Judge sides with Disney in stockholder’s attempt to get records relating to the company’s opposition to Florida’s “don’t say gay” law Post
...attempt to get records related to the company’s opposition to a 2022 Florida law that restricted instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in schools. Attorneys for stockholder Kenneth Simeone...
Record heat in Florida and elsewhere: a chief meteorologist and a climate scientist link it to climate change Post
...can listen anytime on demand on wmnf.org or by subscribing to the Tuesday Café podcast on your favorite podcast platform. https://open.spotify.com/show/311qfxLFcO8F7ZvnjgZogD – WMNF’s Tuesday Café with Seán Kinane. https://twitter.com/WeatherProf/status/1671997035367608321 https://twitter.com/LeonSimons8/status/1671897344286281729 https://twitter.com/BMcNoldy/status/1672346916921946112 https://twitter.com/WeatherProf/status/1671698029496115200 https://twitter.com/EliotJacobson/status/1672232859409723392 https://twitter.com/BMcNoldy/status/1671822479344427010 https://twitter.com/EliotJacobson/status/1672563993834311681...
Activists at Juneteenth rally demand St. Pete keeps promises to the Black community. Post
Yesterday community organizers in St. Petersburg gathered to celebrate Juneteenth coming up on Monday, which was made a federal holiday two years ago to celebrate the emancipation of slaves in...
Immigrants assert their humanity as new law fuels anxiety around deportation Post
...the transport of migrants lacking legal status to other states. Tampa protest videos and photos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfkKQDz1xX0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2fOLTN3twk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNl1egfTjwg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TaeX_jZPbY Bradenton protest videos and photos, courtesy John D.: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UEN5QpIjT3M https://www.youtube.com/shorts/otlO22cOEhI https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7DdaiHn7dK8...
Hillsborough County takes action to improve water quality in neglected community after push from advocates Post
Listen: A low-income community next to the University of South Florida has long suffered from a lack of clean water. Dr. Sarah Combs is an advocate for the Hillsborough community...
Disney ditches plans for $1 billion investment in Central Florida Post
By Jim Turner ©2023 The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Walt Disney Company on Thursday scrapped plans to build a nearly $1 billion office complex and relocate 2,000 California-based...
Warm Mineral Springs: Will North Port allow “High Intensity” development near the archaeologically important sinkhole? Post
...City of North Port: https://www.scribd.com/document/644803186/Warm-Mineral-Springs-Talking-Points-by-city-of-North-Port-Florida City of North Port, Florida staff presentation on Warm Mineral Springs 4/10/2023: https://www.scribd.com/document/645822836/4-10-23Staff-Presentation-City-of-North-Port-on-Warm-Mineral-Springs USGS report on Warm Mineral Springs from 2016 by Patty Metz: https://www.scribd.com/document/645823566/USGS-Report-2016-1166-on-Warm-Mineral-Springs...
Andrew Warren vs. Ron DeSantis – here are briefs filed before Tuesday’s appeals court arguments in Alabama Post
...Supreme Court for reinstatement. You can hear the full episode of WMNF’s Tuesday Cafe here. Here are the documents Warren’s side filed in the appeals court: https://www.scribd.com/document/642210528/Warren-Initial-Appellate-Brief-March-2023 https://www.scribd.com/document/642210998/Warren-Final-Appellate-Brief-April-2023 https://www.scribd.com/document/642211148/Amicus-Brief-Public-Rights-Project https://www.scribd.com/document/642211266/Amicus-Brief-First-Amendment-Scholars...
State targets Leon County Superintendent of Schools; Rocky Hanna calls it a “sad day for democracy in Florida” Post
...five years or permanent revocation of his educator credentials. The Education Practices Commission, according to the complaint, could impose “one or a combination” of those penalties. The complaint also included...
Bills targeting the LGBTQ community are ready for a vote in the Florida House Post
...said some very hurtful and insulting things to community members of the LGBTQ community, to members in the back rows, to me myself.” Both bills will be voted on in...
MidPoint: The Great Medicaid Unwinding Post
...removing people who don’t actually qualify for Medicaid, or, who may qualify but who have not properly completed the complicated registration process, from receiving their Medicaid benefits going forward. Millions...
The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Monday, April 10th, 2023 Post
...by New Port Richey at wmnf.org, or at the links below. https://www.wmnf.org/death-threats-and-rule-changes-cause-some-to-fear-for-the-first-amendment-in-new-port-richey/ https://www.wmnf.org/black-lives-matter-activist-attacked-by-community-patriot-at-new-port-richey-council-meeting/ https://www.wmnf.org/floridians-are-showing-out-for-prison-reform/ https://www.wmnf.org/new-port-richey-officer-who-gave-intel-to-armed-counter-protester-is-out-of-a-job-and-activists-want-department-investigated/ https://www.wmnf.org/black-lives-matter-slam-cynical-nihilistic-ron-desantis/ https://www.wmnf.org/pasco-black-lives-matter-leader-to-plead-not-guilty-on-police-battery-charge-activists-say-hes-being-targeted/ Florida mangrove preservation Last week, The Nature Conservancy Florida released new data supporting...
