Friday, September 29, 2023
Fight 4 Peace: Mental Health Awareness Event
FIGHT 4 PEACE
Mental Health Awareness Campaign
Saturday, September 30 · 12 - 6pm
Admission is FREE
More Info HERE
Enjoy a day of live music, local vendors, giveaways and more. All proceeds will go to local non-profits supporting individuals, family members, and loved ones impacted by mental illness (e.g., NAMI Hillsborough, Aaron's House, and Project LINK) and the Fight 4 Peace campaign for additional mental health awareness events in 25 major cities across the United States, including the production of the mental-health-based film, FIGHT.
Meacham Urban Farm Harvest Fest
HARVEST FEST
Meacham Urban Farm
Sunday, October 1, Noon - 6PM
$20/admission online HERE, $25 at the gate
Kids 12 & under FREE.
Bring your own lawn chair and BYOB.
More Info HERE
EVENT TIMELINE:
- Gates open at noon.
- 1:30PM: Guided farm tour
- 2PM: Educational talk: The Creation of Meachum
- 3:30: Guided farm tour
- 4PM: Educational talk: How We Farm at Meachum
- 5:30PM: Guided farm tour
- 6PM: 50/50 Raffle winner announced
- Petting Zoo (Noon-4PM)
PARKING: The parking lot on the farm will be closed for this event. Please find street parking on the perimeter streets of the farm or use the parking garages adjacent from the farm in both of the Tempo and Ella buildings, bottom floor only. (plenty of spots available, ~5 min walk).
Rosalind Osgood refiles bill to help prisoners get in-state tuition
The purpose of prison, beyond punishment and public protection, is to rehabilitate offenders so they become productive members of society.
Part of that process involves education. But in Florida, there’s something of a hitch. Prisoners who spend a year or more behind bars lose their residency status and are ineligible for in-state tuition.
Broward County Sen. Rosalind Osgood wants to change that through a bill she’s re-filed for consideration next year.
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Transgender and nonbinary people sue Florida over its “discriminatory” bathroom law
A group of transgender and nonbinary people on Friday filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new Florida law requiring people to use public restrooms that align with their sex assigned at birth, asking a judge to block enforcement before an upcoming march in Orlando.
The lawsuit, filed in the federal Middle District of Florida, alleged that the restroom restrictions are discriminatory and violate free-speech rights.
More HERE
How would a government shutdown impact veterans’ health care services?
Some services from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will stop if the government shuts down this weekend, but officials said most patients should not notice a difference.....MORE
Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California dies at age 90
Childcare centers in Florida saved by state legislature
Childcare centers across the country are no longer receiving government checks from the American Rescue Plan Act. It’s money that has been helping keep doors open since the pandemic.
Last year, state legislature and the Division of Early Learning made the decision to retain some of our American Rescue Plan Act dollars.
More HERE
Matt Gaetz and far right feuded with Kevin McCarthy for weeks. Here’s how it’s spiraling into a shutdown.
With little time left to prevent a government shutdown, the House is in a familiar position: effectively paralyzed as conservatives feud with Speaker Kevin McCarthy over matters large and small.
McCarthy has pushed the Republican conference to embrace a short-term funding plan that would include a sweeping Republican proposal for the southern border. But a small group of hard-line conservatives has defied the Speaker in a quest to get rid of stopgap funding plans, known as continuing resolutions, even if opposing them means forcing a government shutdown.
More HERE
Student debt relief scams on the rise. Here’s what borrowers need to know
Complaints about student debt relief scams are increasing as the date approaches for borrowers to restart payment on their student loans after more than a three-year pause.....MORE
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
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PANIC TIME: McCarthy rejects Senate funding bill, almost ensuring a shutdown
According to Congressional savant Jake Sherman, Kevin McCarthy says he doesn’t see the Senate stop-gap funding bill passing the House of Representatives, thus nearly guaranteeing a government shutdown.....MORE
Are climate and energy policies under Governor Ron DeSantis helping or hurting Florida?
The earth’s rapidly heating climate is already impacting Florida with dangerous heat waves, scorching oceans and strong storms.
Meanwhile, Governor Ron DeSantis is pledging to promote fossil fuel development instead of renewable energy.
More HERE
Polk leaders consider removing sexual orientation, gender identity wording from new policy
Stephanie Yocum, President of the Polk Teachers Association said she believes schools and teachers are being put in a bad spot.
“Instead of worrying about making sure all people are included and educated and feel welcome, our school boards are having to respond to this hateful rhetoric coming from our state,” Yocum said.
More HERE
Florida AG Ashley Moody Sounds Alarm On AI That Targets Teens With Sextortion
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is warning about online sextortion ending with victims taking their own lives.....MORE
Essay: Why Ron DeSantis went limp as Georgia-Pacific ruined a small Florida town
He launched a legislative blitz against Disney when it dared to weigh in on a law aiming to stamp out talk of LGBTQ issues in schools. He demanded the state try to sue Bud Light’s parent company after the beer brand involved a transgender actress in a marketing campaign. He dedicated the bulk of a Legislative Session to his war against “Big Tech” companies.
But when — in an audacious display of greed — Georgia-Pacific threatens the existence of the rural town of Perry, all that known-corporate-assailant Gov. Ron DeSantis can muster is a feeble request for severance benefits in a barebones statement devoid of criticism of the paper giant.
More HERE
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Residents feel Manatee County slow to act on housing project for veterans
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Manatee County commissioners have been discussing housing options for at-risk and homeless veterans in recent months.....MORE
Senate votes to advance short-term funding bill to avoid government shutdown
The Senate voted Tuesday to advance a short-term funding measure to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the week.
The vote was 72-18 at 6:23 p.m., with some senators still arriving to vote. That is more than enough for the motion to pass, as 60 votes were needed to move forward.
The vote puts the Senate on a path to pass a continuing resolution (CR) later this week that it could then send to the House to avoid a shutdown on Oct. 1.
More HERE
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