Hillsborough County school board to vote on redistricting plan

Hillsborough County parents are keeping a close eye on Tuesday’s board meeting as boundary changes become part of the discussion once again.

The conversation about redistricting has been a source of controversy over several months.

The school board could approve the superintendent’s plan that would change where 15,000 students go to school in 2024.

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What Stogie Had For Lunch

Sesame Sealed Tuna

With Black Beans and Rice

And Bloody Mary

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Florida’s new immigration law sparks protests in Tampa

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Tropical Storm Bret forms in Atlantic, with possible hurricane threat to Caribbean islands

Tropical Storm Bret formed in the central Atlantic Ocean on Monday, with forecasters saying it could pose a hurricane threat to the eastern Caribbean by Thursday and the Dominican Republic and Haiti by the weekend.....MORE

‘They chop off heads’: GOP lawmakers in Florida call Ron DeSantis vindictive

Gov. Ron DeSantis may have the support of most sitting state lawmakers. But are Republicans already out of office smearing the Governor to the national press?

One unnamed former legislator accused DeSantis of vindictiveness to The Washington Post.

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More than 1 million dropped from Medicaid as states start post-pandemic purge of rolls

More than 1 million people have been dropped from Medicaid in the past couple months as some states moved swiftly to halt health care coverage following the end of the coronavirus pandemic.

The includes in Florida, where hundreds of thousands have been dropped.

Most got dropped for not filling out paperwork.

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‘Magic’ mushroom use by young adults has nearly doubled in three years

Consumption of “magic” mushrooms and other hallucinogens by young adults nearly doubled over the past three years, a new study has found, illustrating the accelerating pace of America’s “psychedelic revolution” and growing societal acceptance of mind-altering drugs.....MORE

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At Least 6 Killed In Weekend Of Mass Shootings Across The U.S.

At least six people including a Pennsylvania state trooper were killed and dozens injured in a string of weekend violence and mass shootings across the U.S.....MORE

2 Dead and 3 Hurt After Shooting at Washington State Electronic Dance Music Festival

Two people were killed and three others injured after police said a shooter began firing “randomly” into a crowd at a Washington state campground that was hosting people attending a nearby music festival on Saturday night, police said.....MORE

1 dead, at least 20 injured in shooting at Illinois Juneteenth celebration: police

One person is dead and at least 20 were injured in a shooting at an Illinois Juneteenth celebration early Sunday morning, police have confirmed.....MORE

New DOJ filing reveals more indictments coming against Trump team

Donald Trump and his team should brace for new indictments incoming based on a new filing in the criminal case brought by Jack Smith, a former Watergate prosecutor said on Saturday.....MORE

JenZ Report: New Age Political Movements

Discussion about Gen Z engagement in various political movements.

Veto list: Gov. DeSantis nixes funding for public broadcasting stations

Gov. Ron DeSantis yet again vetoed a tranche of funding designed to remedy safety issues at Florida’s public broadcasting stations.

A total of $6,435,609 made the budget to “correct health and safety issues, correct building deficiencies, and complete renovations at public broadcasting stations,” but as in previous years, the legislative request fell on deaf ears on the plaza level. Many of these items also were vetoed last year.

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Florida NOW calls for ‘intersectional’ response to ‘new Jim Crow’ era

A leading women’s rights group is warning of a “new era of Jim Crow” in the Sunshine State, blaming it on Gov. Ron DeSantis and an “unprecedented sprint toward autocracy.”....MORE

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Pizza Bowl

NY, NY Pizza - Ybor City

Rep. Maxwell Frost: 'This Would Be A Nightmare'

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Governor's slashes to fiscal budget hit Bay Area organizations hard

Some local organizations are feeling the pinch after learning the governor cut funds for several programs from the new fiscal year budget with line item vetoes.

The move took a St. Pete mental health organization by surprise.

Dr. LaDonna Butler is the CEO of The Well for Life. She said she has dedicated her life and her business to helping people.

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PUNISHER: How Ron DeSantis gets revenge on FL politicians who refuse to endorse him

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is making it clear that he will demand loyalty from his associates every bit as much as Trump — but DeSantis may hand down his punishment more efficiently, punitively, and more randomly, hitting innocent bystanders.....MORE

E. Jean Carroll gets another shot at Trump in court

Donald Trump’s court calendar is looking pretty full for the next couple of years thanks to multiple prosecutions against him.

Aside from the criminal trial in New York City set for May 2024 and the impending federal trial against him brought by the DOJ, Trump will kick off the year with a rematch in court in January.

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Georgia Prosecutor Gives Clear Indication That She's Going To Indict Donald Trump

Reports began to surface this week that Trump's legal team is preparing for him to be indicted in the state of Georgia, but it was easy to dismiss those reports given the timeline that Fulton County DA Fani Willis has laid out. But then Willis said in an interview that the federal indictment won't have any impact on the indictments from Georgia, hinting very strongly that the former President is almost certainly going to be indicted again. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins explains what's happening.