Ron DeSantis announces new counties getting FEMA help in Idalia’s wake

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Saturday that six new counties have been added by the federal government to the Major Disaster Declaration by the Federal Emergency Management Agency after Hurricane Idalia.

Columbia, Gilchrist, Hernando, Jefferson, Madison, and Pasco counties were added in the Saturday announcement, joining Citrus, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Suwannee and Taylor, announced earlier this week.

Residents can apply for Individual Assistance at DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling 800-621-3362.

More Info HERE

Judge strikes down Florida Congressional map, orders Legislative redraw

A Leon County judge has ruled in the favor of plaintiffs in a redistricting case, which means that pending appeal, the Legislature may be tasked with drawing a non-deficient congressional map.....MORE

Hernando County Residents Can Now Apply For Individual Assistance From FEMA

The Florida Department of Emergency Management Recovery Bureau notified Hernando County officials that a FEMA Federal Declaration for Individual Assistance application was approved for Hernando County resulting from the impacts of Hurricane Idalia.

Individuals wishing to apply for FEMA assistance are asked to go to FEMA.gov and click on Apply for Assistance.

You also can apply from your phone by downloading the FEMA app where you will find the application link and additional information.

More Info HERE

Pasco County Residents Can Now Apply For Individual FEMA Aid Following Idalia

The Florida Department of Emergency Management Recovery Bureau notified Pasco County officials that a FEMA Federal Declaration for Individual Assistance application was approved for Pasco County resulting from the impacts of Hurricane Idalia.

Individuals wishing to apply for FEMA assistance are asked to go to FEMA.gov and click on Apply for Assistance.

You also can apply from your phone by downloading the FEMA app where you will find the application link and additional information.

More Info HERE

Memo reveals Ron DeSantis campaign’s strategy to spin Hurricane Idalia as political lift

A communications memo from Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign discusses how to spin the state’s response to Hurricane Idalia into a political headwind.....MORE

Oktoberfest Tampa 2023

OCT 13 AT 4 PM – OCT 15 AT 6 PM

Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park - TIX

Volunteers help families with post-hurricane cleanup efforts in hard-hit St. Pete neighborhood

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Jerk Chicken

Rice and Beans and Cabbage 

$6.49 Lunch Special 

Hines Caribbean Cuisine

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Ron DeSantis to looters: "You loot, we shoot"

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Andrea Gonzmart Williams: Columbia Restaurant & 1905 Family of Restaurants

Vibes of the Bay in Ybor City

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 AT 4 PM – 1 AM

Crowbar - Ybor City

Zydeco Food Review: A Taste of Cajun Delights in Ybor City

Tampa Hoods: Ybor City

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Fired Florida Prosecutor Says Ron DeSantis Punished Her For Prosecuting Corrupt Cops

X, formerly known as Twitter, will collect user biometric data, job and education history

, the platform formerly known as Twitter, will begin collecting biometric data and information on users’ employment and education history starting next month, according to the site’s updated privacy policy.....MORE

Quarters of Change in Ybor City

 OCTOBER 1, 2023 AT 6 PM

Crowbar - Ybor City

Roosters of Ybor City

Student loan payments start soon: Everything you need to know

The student loan payment pause is coming to an end on Friday, September 1.

This comes after the Supreme Court ruled back in June that President Biden did not have the authority to cancel student loan debt. The federal pause on payments then had 60 days to come to an end.

During the pause, payments weren’t required and interest didn’t accumulate for borrowers. Interest will begin accruing on Friday for the first time since March 2020, and payments will resume in October for borrowers across the country.

More Info HERE

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Stewed Chicken

With Beans, Rice and Cabbage

$6.49 Lunch Special 

Hines Caribbean Cuisine

3313 N. Nebraska Ave, Ybor Heights

Tampa's Best Jamaican Food!

Florida Medicare for All Town Hall w/ Rep. Maxwell Frost

More than 2.5 million Floridians do not have any health insurance. In addition to this, between April and July of 2023, over 400,000 were disenrolled from Medicaid. Co-pays, deductibles, cumbersome pre-authorizations and other unnecessary barriers prevent Floridians from receiving the care they need. In addition, the status quo of U.S. healthcare is too expensive and inefficient.

 

It is past time to demand Medicare for All!

 

Medicare for All will cover all medically appropriate care including dental, vision, reproductive care, long-term care, prescription drugs and more, with no out-of-pocket costs.

 

Please join Congressman Maxwell Frost and a panel of statewide experts for an important state-wide virtual Medicare for All townhall.

 

We will discuss how Florida residents can support one another through this still ongoing healthcare crisis and ways that we can get involved locally to build support for Medicare for All, including how to pass city and county council resolutions.

What is the role of gun laws in the hate-fueled Jacksonville shooting?

The shooter in the mass killing last Saturday in Jacksonville had written racist, hate-filled manifestos. A gun safety group is making the link between easy access to guns in the U.S. and violent hate crimes. Kelly Drane is research director at GIFFORDS and spoke with Sean Kinane this week on WMNF’s Tuesday Café.

Listen to the full show HERE

New program helps families get hearing aids for kids

Photo by: WFTS

A new program from the Florida Department of Health and the Sertoma Speech and Hearing Foundation can cover most of the cost of hearing aids for children 18 years old or younger in families in financial need.....MORE

Marijuana rescheduling takes a step forward

The Department of Health and Human Services has sent off its recommendation on rescheduling marijuana to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), advancing a Biden administration effort to cut down on weed-related convictions.....MORE

NO CONSEQUENCES TOUR in YBOR

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 AT 7 PM

Crowbar - Ybor City

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DeSantis FIRED Prosecutor Who Was After Corrupt Cops