Pro-Palestine demonstration takes to the streets in Tampa Post
...4,000 dead. “Netanyahu you can’t hide, Netanyahu you can’t hide. We charge you with genocide. We charge you with genocide. Free, Free Palestine, Free, Free Palestine…” That’s Ruth Beltran with...
Community panel discusses impact of human trafficking on undocumented Floridians Post
...experiences with how sex workers have been exploited. Pinellas County Commissioner René Flowers says those concerns extend to farmworkers living in Florida. “A lot of those young girls are trafficked...
Florida’s sports betting plan is put on hold by the U.S. Supreme Court Post
...and Seminole Tribe of Florida Chairman Marcellus Osceola Jr. The deal is known as a compact. While the compact addresses a series of issues, the lawsuit centers on a plan...
Florida Supreme Court hears arguments on protest law amid allegations of targeting Black activists Post
...do they have to be joining in the protest, but they have to know that there’s violence in the protest, and they have to be willfully and intentionally joining in...
“Students Against Fascism in Education” protest New College of Florida’s new presidential pick Post
...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...
Sarasota County Commission backtracks on decision to cut funding for childcare, low income services Post
Listen: In a controversial move last month, the Sarasota County Commission cut funding for various social service programs, including childcare and homeless services. But now, the commission has reversed the...
Hurricane Ian, one year later: A story of resiliency and hope Post
...for funding to support Ian victims and other community initiatives. The Collier Community Foundation’s journey didn’t begin with Ian—it came at a time when the community was grieving the loss...
U.S. Supreme Court will weigh a Florida law restricting social media companies Post
...Florida case, along with the U.S. solicitor general, had urged justices to take up the issues. The industry groups NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association challenged the constitutionality...
Florida Supreme Court orders FPL to justify its rate increases Post
...review.” Couriel added that the commission and FPL “assure us that the commission’s decision was warranted considering the evidence in the record. But it is not enough to point to...
Progress Village becomes Florida’s first Black community to build solar microgrid Post
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...
Florida Republican files a bill to make annual skin cancer screening free Post
A Senate Republican on Wednesday proposed a bill that would require health insurance policies to cover annual skin cancer screenings performed by dermatologists. Senate Health and Human Services Appropriations Chairwoman...
University of South Florida receives a grant for dementia prevention Post
...University of South Florida, researchers are continuing their analysis of dementia prevention through a clinical research study called “Active Mind.” The five-year grant will examine “whether computerized brain training can...
