The new governor wants to arm teachers, undermine local school boards, and generally double down on decades of education reform efforts that have gutted the state’s public schools.HERE
CEO DeSantis and his Jr executives will be traveling there May 25th on a week long visit to partner with companies, researchers and universities in Israel to tackle the Sunshine State’s problems, including water quality. HERE
He also intends to conduct a Cabinet meeting at the U.S. Embassy, which the Trump Administration relocated last year from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
The Tampa Mayoral runoff Apr. 23 matching former police chief Jane Castor against billionaire David Straz will end with one sure loser: Tampa residents.HERE
ACLU has issued a travel advisory urging immigrants and people of color to use extreme caution when traveling in Florida.HERE
Both Florida residents, citizens and non-citizens, and travelers could face risks of being racially profiled and being detained without probable cause.
Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith’s bill to allow adult use marijuana in Florida is dead. The Orlando Democrat hopes it moved the conversation forward on legalizing pot. HERE
"To see so many local Democrats supporting systemic white supremacy in Tampa disgust me. You are no friend to the Black and Latino communities. Parading around a candidate for mayor that has made our communities worst off does not make you a social justice warrior, it makes you a hypocrite." Christopher Cano
Someone should buy the empty lot across the street
(Blue Ribbon use to be) and put a building on it. It would finish the sidewalk from The Columbia to Nuccio. Affordable housing and snall business retail would be nice.
Republicans in the Legislature are advancing bills this year that would make it harder for citizens to push ballot measures or for liberal groups to challenge GOP-inspired laws in court. HERE
“It’s called consolidation of power. I think that’s what the emperor