At about 8:30 p.m., Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs issued a statement via email regarding the recent controversy over her stance on a domestic-partnership registry for the county. See our story here for more info. In the meantime, here’s her statement in full: Dear Friends and Supporters, I am writing to you directly rather...
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Oh, hey! So we just got back from a little bit of raucous community organizing in the name of every progressive cause possible, and let’s just say it was LOUD. Just like they did last year, the folks at Florida Watch Action (the same collective responsible for Pink Slip Rick) and Organize Now! called...
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OK, SO HERE’S THE SKINNY. In an effort to preempt tonight’s scheduled Town Hall at The Center on Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs possibly “wavering” on the idea of following through with the city’s domestic partnership registry (which goes into effect on Thursday), Jacobs held an impromptu press briefing in her fifth floor conference...
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Even us! Seriously, CNN even posted this today.
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This is the second in a possibly-occasional series where we provide you with updates on Occupy movements across the country. A copy of issue #108 of a newspaper-cum-zine called Slingshot came across our desks today from Berkeley, Calif. (see above photo). It caught our eye for a couple of reasons, not least of which...
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Still looking for a last-minute Christmas gift for that difficult-to-buy-for foodie in your life? Well, look no further: Orlando’s own Homegrown Co-op is looking to expand — and it needs your help. The group is in the midst of a membership drive to expand its reach and to improve “access to local food,” according...
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The AP is reporting that Florida has just lost out on a $100 million federal grant for early learning education … because Gov. Rick Scott didn’t like that the money, like most grant money, had “strings attached” — namely, a commitment to keep funding projects on the state level once the federal money went...
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This is the first in a possibly-occasional series where we provide you with updates on Occupy movements across the country, courtesy of a weekly conference call that we somehow got invited to take part in. About to enter its third month, the Occupy movement has spread from beyond its original home in lower Manhattan...
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Gov. Rick Scott is, uh, badgering FAMU’s Board of Trustees chairman, Solomon Badger, to suspend James Ammons, the university’s president, in light of “investigations,” according to a fancy press release that just came flying across our wires (or by e-mail, whichever image you prefer). This naturally comes on the heels of the Tallahassee school’s...
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Yesterday, the Nation profiled the Occupy movement that has taken shape in Florida, as a commenter on one of our previous blog posts pointed out. The story focuses on many of the issues and concerns raised during the recent People’s Convention of Florida in Orlando, including voting issues, cuts to social services and the...
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