A left-leaning advocacy group is making noise this week about Florida’s new voucher plan and what they say is a lack of transparency. The Florida Policy Institute (FPI) wants the state’s Department of Education to release data on the growing number of private schools that have begun accepting vouchers since the expansion of the program in July.....MORE
Friday, September 15, 2023
Thousands of auto workers go on strike: What you need to know
Workers at three U.S. auto plants are on strike after the Big Three automakers and the United Auto Workers (UAW) failed to reach an agreement by Thursday night’s strike deadline.....MORE
Thursday, September 14, 2023
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Jessica Rose Powell in St. Pete
After antisemitic incidents, St. Pete considers new resolution
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The St. Pete City Council will consider a new resolution Thursday aimed at measuring, monitoring, and ultimately combatting antisemitism.
The rule would create a formal definition of antisemitism that if passed would be adopted by the city.
More HERE
NASA to release report on what it needs to better understand UFOs
After a yearlong study into UFOs, NASA is releasing a report Thursday on what it needs to better identify unidentified flying objects from a scientific point of view.....MORE
GOP struggles to unify on abortion messaging
Republicans are struggling over how to craft their message on abortion, an issue that has repeatedly kneecapped GOP candidates and that is seen as a huge problem next November.
No consistent message has emerged from the GOP presidential field, which has been all over the map with its strategies for winning over voters on the issue.
More HERE
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
The Florida GOP on DeSantis Campaign Staff
Jimmy Buffett Tribute Concert at Skipper's Smokehouse in Tampa
Federal judge declares DACA immigration program unlawful for second time
A federal judge for the second time found the DACA program unlawful but held back from ordering the deportation of the nearly 600,000 who remain in the country as “dreamers.”....MORE
State Of Florida Takes Aim At New COVID Booster
Continuing a long-running clash with federal health officials, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration on Wednesday recommended that people under age 65 not receive newly approved COVID-19 booster shots.....MORE
The Florida GOP on Disney Nazis
2024’s Social Security COLA increase may be larger than previously estimated: How much can beneficiaries expect?
The next cost-of-living increase for Social Security recipients is projected to be slightly higher than estimated in previous months, though still dramatically less than the 8.7% beneficiaries received in 2023, the Senior Citizen’s League predicts.....MORE
Taste of Latino Festival takes over Historic Ybor City this October
Taste of Latino Festival, an event put together by the same team behind the International Cuban Sandwich Festival, takes place on October 15 from 12pm-5pm. The flavorful event is set at Centennial Park (1800 E 8th Avenue), and includes three street closures to pack in even more vendors and performances.
Admission to the event is free, but you need to register in advance.
More HERE
Kevin McCarthy Seals His Fate By Cowering To Matt Gaetz
Florida neo-Nazi demonstrator arrested for hanging swastikas over I-4, FDLE says
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) announced Wednesday the arrest of an alleged neo-Nazi demonstrator who hung swastikas and other antisemitic banners over I-4 in Orlando.....MORE
Alabama Ruling Could Bolster Florida Trans Law
Florida is urging a federal appeals court to clear the way for a new law preventing transgender minors from receiving puberty blockers and hormone therapy, citing a decision last month in a “virtually identical case” from Alabama.....MORE
Florida temporarily suspends political ideology surveys to nearly 2 million in state colleges, universities
After only one year, Florida has temporarily suspended a highly controversial, statewide survey required under a new state law compelling public colleges and universities annually to ask students and faculty to identify political bias in college classrooms.
The Executive Vice Chancellor of the Florida College System, Clifford Humphrey, confirmed that the mandatory “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” surveys were being suspended for 2023 and will be distributed again in the spring.
More HERE
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