Florida Department Of Health Says Prepare Now For 2023 Hurricane Season

The Atlantic Hurricane Season is less than one month away, and the lessons of last year’s Hurricanes Ian and Nicole, are still fresh in the minds of Floridians.

That’s why your West Central Florida County Health Departments serving Citrus, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, and Sarasota counties strongly encourage residents to prepare now to protect their health heading into the season.

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Gov. DeSantis signs new law governing bathroom use by birth gender

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation (HB 1521) that will require restrooms to be segregated by gender in public buildings. The new law also will make it a crime to use the restroom not matching a person’s sex at birth.....MORE

Gov. DeSantis signs measure revamping high school sports

A measure that revamps high school sports — expanding student options for where to play and allowing prayer before games — touched down and has been signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The legislation (HB 225) will change up the makeup of the board that governs Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA), which sets the ground rules for student athletics. It also expands where students can choose to play sports.

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DeSantis signs bills aimed at transgender care, pronouns and education

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a series of laws aimed at changing education’s approach to transgender children, bathroom use and pronouns on Wednesday.....MORE

USF students arrested over diversity protest enter not guilty plea

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It’s been two-and-a-half months since University of South Florida’s police chief was caught on video appearing to assault a student during a diversity rally, and today, five people arrested in the wake of the March 6 incident have plans to enter not guilty pleas at the Hillsborough County Courthouse in downtown Tampa......MORE

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DeSantis to send Florida National Guard soldiers to Texas for border security

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that he plans to send more than 1,100 National Guard soldiers and law enforcement officers to Texas to assist with border security between the United States and Mexico.....MORE

Former Democratic Gubernatorial Nominee Andrew Gillum’s Case Dismissed

A federal judge on Tuesday agreed to dismiss charges against former Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum, after a mistrial on conspiracy and fraud charges.....MORE

Job cuts, no Social Security checks: How consumers could be pinched by a US government default

All the hand-wringing in Washington over raising the debt limit can seem far removed from the lives of everyday Americans, but they could end up facing huge consequences.

If the economy tanked due to default, more than 8 million people could lose their jobs, government officials estimate. Millions of Social Security beneficiaries, veterans and military families could lose their monthly payments. Vital federal services including border and air traffic control could be disrupted if workers can’t get their government paychecks.

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Ybor City developer Darryl Shaw would like to build a 5,000-seat stadium for his new pro women's soccer team

Local soccer fans already knew that Ybor City developer Darryl Shaw had plans to bring a professional women’s soccer team to Tampa, but he’s apparently got his eyes on a stadium, too.

Shaw told the Tampa Bay Business Journal that the 2024 start means the team will have to play in a temporary venue, but that he’s hoping to build a roughly 5,000-person stadium plus office space for the team—and preferably in Ybor City where he’s assembled dozens of properties.

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BREAKING: New lawsuit reveals BOMBSHELL allegation against Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani

Michael Popok of Legal AF reports on a new bombshell lawsuit filed against Rudy Giuliani not only claiming “under oath”  that he is a serial predator and sexual abuser, but that he participated in a pay-to-play criminal scheme with Trump in which they were selling pardons for $2 million a pop with plans to split the money.

Judge Orders Trump To Take Special Class On How To Behave During Investigation

The judge overseeing the pending criminal trial of Donald Trump in Manhattan has issued a special order for Trump to attend a "class" on how to behave as the trial approaches. Specifically, Trump is going to be taught how he is allowed to handle evidence and how he should NOT divulge any of the information publicly. The class is really meant as a way to prevent Trump from claiming ignorance when he eventually violates the protective order, giving them clearance to punish him, as Farron Cousins explains.

