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Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Trump appeals ruling stripping him of New York business certificates
Former President Trump on Wednesday appealed a court ruling that found he committed fraud and ordered his New York business certificates be stripped.....MORE
New plans detail finances of Rays stadium deal
Some are already voicing concerns about the new stadium.
“The lie that is being told is that it is more important to build the city’s future around a baseball team rather than around the people,” one community member said.
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Ron DeSantis vows to strip accreditation from colleges with DEI programs
If elected President, Ron DeSantis is promising big changes to American higher education, including moves to “totally blow up the accreditation cartel.”
During an interview on the Hugh Hewitt Show, DeSantis said embracing “alternative accreditors” would allow for social justice initiatives embraced by universities to be scuttled.
“It’s going to be, instead of you have to have gender studies or you have to have (diversity, equity and inclusion) to get accredited, it will be the opposite. We’re not going to accredit you if you have DEI and some of these other things,” the graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School said.
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“Students Against Fascism in Education” protest New College of Florida’s new presidential pick
Former Republican House Speaker Richard Corcoran was chosen yesterday as New College of Florida’s permanent president after serving less than a year as interim president. The move further solidifies a veritable conservative grip on the traditionally liberal arts school as part of myriad of changes after Republican Governor Ron DeSantis appointed a majority of the Board of Trustees with conservative allies earlier this year, which ousted past president Patricia Okker, and replaced her promptly with Corcoran. Even before the decision was announced, dozens of students gathered on campus in protest of the decision.....MORE
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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Amid conservative makeover, New College of Florida sticks with DeSantis ally Corcoran as president
Amid a conservative makeover launched by Gov. Ron DeSantis, trustees of the New College of Florida voted Tuesday to stick with DeSantis ally Richard Corcoran as the school's president.....MORE
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Judge backs a teacher who misgendered a transgender student in Florida
An administrative law judge Monday backed a Miami-Dade County teacher who reportedly told a transgender student that, “I’m a Christian, and my God made no mistakes” while refusing to call the student by preferred pronouns.....MORE
Florida Supreme Court will decide the future of abortion access in the state
The Florida Supreme Court is pondering a law that could lead to abortions essentially being banned in Florida.
In September the state Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida v. State of Florida. It challenges the state’s 2022 law banning abortion in Florida past 15 weeks of pregnancy.
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What’s causing that smoke over the Tampa Bay area?
If you’ve ventured out at any point on Tuesday, there’s a chance you noticed it too — hazy skies as far as the eye can see — and the cause may just surprise you.
WFLA Max Defender 8 Meteorologist Leigh Spann said the haze is actually associated with Canadian wildfires.
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Children's Board of Hillsborough County report shines light on community needs
The top three critical needs of parents and children in Hillsborough County are mental health support, affordable housing and child care.
That is the takeaway from the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County’s recently released report on a series of town hall community meetings and a countywide survey.
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Monday, October 2, 2023
Families, people in need of assistance this holiday season can register to get help from Metro Ministries
The holiday season might still be a few weeks away, but the season of giving has already begun. In anticipation of an even greater need for assistance this year, Metropolitan Ministries is launching its annual holiday assistance program.
Registration for the assistance program opens Monday, Oct. 2 and will remain open for the remainder of the first week of October. In order to receive holiday food and Christmas gifts for children and teens, you will need to register this week. In order to determine if you're qualified and to register online, click here. Both online and in-person registration will be available.
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Sunday, October 1, 2023
More than 75,000 workers prep for possibility of largest health care strike in US history
The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions, which represents over 85,000 health care workers in seven states and the District of Columbia, said Sunday it did not reach an agreement with the organization ahead of the contract’s expiration, setting the stage for the possibility of the largest health care strike in U.S. history late this week.....MORE
Progress Village becomes Florida’s first Black community to build solar microgrid
In Eastern Hillsborough County, Progress Village is claiming the title of the first Black community in Florida to adopt a solar microgrid. A coalition of community leaders met yesterday at Simmon’s-Bowers Park to unveil the first phase of their program to combat the energy burden for frontline communities.....MORE
How To Stop Human Trafficking
How to Stop Human Trafficking
The Woodson African American Museum
Thursday, Oct. 12 ▪ 6PM
Admission is FREE
Join us at The Woodson for a panel discussion about human trafficking and how to prevent it.
The featured panelists include:
- Pinellas County Commissioner Rene Flowers
- SPPD Chief Anthony Holloway
- Michelle Walker, Executive Director of Miracles Outreach
- Survivor and Activist, Telisia Espinosa
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