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Tuesday, June 4, 2024
"Happy Pride!" Pat Kemp
I'm proud to have stood throughout my career with Equality Florida, Hillsborough County LGBTQ Democratic Caucus, and the Florida LGBTQ Democratic Caucus – which was formed in 2005 in direct response to the Hillsborough County Commission's vote to ban pride events in our county.
We here at The Stogie are very happy you did that!
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What the polls do (and don’t) tell us about Election Day
Our latest update finds that if the election were held today, Donald Trump would have a 56 percent chance of defeating Joe Biden. (Note: This does not yet reflect a substantive sample of polling after Trump’s conviction in Manhattan.) In 100 hypothetical elections, Trump would win 56 times. Republicans are also favored to flip the Senate with a 77 percent probability and keep their majority in the House with a 62 percent probability.....Read More
No. 1 on the list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians: Chad Chronister
No. 2 on the list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians: Jane Castor
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor has slipped one spot from her perch at the top last year, to No. 2 on the list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians for 2024. While Castor ceded the top spot, she remains near the pinnacle of the region’s political scene, running the region’s largest and most populous city and forging forward with a blue agenda in a red state.....Read More
Uninsured children can get their immunizations for free
Kids going back to school this year will need up-to-date immunization records. Uninsured children can get shots for free.
Project LINK and the Back-to-School Coalition of Hillsborough County announced upcoming Back-2-School Health Clinics.
These clinics will be offering medical services for school enrollment at no cost to uninsured or Medicaid-enrolled children in July and August.
More Info HERE
No. 5 on the list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians: Kathy Castor
‘We don’t want this to be swept under the rug:’ Teen’s death at state-owned facility raises questions
The family identified the teen as Zy’kiria Bell. Bell died at Lake Academy on May 29, and her family said they still don’t know how it happened. And no matter how she died, her family believes the state failed her.....Read More
Hillsborough County Schools serves up meals to students through summer food service program
School is out for summer, but sometimes, that's the place students get most of their meals during the day, so local school districts are doing what they can to keep kids fed all summer long.
More Info HERE
Monday, June 3, 2024
Tampa hosts Pride flag raising ceremony
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and city leaders mark the beginning of Pride Month with a flag-raising ceremony at City Hall.
Why Florida is America's least gay-friendly state
As Pride Month begins Saturday, Floridians will notice a vivid difference: Instead of casting rainbows, bridges around the state will only light up in red, white and blue. The DeSantis administration, which issued this year's ban on rainbow lights, is calling it "Freedom Summer."....Read More
Tampa Theatre unveils new microcinema, adding to nearly 100-year history
The Tampa Theatre, designed by architect John Eberson, opened on October 15, 1926. Now, after nearly 100 years, a new addition has been unveiled.....Read More
Israel’s forced starvation in Gaza has killed dozens of children
Israel’s forced starvation has caused the deaths of two more children in central Gaza where conditions have been made worse by Israel’s closure of the Rafah crossing, further limiting aid and trapping sick and injured Palestinians.
Sunday, June 2, 2024
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