DeSantis Hit With Lawsuit Over Bogus ‘Election Fraud’ Arrests

The DeSantis administration in Florida has been hit with a lawsuit that alleges that last year's "election fraud" arrests (20 of them, to be exact) were nothing more than a political ploy to bolster the Republican governor's credibility for his expected presidential bid. The charges against nearly all of the individuals have been dropped, and Florida Republicans actually had to change the law in order to make future prosecutions even possible after it was determined that the administration screwed things up so badly. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins explains what's happening.

DeSantis Delivers GUT PUNCH To Trump Right Where It Hurts Most

Ron DeSantis called out Trump's 'culture of losing' while at a rally in Iowa. Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turks.

JENerational Change: Ja Morant & Black Vs. White Gun Culture, George Santos ARRESTED

Hosted by Jen Perelman and Peter Hager

We'll be discussing NBA Star Ja Morant's latest gaffe & how it relates to the perception of gun culture in America.

We'll also discuss Congressman George Santos's arrest despite many other representatives who should be behind bars but are not.

Finally, we'll be discussing the bestselling book, Confessions of an Economic Hitman with author John Perkins.

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Disney gets ready to celebrate Pride amid ongoing fight with DeSantis

Disney’s acrimonious fight with Gov. Ron DeSantis surrounding culture war issues isn’t stopping the company from launching its 2023 Disney Pride Collection merchandise.

The company teased a first look at its latest merchandise that’s now selling online, as well as at Disney World and Disneyland, in a new blog post published Monday. Disney promised to reveal more details on the Pride Month celebration at its theme parks later this month.

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Florida Marijuana Proposal Goes To Supreme Court

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody on Monday formally submitted a proposed recreational-marijuana ballot initiative to the Florida Supreme Court — and signaled she will argue that the proposal doesn’t meet legal requirements to go before voters in 2024.....MORE

US seeks dismissal of corruption charges against Florida 2018 Democratic governor nominee Gillum

Federal prosecutors asked a judge Monday to dismiss the remaining corruption charges against Andrew Gillum, the Democratic nominee for Florida governor in 2018, after a jury deadlocked on all but one count following a trial earlier this month.....MORE

DeSantis signs 3 bills ending CRT, DEI spending in higher education

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed several higher education bills into law Monday while speaking at New College of Florida in Sarasota.

Among the bills signed was SB 266, which uses broader definitions to limit, but not eliminate, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in colleges and universities in the state.

The law prohibits colleges and universities from spending public dollars on DEI initiatives that promote “dangerous political and social activism,” prevents the teaching of critical race theory, and DEI in general education courses, and bars programs, majors, minors, and curriculum based on these and related theories.

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‘Go to Berkeley’: Ron DeSantis said students seeking ‘woke’ classes should study elsewhere

If students want to study critical race theory or gender ideology, Gov. Ron DeSantis says they should leave Florida.

“Go to Berkeley. Go to some of these other places. That’s fine,” he said. “If that’s what you want to do, there’s nothing wrong with that, per se. But for us with our tax dollars, we want to focus on the classical mission of what a university is supposed to be.”

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'Environmental Negligence, Social Oppression, And Incompetent Governance': Frost Rips DeSantis

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WTF happened? Barney Bishop is in the Rotation

It is the end of session and we need to take a moment, as we always do, and wonder wtf happened with Florida politics. Barney Bishop debated our Executive Director a while back and should offer an interesting and maybe even an opposing view point to our typical views and stances! He is a hell of a sport though and is willing to debate till the end!

Joe Biden, congressional leaders likely to meet Tuesday for talks on debt limit

President Joe Biden and congressional leaders will likely resume talks on Tuesday at the White House over the debt limit, the President said Sunday, as the nation continues to edge closer to its legal borrowing authority with no agreement in sight.....MORE

Families of Pulse victims call for investigation into onePULSE Foundation

Speakers gather outside city hall asking for a criminal investigation into the onePULSE foundation. (Spectrum News)

Several mothers of Pulse nightclub victims, along with those who were wounded and their family members, are demanding a criminal investigation into the onePULSE organization.....MORE