Tampa-to-Orlando rail service gets $15.9M; Pride month festivities; feds reviewing 'critical' manatee habitat
 |  | | | Thursday, June 2, 2022 | | | Forward this to a friend Subscribe to more newsletters | | Tampa Bay, how we doing? Mostly sunny skies could give way to afternoon rain and thunderstorms, with highs near the 90s again today. A grant from the federal government is helping put a Tampa-to-Orlando train route on track; scope out the many Pride month events happening in town; and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will reconsider its definition of “critical habitat” for the state’s manatees. |  | | [LUIS SANTANA | Times] | | End of legal abortion would affect women’s health, wealth, education and families, experts say | | A leaked draft opinion shows the U.S. Supreme Court may overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that found the Constitution protects a woman’s right to have an abortion. If Roe is struck down, abortions would be outlawed in more than a dozen states — and Republican-controlled Florida could ban it as well. That would have a profound effect on women across Florida and the U.S., studies show. Researchers warn that economic and educational gains made during a half-century of legal abortion are at risk of being erased. Tens of thousands of women in Florida would be particularly vulnerable in a nation with high maternal mortality rates and in a state that offers no financial help raising children, such as mandated maternity leave or subsidized daycare. Read the story by Christopher O’Donnell and Ian Hodgson. | | | | | | Dive deeper into your favorite local subjects 📨 | | Our free email newsletters bring the best of the Tampa Bay Times to your inbox every week. Explore all of them here. | | | AROUND THE BAY | | I-4 rail plan lands $15.9M: A federal grant will pay for preliminary engineering for a 67-mile high-speed train between Tampa and Orlando. Another erased cemetery? Tampa's Oaklawn Cemetery might have once had a Black section, according to a 1883 deed. That land is now a city parking lot and a church fellowship hall. New leadership: The Pinellas County School Board approved several appointments Wednesday, filling all principal positions. See the full list of who's landed top jobs for 2022-23. Surgery for Catholic leader: Bishop Gregory Parkes, who heads the Diocese of St. Petersburg, said he hopes a partial leg amputation will allow him a better quality of life and the ability to continue his ministry. It's official: Tampa Bay home prices are growing the fastest in the U.S., according to the national housing market tracker. "Critical habitat" protections: As manatee deaths pile up, federal wildlife officials have agreed to review what parts of Florida are most important to the threatened species. Advocates say the commitment is long overdue. Man ID'd after death: Trappers captured and killed two alligators suspected of being involved in Sean McGuinness' death at a Largo lake. Necropsies of the gators "revealed no evidence of their involvement," officials said. Get spooky: The horror convention Tampa Bay Screams will feature vendors, a film festival and stars, including a local celebrity, over two days. Seasonal savings: Active-duty military and their families can get free admission to ZooTampa and area museums this summer. | | | BRIGHT SPOT |  | | [MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times (2019)] | | Where to celebrate Pride in Tampa Bay 🏳️🌈 | | St. Petersburg and Tampa's mayors raised flags to recognize the start of Pride month at ceremonies Wednesday, as did the City of Clearwater. But there are plenty more events honoring the LGBTQ community in store for June. Don't miss this guide to all the local festivities. | | | | | |
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