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FCC Chair Rebukes DeSantis-Run Florida for Threatening TV Station Over Abortion Ad
Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel on Tuesday called out a Florida agency for threatening a Tampa NBC affiliate with prosecution for airing an advertisement in support of a state abortion rights proposal on the November ballot. "The right of broadcasters to speak freely is rooted in the First Amendment," Rosenworcel said in a statement. "Threats against broadcast stations for airing content that conflicts with the government's views are dangerous and undermine the fundamental principle of free speech." Floridians Protecting Freedom's ad is designed to build support for Amendment 4, which if approved by voters next month would alter the Florida Constitution...
Worried Pinellas residents take refuge at hotels in Lakeland as Milton bears down
LAKELAND — Ralph Eubanks stood at the opened back hatch of his black Audi on Tuesday morning, reaching in for dog food, ice and other supplies. Eubanks had traveled from his home in Palm Harbor to Lakeland, where he and his wife, Sandra, and their two dogs spent Monday night at the Hyatt...
Hurricane Milton forces Florida Jews to rethink Yom Kippur plans
Rabbi Amy L. Morrison grabbed six Torah scrolls; her son, Ezra; and their two kittens, Bean and Monkey. They crammed into their hybrid Kia Niro to flee Hurricane Milton, evacuating ahead of what could be Tampa Bay’s strongest storm in a century. With Yom Kippur beginning at sundown Friday, Morrison had arranged for her congregants...
Bay County Sheriff's Office deploys staff to areas facing down Hurricane Milton's wrath
PANAMA CITY — The Bay County Sheriff's Office has begun deploying resources to Pinellas County in preparation for Hurricane Milton's anticipated Tampa landfall. A search and rescue team of five departed Tuesday morning before daybreak to head to an emergency operations center in Pinellas County. They took three shallow-water boats and two high-water vehicles to assist with the rescue effort as soon as the storm passes. ...
Can Your Electric Vehicle Catch Fire During a Hurricane?
Officials in Florida warned residents to move their electric vehicles away from potential flood zones ahead of Hurricane Milton to avoid the risk that the cars could burst into flames after being submerged in saltwater for extended periods.
Transportation Contractor Associated With USPS Is Closing Two FL Terminals, Laying Off Over 500
2023 and 2024 have been rough years for parts of the trucking industry. According to Costa Systems, in 2023, 80,000 trucking companies shut down operations. In the summer of 2024, I reported on three trucking companies that filed for bankruptcy in July of 2024 alone in Florida. And now, transportation company Midwest Transport, Inc., is shutting down Florida facilities and laying off hundreds.
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