Gualtieri’s immigrant detention policies increase scrutiny
Immigrants in Pinellas are sometimes released into ICE custody, then rebooked, resetting the 72 hour detention time limit.
A $15 million grant to University Area from the Environmental and Climate justice Block grant to repair brownfields around the university area was cut by the Trump administration over DEI concerns.
Florida Attorney General says he’ll push for AI accountability legislation
James Uthmeier says that AI chatbots aid in crimes, including murder and child abuse. Legislation could be considered in next Spring’s regular session, unless a special legislative session is called.
Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
September is suicide awareness month. 988 is the help line that is available 24/7.
The Scoop, produced by Jaila Harrigan
WMNF anchors Juanita Hurtado Huérfano, Seán Kinane, Lisa Marzilli, Hannah Lau Gleciano, Megan Fair.
WMNF News Director Seán Kinane
WMNF reporters Juanita Hurtado Huérfano, Lisa Marzilli, Seán Kinane, Daria Mironova, Megan Fair, Luiza Medeiros de Campos, Hannah Lau Gleciano, Joeniyah Carter, Jaelin Diehl.
Special thanks to Taylor Lovejoy and Corey Beltran.
Theme music, Fresh06, by Stian via archive.org – CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5
https://archive.org/details/jamendo-001084/02.mp3
The Scoop logo by Robin Milcowitz / Greener Pixels / greenerpixels.com / WMNF
Information from the News Service of Florida, the Associated Press, and Florida Public Media was used in this report