Seven activists were arrested for feeding cold and hungry homeless people in a Tampa city park on Saturday afternoon. Florida police say that they made the arrests because the group did not have a permit to serve the food. The volunteers from ‘Food Not Bombs’ were aware that their actions were technically illegal, but putting compassion first they decided to pass out food anyway and say they will continue to do so.
Hillary Clinton supporters in Florida are attempting to overturn the election results by demanding a recount in the Sunshine State. In a desperate attempt to claw back tens of thousands of lost votes following the failed Wisconsin recount, Hillary Clinton supporting Democrats are mounting a lawsuit in a final bid to win Hillary the White House. USA Today reports: In a lawsuit filed Monday in Leon Circuit Court, they assert that Hillary Clinton, not Donald Trump, actually won Florida.
Genetically modified mosquitoes could soon be unleashed in Florida. On November 19th, the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District to formally approved a field trial release of genetically-modified mosquitoes. Developed by UK biotechnology firm Oxitec, the engineered mosquitoes are intended to be used in the fight against dengue fever as well as the Zika virus as they carry a gene that makes their offspring die early.
The governor of Florida has declared a state of emergency in 34 of the state’s 67 counties, as Tropical Storm Colin made landfall in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Governor Rick Scott said the state’s National Guard is ready to deploy up to 6,000 personnel to areas affected by the hurricane. The storm hit land near the Big Bend area about 2 a.m. Tuesday with 50 mph winds, flooding roads and knocking out power to thousands. Press TV reports: Colin approached Florida from the southeast, knocking down power lines and trees in the Tampa Bay area and dumping up to 16 centimeters of rain.
When last week we showed how much the average health insurance premium proposal would rise in a 14 select states...
... but one state was missing: Texas, which is the health-care law's third-largest market behind Florida and California. We now may have found the reason why.