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The Scoop: Thurs. August 1st, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Tampa Police Department corporal under investigation for what several female colleagues called unwanted romantic advances, has resigned.
student meal

Pasco County Schools will provide free meals for the upcoming school year

Pasco County will be participating in free meals via the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) during the 2024-25 school year.
gender-neutral bathroom

Judge refuses to block federal Title IX rule opposed by Florida and other states

A federal judge refused to grant a preliminary injunction against a new federal rule about sex-based discrimination in education programs.
FAMU

Contract approved for interim FAMU president Timothy Beard

Florida A&M University trustees approved a $400,000 contract for Timothy Beard, a retired president of Pasco-Hernando State College.
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Pro-Palestine protest supports suspended USF students

The Students for a Democratic Society, a USF club held a protest on Saturday. About 40 protestors, including USF students and faculty came.
Buying school supplies during the tax holiday

Florida’s back-to-school sales tax “holiday” has begun – here’s what you can save on

Through Aug. 11, shoppers will avoid paying sales taxes on most clothes, shoes, book bags, school supplies and personal computers.
Bikes on Cross Bay Ferry. By Seán Kinane/WMNF News

Pinellas Sheriff’s Office implements new way to bolster pedestrian and bicyclist safety

Pinellas County initiative for pedestrian and bicyclist safety has been renewed.

The Scoop: Thurs. July 25th, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Hillsborough School Board is suing the Hillsborough Board of Commission for derailing a proposed property tax to increase teacher pay.
artificial intelligence

St. Petersburg College gets $7.2 million for a semiconductor and AI program

$3.2 million is from the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund program and $4 million is from the Department of Education.

It’s the School Board vs the Board of County Commissioners

The Hillsborough County school board is suing the county commission over the commission's decision to delay a vote on the school board-approved referendum to increase the property tax millage to increase pay for teachers and...
banned books, First Amendment

A judge says a 7-year-old can be forced to testify about library book access in a Florida school district

The U.S. Magistrate Judge rejected a request that would have shielded the child from having to testify in a deposition.
University of Florida

Fuchs to return as interim UF president

University of Florida trustees brought back former President Kent Fuchs after the sudden resignation of President Ben Sasse.

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