigate the question of whether it’s time to add another category — a Category 6 with winds of 192 mph or greater — to the Saffir-Simpson scale.
Monday, February 5, 2024
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DeSantis and Florida GOP targeting kids with cuts to food, healthcare and work protections
“DeSantis and conservative/Trumpian/MAGA public officials” are “disassembling Florida’s social service safety net,” according to an op-ed by Barrington Salmon at the Florida Phoenix.
They are “refusing to allocate money or enough of it for school lunch programs to feed hungry children; rejecting no-strings-attached federal government dollars to expand Medicaid that would allow the state to enroll 1.4 million people; not prioritizing access to quality healthcare; continuing to siphon off money from traditional public schools to give to church-affiliated and private schools, and passing punishing draconian laws to further alienate and marginalize gay, transgender and LGBTQ children and teens,” Salmon writes.
DeSantis supports public sleeping, camping ban
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday announced plans to work with the Florida legislature to craft new policies aimed at banning camping on public streets, sidewalks, and parks across the state.
During a press conference in Miami Beach, DeSantis pledged support for a pair of bills currently under consideration. The companion measures, House Bill 1365 and Senate Bill 1530, would bar local governments and municipalities from authorizing public sleeping or camping.
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz To Hold Press Conference On Resolution Exonerating Trump From J6 Involvement
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz will host a press conference tomorrow at 11:45 a.m. ET with 25 members of Congress following the introduction of a Sense of Congress resolution stating that President Donald Trump did not engage in insurrection.
The resolution is co-sponsored by more than 60 members of Congress.
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell camp lays out Rick Scott’s plan to outlaw abortion nationwide
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott has a habit of publishing multi-point plans. But now it’s a Democratic opponent publishing a detailed write-up of the Naples Republican’s abortion positions. Senate candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell unveiled a fresh attack saying Scott could enact a national abortion ban in a second Senate term.....Read More
Breakaway Music Festival
Breakaway Music Festival 2024
Raymond James Stadium
4201 N. Dale Mbry Hwy., Tampa
Friday, April 26, 2024: 5pm-12am
Saturday, April 27, 2024: 5pm-12am
Tickets HERE
New library card policy goes into effect for Hillsborough County
A new library card system will go into effect Monday at all Hillsborough County libraries. The new policy gives children access to books based on their age, and then by levels inside those age groups. Parents get to choose what card they want their child to have.....Read More
Sunday, February 4, 2024
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COUNTDOWN: Can Trump run down the legal clock before the election?
Candidate Donald Trump faces some extremely bad polling news but, weirdly, he has time on his side.
A series of new polls conducted by Bloomberg and Morning Consult found that 53 percent of voters in key swing states would refuse to vote for Trump if he were convicted of a criminal offense.
That might sound like bad news for Trump were it not for the fact that more and more, it looks unlikely that there will be time for a trial — and any convictions — before the election.
OFFENSIVE? The WORST censorship effort from Moms For Liberty EVER
What content could be inappropriate in an elementary school library? Moms For Liberty has scored some wins banning books in a few school districts, pushing a handful of books about LGBTQ rights and racial injustice out of schools. Now they’re broadening their net, targeting even books intended for the youngest readers.....Read More
Tampa history shop highlighting Black history year-round
A local history expert and author has turned her passion for the preservation of Black history into a business.
Ersula’s History Shop is located at 1421 Tampa Park Plaza in Tampa. The store is Ersula Odom’s ode to what once was.
Florida banning changes of gender on driver’s licenses sparks confusion, backlash
Sasha Buchert, senior counsel and director of New York-based Lambda Legal’s Non-Binary and Transgender Rights Project, said Florida is the first state she has heard of prohibiting people from updating the gender markers on driver’s licenses to match their gender identity.
“This just creates this really harmful situation where people are going to have to walk through the world without an ID that matches who they are,” said Buchert, who is transgender.
In latest spot, Lincoln Project likens Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler
The Lincoln Project’s latest creative draws comparisons between the Donald Trump campaign of 2024 and Adolf Hitler’s reign over Nazi Germany.....Read More
Florida group seeks to put Medicaid expansion before voters
Policy experts and healthcare providers are again trying to enshrine Medicaid expansion in Florida's constitution through a ballot initiative. The petition, unveiled Thursday, seeks to open Medicaid's doors to millions of uninsured Floridians.....Read More
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