For many in Florida’s vast immigrant community, daily life in recent months has become one governed entirely by fear.....MORE
Sunday, September 17, 2023
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DeSantis gets rare applause for promising to kill people at border
2024 Republican Presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gets rare applause from the Fox News crowd when he tells Sean Hannity that his administration would kill people at the US-Mexico border
Ybor City special district plan 'paused' after community concerns
At Tuesday's Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation meeting, some people who live in Ybor City made something clear—they do not support a proposal to create a Special Services District (SSD) in their community.....MORE
Saturday, September 16, 2023
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California goes after ‘Big Oil’ companies with lawsuit, citing years of deception
California is suing five big oil companies for “lying about climate change,” the governor’s office announced Saturday.
“For more than 50 years, Big Oil has been lying to us – covering up the fact that they’ve long known how dangerous the fossil fuels they produce are for our planet. It has been decades of damage and deception,” Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said in a press release Saturday.
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Cop City and the Silencing of Dissent
Officials in Georgia are covering up the police killing of a protester and waging a chilling assault on the right to protest. more
Attorneys ask Florida’s congressional map be fast-tracked to state Supreme Court
Parties in a lawsuit that could remake Florida’s congressional map want an appeal fast-tracked to the state Supreme Court.
Attorneys for minority advocacy groups suing over cartography and state counsel defending the maps jointly filed a court request saying the case needs to be resolved as soon as possible.
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'Like A Dead Dog' -- Matt Gaetz, Kevin McCarthy Get HEATED With Each Other
The tea is HOT in the feud between Republican House speaker Kevin McCarthy and MAGA Representative Matt Gaetz. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss on The Young Turks.
New service center for homeless veterans opens in Tampa
There is a new resource for veterans in our area. On Friday afternoon, 10 Tampa Bay got an exclusive look inside the new St. Michael's Homeless Veteran Outreach Center in Tampa at 8145 N Nebraska Avenue.
The center strives to provide a safe and welcoming environment for homeless veterans and their families. Its goal is to help them get back on their feet by providing the necessary resources and support. Those services include temporary housing, meals, counseling, job training, and medical care.
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Friday, September 15, 2023
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Judge refuses to block Florida’s law making it more difficult for transgender individuals to access medical treatments
Pointing to a recent appellate-court ruling in an Alabama case, a federal judge on Monday issued an order refusing to block a new Florida law making it more difficult for transgender adults to access hormone therapy and surgeries.
U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle issued the order after indicating during a Sept. 1 hearing that he would not issue a preliminary injunction against the law, passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature this spring and championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Forgotten and erased cemeteries: New USF exhibit highlights 45 unmarked burial grounds
A new University of South Florida exhibit is exploring erased cemeteries, showcasing the discovery of 45 unmarked cemeteries and burial grounds in Hillsborough County.....MORE
Citizens Customers Could See Double-Digit Hikes In Florida
The state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has revised proposed rate increases, with many homeowners likely to see double-digit hikes starting late this year.
Citizens last week sent a proposal to the state Office of Insurance Regulation that would lead to an average 11.5 percent increase for homeowners with the most-common type of policies, known as “multi-peril” policies, according to information slated to be presented to the Citizens Board of Governors on Sept. 27.
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Florida Strawberry Festival announces theme for 2024
Florida medical boards issue new rules for trans health care
Transgender people in Florida are facing more restrictions to their medical care, even after two recent court rulings lambasted the state's approach to gender-affirming health care regulation.....MORE
UNACCEPTABLE: Child poverty rates more than doubled in 2022
The U.S. Census Bureau found that the rate of child poverty has exploded across the country from 5.2 percent in 2021 to more than double that 12.4 percent in 2022.
According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation, there are currently 753,000 children in Florida living in poverty, nearly 20 percent of all children in the state.
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