Apr 6-13, 2017

Apr 6-13, 2017 / Vol. 30 / No. 5
This week, CL editor-in-chief David Warner interviews award-winning author and former Bay area resident Sarah Gerard on Florida culture, her hard-won optimism, and her buzzed-about book of essays, Sunshine State — just in time for her Florida appearances and Pinellas’ own SunLit Festival. But wait, there’s more: Ray Roa talks to Portugal. The Man on […]

USF students rally for protection of undocumented immigrants

On a hot Tuesday afternoon at USF's Martin Luther King Plaza, nearly 60 students and activists gathered to show solidarity and share the stories of undocumented immigrants, a favorite target of President Donald Trump and his  supporters. “The undocumented community is among America's most vulnerable,” said Nathanial Sweet of the USF College Democrats. “In the…

Sh*t Happened 4/12/17: Rick Scott declares fire emergency and gets sued by anti-death penalty attorney, Bucs announce stadium upgrades

Good morning! Sing it with me: "Ohhh, we're halfway thay-yer…" Governor/rueful counting-house specter Rick Scott declared a state of emergency concerning the more than 100 currently active wildfires in Florida. Don't cheer him on for simply doing his job; even Voldemort woulda done that shit, possibly on Monday. In other Rick Scott news that sounds a…

DSCC uses Google Ads to hit Rick Scott on his support of Trump health plan

Ahead of what's looking more and more like a U.S. Senate run for Florida Governor Rick Scott in 2018, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has launched a fierce, well-funded effort to highlight Scott's support of unpopular policies as well as his tendency to…be Rick Scott. Its latest effort? A six-figure Google Ads campaign to highlight…

Report: Tampa Bay area is number one! (In smog, soot)

Along with calling on members of Congress to stand up to the Trump administration's slashing of environmental protections, the group Environment Florida on Thursday released results of a study that delved into air quality data from across the country reported over a one-year period. Their conclusion? That while regulations on corporate polluters have helped clean…


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