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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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homelessness

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs into law restrictions on sleeping in public

DeSantis says the law 'will keep sidewalks from becoming “tent cities” and “ensure that Florida streets are clean.'

Spring into Health: Allergies, Public Health, and Wellness Wisdom with Dr. Fred Harvey”

In this engaging episode of the "Healthy Steps Show" on WMNF Tampa, 88.5 FM, Dr. Fred Harvey explores a myriad of health and wellness topics, from the tail end of allergy season to the efficacy...
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody

Ashley Moody urges the Florida Supreme Court to consider if “unborn children” are protected by the state constitution’s “Natural Persons Clause”

Liberty Counsel wrote, “.. the Alabama Supreme Court noted that an unborn child qualifies as a human life, a human being, and a person.”

The Scoop: Wed. March 20, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Election Results Bruce Rector has been elected Mayor of Clearwater. Tear in Mosaic gyp stack lining A suspected tear in a Mosaic New Wales phosphogypsum is confirmed by state environmental regulators. Detecting Alzheimer’s disease It’s...
Gulfport election day

Bruce Rector will be Clearwater’s new Mayor; in the Gulfport City Council race, Thanos defeats Bixler

Republican-endorsed candidates also won two Clearwater City Council seats, Mike Mannino and Ryan Cotton.
Donald Trump

Donald Trump dominates Florida’s GOP primary; Ron DeSantis comes in third place

Former President Donald Trump dominated Florida’s 2024 GOP presidential primary; Nikki Haley came in 2nd.
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Court arguments are set in a fight over Florida’s opioid settlement

Hospital districts & school boards argue that Florida AG Ashley Moody did not have the authority to release their opioid settlement claims.
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Florida buys $50 million more Israel bonds

Florida, which also purchased Israeli bonds in October, increased its holdings of Israel bonds to $250 million.
homeowner's insurance

The U.S. Senate wants info from Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance

"... according to Florida’s own governor, Citizens faces a major solvency crisis and would be unable to pay out all claims and expenses should a major storm hit Florida,” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse wrote.
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Study could bring more affordable Alzheimer’s detection

Listen: It’s estimated over 580 thousand Floridians are living with Alzheimer’s disease. A study could lead to a simpler way to detect the disease. The study, called Bio-Hermes, showed how new Alzheimer’s detecting blood tests...
Ron Filipkowski

What happened to Sarasota?

Once a quiet corner of moderate Republicans who supported the arts and planned parenthood, Sarasota has morphed into a politically polarized hotbed of right wing extremism. What happened to Sarasota? Joe Gruters. The state senator...
Gulfport election day

The Florida Democratic Party isn’t having a 2024 presidential primary; could it suppress votes for local Democrats?

The 2024 Gulfport race for city council between April Thanos and Tom Bixler is on the day of Florida's presidential preference primary.

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