Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Rays select builder for $1-billion stadium project
The Tampa Bay Rays have picked a company to build their new billion-dollar ballpark. The St. Pete city council still has to approve the project.....MORE
Biden administration announces new rule to protect workers from heat-related illnesses
Senior Biden administration officials announced a proposed rule Tuesday to prevent heat-related illness in the workplace, as climate change brings hotter temperatures around the nation.
In a call to reporters Monday, officials spoke on background about the new rule, which the administration sent to the Federal Register Tuesday for review. Depending on the heat index, the rule would require employers to monitor workers’ heat exposure, provide cool-down areas, and provide mandatory cool-down breaks.
Scam alert: Pinellas County deputies warn residents of a caller pretending to be lieutenant
A scam warning has been issued after the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office says someone is calling residents, referring to themselves as an employee with the agency.
In a news release issued Monday, deputies explain the suspected caller is referring to himself as "Lieutenant James Perry" and is telling people that they have outstanding warrants because they missed a court date.
Monday, July 1, 2024
Trump seeks to set aside hush money verdict after immunity ruling
Former President Trump on Monday asked his hush money judge to set aside the recent guilty verdict after the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling, according to a person familiar with the matter.....MORE
Court allows key part of Biden student loan relief plan to resume
Greg Nash
A federal appeals court ruled Sunday that a key part of President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan can resume after an injunction was placed on the initiative.....More HERE
Judicial Ping Pong: Supreme Court sends Donald Trump’s immunity case back to a lower court in Washington
The Supreme Court has extended the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss, all but ending prospects the former President could be tried before the November election.
The court began issuing opinions at 10 a.m. Eastern.
In a historic 6-3 ruling, the justices said for the first time that former presidents have absolute immunity from prosecution for their official acts and no immunity for unofficial acts. But rather than do it themselves, the justices ordered lower courts to figure out precisely how to apply the decision to Trump’s case.
More HERE
Sunday, June 30, 2024
Trump immunity decision in balance as Supreme Court caps term
The Supreme Court is set to rule on Monday whether former President Trump has immunity from criminal prosecution, a monumental decision that comes just days after the court dropped a decision throwing into doubt charges against hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters and Trump himself.....More HERE
Saturday, June 29, 2024
The Supreme Court just downgraded ‘the insurrection’ to trespassing
The Supreme Court’s decision on Friday in Fischer v. U.S. struck down one of the most common charges against January 6 defendants. “Obstruction of an official proceeding” had been used in hundreds of cases, and those convictions are now invalid.....More HERE
Friday, June 28, 2024
Thursday, June 27, 2024
Bricks returning to Ybor City's 7th Avenue, work expected in phases over several years
Starting in mid-July, the City of Tampa will close 7th Avenue in Ybor City at 15th and 16th Streets. Workers will take up the asphalt and put bricks back on the street, the way it was prior to 1960 when the city removed the bricks.....More HERE
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
'We cannot have every town smelling like marijuana': DeSantis says his new PAC will fight recreational pot amendment
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