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GOP lawmakers want to invoke inherent contempt. Here’s what it means.

The U.S. House approved a measure finding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt last month for not releasing tapes of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s interview with the president. But now, U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna...
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Florida Aquarium releases eight rehabilitated sea turtles into Atlantic

The Florida Aquarium released eight sea turtles into the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday.  The juvenile green sea turtles spent the last three months in intensive care at the aquarium’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center in Apollo...
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Anna Paulina Luna tells Merrick Garland to hand over Biden’s tapes or else

U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Pinellas) wants Attorney General Merrick Garland to be held in contempt for not responding to a subpoena.  Earlier this year, the House Committee on Oversight and Availability subpoenaed Garland for...
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New poll says many people oppose pro-Palestinian encampments

A recent poll by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, or FIRE, found many Americans strongly disagree with the pro-Palestine encampments and protests happening on college campuses nationwide.  Around 1,300 people were asked 10...
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Abortion rights activists say reproductive healthcare is at risk

Today marks the second anniversary of the landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that overturned Roe v. Wade. The high court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization took away the constitutional right...
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Tampa leaders seek community’s help in curbing gun violence

On Monday, a New Tampa man was gunned down and another was found dead from a gunshot wound in Tampa.  On Tuesday, a woman was shot and killed in her apartment hallway in St. Petersburg. ...

The Scoop: Tues. June 18th, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

One recent veto by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was for a proposed amphitheater in Tampa’s historic Perry Harvey Senior Park.
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ACLU argues in federal court to keep injunction for Stop W.O.K.E. Act

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the state over a 2022 law Gov. Ron DeSantis dubbed the Stop W.O.K.E. Act. It restricts how race-related concepts are taught in higher education. A judge placed an...
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St. Petersburg city leaders discuss proposed new Rays Stadium

St. Petersburg City Council met for a workshop session Wednesday to discuss plans for the new proposed Tampa Bay Rays Stadium. New renderings of a state-of-the-art ballpark were shared, and Rays president Brian Auld said...
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Polk County Sheriff’s Office announces new artificial intelligence lab

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with Florida Polytechnic University for a new initiative to beef up the fight against cybercrimes.  Sheriff Grady Judd called the new program Sheriff’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, or SAIL....
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Tampa Bay student is Florida’s AAA School Safety Patroller of the Year

AAA has recognized a Tampa Bay area 5th grader, Sophie Cuviello, as the Florida School Safety Patroller of the Year.
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Organization works to fill gaps Manatee Memorial left after cuts for uninsured care

We Care Manatee is trying to ensure patients get the care they need after Manatee Memorial cut funding for uninsured and low-income patients.

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