OPINION: Florida Senate should pass bill prohibiting executions of mentally ill criminals
Senate Bill (SB) 1156, created to prohibit the execution of criminals who were mentally ill during the time they committed a crime, was favored by...
OPINION: Pasco County schools must protect minors from profiling and privacy violations
The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) started an investigation into the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office and the county’s school district April 19 after the sheriff’s...
OPINION: USF Forest Preserve needs saving to avoid environmental and social harm
USF announced April 1 that it is allowing companies to send proposals to develop on 769 acres of untouched land it owns, called the USF...
OPINION: Hillsborough County in need of juvenile arrest reform
The Hillsborough Organization for Progress and Equality (HOPE) lobbied local government officials during a virtual meeting in March, calling for a reform of Hillsborough County’s...
OPINION: USF needs to require vaccines for upcoming fall semester
Nova Southeastern University (NSU) announced April 1 that its fall 2021 semester will be in person so long as all students, faculty and staff who...