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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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With DeSantis’ signature, Florida law bans children under 14 from having social media accounts; a legal fight looms

“An unconstitutional law will protect exactly zero Floridians,” said Carl Szabo, NetChoice’s vice president and general counsel.
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The campus can hear from the finalists for president of State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota

The three presidential finalists will take part in forums, according to the State College of Florida website.
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The Scoop: Mon. March 25, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Discussion by college leaders about fostering diversity on campuses, and, join the awareness campaign during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
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WMNF aired Supreme Court arguments over the abortion drug mifepristone

The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments over access to the abortion medication known as mifepristone.
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Florida COVID-19 deaths exceed 2,000 in the first three months of 2024; one-tenth of them are in Pinellas and Hillsborough

2,076 Florida deaths have been linked to the virus causing COVID-19, with 211 in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties.
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A statewide grand jury probing COVID-19 vaccines in Florida seeks an extension

A statewide grand jury probing issues related to COVID-19 vaccines has asked the Florida Supreme Court to extend its term for six months.

Madam President: Progress From Agitation in Black Tampa

Hillsborough County N.A.A.C.P. President, Yvette Lewis talk vision, reconciliation and a major event, ACT-SO: Afro-academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics. Lewis applaud progress on the race reconciliation Resolution 568 on Tampa city council and the...

A Reluctant Heir. Bad Manners. Emotive Music.

Allen Bratton – Henry Henry  About Henry Henry his extraordinary new novel, Allen Bratton writes, “London, 2014. Hal Lancaster – twenty-two, gay, Catholic, chops lines of cocaine with his my Waitrose card – is the...
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The 2024 hurricane season begins in a couple of months. Here’s what emergency managers want you to know.

Florida emergency management offices are sharing their safety tips to empower residents to act ahead of potential storms.
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The fight over wetlands permitting in Florida flares up in Congress

Supporters of Florida keeping permitting authority for projects that affect wetlands are trying a different tack: Put it in federal law.
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Ron DeSantis signs into law a relaxation of teen labor rules in Florida

The new law will ease decades-old regulations on the hours that 16- and 17-year-old Floridians can work.

Chris Spencer is selected by DeSantis to head Florida investments

The governor’s director of policy and budget since July 2019 will become executive director of the State Board of Administration.

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