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Florida State Representative Opens Cafe Resistance Bookstore To Challenge State’s Book Bans
State Rep. Angie Nixon's Cafe Resistance bookstore spotlights works centered on Black history. In a move to counter Florida’s controversial book bans, State Representative Angie Nixon has unveiled Cafe Resistance, a unique bookstore in Northwest Jacksonville. This literary haven, which opened its doors on June 30, spotlights works centered...
Anna Paulina Luna invests big in top political donor’s energy company
Florida congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna has invested a significant share of her disclosed assets in a company owned by one of her political donors. Luna, a conservative Republican seeking reelection to her St. Petersburg-area seat, disclosed in May that she had invested between $200,000 and $450,000 in America First Natural Resources LLC, a company created by a political supporter that aims to produce oil and gas in the United States.
'Margaritaville' license plate to honor Jimmy Buffett coming to Florida. Here's when
Grab your flip flops and shaker of salt. The Margaritaville license plate is a go. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed bills last week honoring Florida's favorite son, legendary laid-back musician and business tycoon Jimmy Buffett, who died last September from a rare form of skin cancer. HB 91 designated State Road A1A as the Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway and HB 403 approved a specialty plate for Margaritaville, named after the singer's classic hit song and the brand name of his entertainment and hospitality empire.
Equal Ground mobilizes Black voters in Lake County to combat voter suppression
Equal Ground, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to building Black political power in Florida, held a meeting June 24 to mobilize Black voters in Leesburg and surrounding areas. The event was part of a statewide tour aimed at combating voter suppression tactics. Genesis Robinson, interim executive director of Equal Ground,...
Fake therapist fooled hundreds online until she died, state records say
Hundreds of Americans may have unknowingly received therapy from an untrained impostor who masqueraded as an online therapist, possibly for as long as two years, and the deception crumbled only when she died, according to state health department records.Peggy A. Randolph, a social worker who was licensed in Florida and Tennessee and formerly worked for Brightside Health, a nationwide online therapy company, is accused of helping her wife impersonate her in online sessions, according to an investigation report from the Florida Department of Health.The Florida report says the couple "defrauded" patients through a "coordinated effort": As Randolph treated patients in...
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