Trump, protests and redistricting
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The Texas for All Coalition announced that three Florida cities will participate in a National Day of Action Saturday designed to stop the Donald Trump-inspired redistricting plan before the 2026 midterm elections.
The "Rage Against the Regime" protest is planned to take place Saturday, Aug. 2, and includes about 20 locations in Florida.
The protests are timed to take place only days before the FWC is scheduled to vote August 13-14 on approving rules for a three-week bear hunt in December.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A team of auditors with the Florida DOGE arrived Wednesday morning at the St. Petersburg City Hall. This is a two-day effort to comb through the city’s finances in person and ask city staff follow-up questions.
Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia said the team is visiting local governments to “shine a light” on wasteful spending during a news conference at St. Petersburg City Hall on Wednesday. The goal is to grant property tax relief to Florida residents and shrink local government budgets, Ingoglia said.
Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade is officially set to move forward after a unanimous vote by the state’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) on Wednesday morning, despite opposition from animal rights groups. The regulated hunt will take place over 23 days in December this year.
Opposition to gerrymandering efforts by President Donald Trump was one of the unifying topics at Saturday afternoon’s protest at Highland’s Highway of Flags Monument as part of the “Fight
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Demonstrations are taking place Saturday in 34 states to protest congressional redistricting efforts in Texas that have caused state House Democrats to flee the state to prevent the measure.
Florida's Wildlife Commission approved a black bear hunting season for December, facing immediate legal challenges from environmental advocates.
As the leaders of the United States and Russia met on Anchorage’s Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Friday, supporters of Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s invasion staged multiple demonstrations in Alaska to protest the meeting and what they predicted would be capitulation to Russian goals.