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Next school year Hillsborough public schools are offering free meals

Hillsborough Public Schools are offering students free meals for the upcoming school year because of the Community Eligibility Provision.
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Correspondence Through Poetry. A Mind-Numbing Week.

Father Verses Sons: A Correspondence in Poems by Herbert Gold and Ari Gold, with Ethan Gold Imagine this, your father is in his 90s, he...
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The sound of change: Music’s influence on anti-war and human rights movements

Throughout history, music has served as a powerful catalyst for social change, giving voice to the voiceless and amplifying the messages of anti-war and human...
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Episode: Interviewing Tifiro Cook,Executive Director/Owner of KidneyCare Coaches, LLC, Tampa Bay Area

The most integral part of Kidney Care Coaches is providing services to our kidney disease and kidney failure clients. In addition, we want to make our services known to physicians, doctor’s offices, hospitals, and dialysis...
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Florida governor signs a bill for higher interest rates on consumer loans

©2024 The News Service of Florida After vetoing a similar measure last year, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a bill that could lead to borrowers paying higher interest rates on consumer-finance loans. The bill...
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Ron DeSantis vetoes a bill that would have made it easier to build housing for farmworkers

DeSantis said, "the bill does not include the means to enforce this limitation and could pave the way for housing of illegal alien workers.”
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In The Round – Taylor Reed, Noan Partly, Fiona Joy

It's a very special episode of Live Music Showcase. Three spectacular female songwriters join us in the studio to share their music with the audience and with each other. Looper, Taylor Reed on the...
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Court refuses to halt the legal fight between FSU and the ACC

The 1st District Court of Appeal denied a motion for a stay that the ACC filed.

Pinellas police are tracking where unhoused people sleep before state ban takes effect

Listen:   The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that cities can enforce bans on the unhoused population sleeping outside. But homeless advocates say punishing people who need a place to sleep would criminalize homelessness –...
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Feds weigh in against Florida’s pronoun law

The case alleges that Florida's restrictions violate the teachers’ First Amendment rights and run afoul of a federal civil rights law.
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Florida abortion rights constitutional amendment campaign raises $212,000 in one week

A political committee leading efforts to pass a proposed Florida constitutional amendment on abortion rights raised more than $212,000.

Tampa Bay politicos discuss Biden-Trump debate

You’re probably still hungover from the first presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump last Thursday night, and a diverse panel of Tampa Bay politicos joined “The Skinny” on-air to discuss...

AAA has some advice for travelers hitting the road on July 4th

AAA expects record number of travelers this Independence Day. They suggest drivers inspect cars before traveling.

The Scoop: Fri. June 28th, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

DeSantis discussed strategies to reduce gun violence and vetoed a bill regarding property rental. There was also a food drive in Palm Harbor.
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Jimmy Buffett will be remembered on Florida roads through a license plate and a highway name

Florida honors Jimmy Buffett, designating Florida A1A as “Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway” and a “Margaritaville” specialty license plate.

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