Over the past week nearly one dozen people died in Florida after being caught in rip currents, but there are ways to get out of one. https://www.fox13news.com/news/what-to-do-if-youre-caught-in-a-rip-current
Friday, June 30, 2023
Maxwell Frost says Congress must protect Floridians’ constitutional rights
The Orlando Democrat at a town hall trashed laws targeting Chinese nationals, LGBTQ individuals and Latinos.
At his first general town hall, U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost said the federal government must better protect Floridians’ constitutional rights.
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Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan
The Supreme Court on Friday blocked the Biden administration’s student debt relief plan in a 6-3 decision, stopping more than 40 million borrowers from receiving loan forgiveness and delivering a major defeat to one of the president’s key campaign promises.....MORE
Supreme Court rules for a designer who doesn’t want to make wedding websites for gay couples
In a defeat for gay rights, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled that a Christian graphic artist who wants to design wedding websites can refuse to work with same-sex couples. One of the court’s liberal justices wrote in a dissent that the decision’s effect is to “mark gays and lesbians for second-class status” and that it opens the door to other discrimination.....MORE
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What Stogie Had For Lunch
Jerk Chicken
Rice and Beans, Cabbage and Platanos
$6.49 Lunch Special
Thursday, June 29, 2023
VA announces new investments, grants to end veterans homelessness
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on Thursday announced major new investments to tackle the veterans homelessness crisis as it pushes toward an ambitious goal of housing at least 38,000 veterans this year.....MORE
DeSantis pushes to delay Disney trial until after 2024 election
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s attorneys are attempting to delay a trial in the governor’s long-standing political and legal fight with Disney.
The GOP presidential candidate’s lawyers filed a motion to dismiss the case this week, and they want a judge to delay the trial until August 2025 if it is not dismissed. If granted, that would move the Disney political football well beyond the 2024 presidential election.
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‘There is a Black exodus at USF’: Faculty group says USF administration has been silent in the face of racism
Last month, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 266 into law, banning funds for any Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) programs at state universities and colleges. A statement from the Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFSA) to the University of South Florida alleges racism and silence towards faculty in the wake of SB 266.....MORE
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Fireworks and festivities lined up for 4th July in Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay residents can prepare for another year of fireworks dancing across the night sky as 4th of July events get lined up for the holiday. No matter how you plan on celebrating, there are plenty of activities for families to enjoy across the area. Check out our event guide.....MORE
Dozens of flights delayed, canceled at Tampa International Airport for 2nd day in a row
Photo by Marek Ślusarczyk
Dozens of flights were delayed or canceled Wednesday at Tampa International Airport for the second day in a row, according to flight tracking website FlightAware.
As of 1:20 p.m., there were 66 flight delays and 17 cancellations of flights both arriving and departing at TPA, according to FlightAware. The largest impact involves flights to and from airports in the Northeast, such as Newark Liberty International Airport, LaGuardia, and New York-JFK.
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DeSantis WIMPS Out On Condemning Trump For January 6
‘Operation Pit Stop’ To Spay, Neuter 500 Dogs In Hillsborough County
The Hillsborough County Pet Resource Center and the Humane Society of Tampa Bay are teaming up to get 500 dogs spayed or neutered at no cost to their owners.....MORE
Dowtown Tampa on a Friday Night: What Could Go Wrong?
For Tampa’s summer critical mass ride this week, organizers invite anything human-powered—bikes, skateboards, skates—for a 10-12 mile night ride at approximately 11 mph.....MORE
The Challenges of Affordable Housing
MidPoint takes up the challenges of Affordable Housing in the Tampa Bay region and what to do about it with former County Commissioner Kimberly Overman, Founder of the Housing Leadership Council of Tampa Bay, and Ernest Hooper, Sr. VP of Communications for the United Way Suncoast.....MORE
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