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Archive for Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Bernie Sanders Campaigns For Gillum In Orlando
Bernie Sanders is urging students to vote in the midterm election. The Vermont senator appeared at a campaign rally for fellow Democrat Andrew Gillum at the University of Central Florida Wednesday.
Published in 2018 Election
Published in 2018 Election
Advocacy Groups Offer Free Rides to the Polls on Election Day to Boost Voter Turnout in Florida
Three percent of registered voters who didn't participate in the 2016 election said it was because they didn't have transportation to the polls.
Published in Central Florida News
Published in Central Florida News
OPD Chief Calls On Public To Help Fight Hate Crimes
The comments have come as Orlando’s Jewish community mourns the victims of last weekend’s mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue.
Published in Central Florida News
Published in Central Florida News
Orlando Faith Community Mourns the Attack of a Pittsburgh Synagogue
Members of the faith community in Central Florida met on Tuesday night at the Congregation of Reform Judaism to grieve the loss of eleven people in a shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue.
Published in Central Florida News
Published in Central Florida News
Shepherd’s Hope and Other Free Clinics are Making up for Florida’s Decision to Not Expand Medicaid
Shepherd's Hope has already served more than 20,000 patients this year.
Published in Health
Published in Health
Farm Workers Left Especially Vulnerable in Florida Heat Without OSHA Safeguards
97 percent of the time workers were doing strenuous labor outdoors, they were doing it in extreme heat. That's more than 78 degrees by most national standards.
Published in Health
Published in Health
Counties Clash Over Amendment 10
One of the statewide amendments voters will be facing in November includes four different questions. It would mandate a state department of veteran affairs, and a state anti-terrorism office. It would also change the calendar of state legislative sessions. And lastly, it would make fundamental changes to the way counties are run. It’s that last question that has county leaders in Miami-Dade, Broward and Volusia up in arms.
Published in 2018 Election, Central Florida News
Published in 2018 Election, Central Florida News
UPATE: Pulse Memorial Gets $10 Million Boost From County
Orange County commissioners Tuesday approved $10 million for a Pulse memorial and museum.
Published in Central Florida News, Pulse Shooting
Published in Central Florida News, Pulse Shooting
Intersection: Transgender Rights; Don Price Retires; City Unseen
https://wmfe-od.streamguys1.com/intersection/103018_Intersection.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSSA report that the Federal government could narrow the definition of gender is raising alarm in the LGBTQ community. According to the New York Times a memo shows the Department of Health and Human Services is leading an effort to define a person’s gender as biological, immutable and defined by their genitalia at birth. On this episode of Intersection, we’re joined by Christopher Cuevas of QLatinX and trans rights advocate Jordyn Victoria Laos for a conversation about how the LGBTQ community in ...
Published in Intersection Podcast
Published in Intersection Podcast
Intersection: City Unseen
The technology that powered the Pokemon Go craze finds new expression in the world of art. From drawings that assemble into 3D objects before your eyes, to a door that opens into an artist’s studio, City Unseen reveals the potential of Augmented Reality art.
Published in Central Florida News, Intersection
Published in Central Florida News, Intersection
