A Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Could Be Coming to Gainesville
By Thomas Holton
February 8, 2021
$300. No strings attached.
That’s what showed up at Latammra Batie’s door in Gainesville in June, in the form of a hand-delivered check.
The money went straight toward her rent, calming fears of eviction. Since moving into her new apartment in March, different jobs have come and gone.
“By them giving me the rest of my rent money, that really gave me a sense of relief,” Batie said.
That money’s gone now, collected by her landlord. Now every new month brings new questions, a search for a new job or hustle.
ORLANDO – The Orlando Magic invite all Central Floridians and beyond to Walk With Us as the team celebrates February as Black History Month with a variety of activities tipping off on Wednesday, February 3 when the Magic will feature the first of four virtual town halls from 11 a.m. – noon featuring Magic player Michael Carter-Williams, Magic Head Coach Steve Clifford, Magic CEO Alex Martins and Magic Chief Diversity Officer Esu Ma at. The first town hall will focus on the state of diversity, equity and inclusion within the Orlando Magic and Loyal Blue members, Magic staff, fans, community and team partners are invited to join. The Magic will host one virtual town hall per week featuring different topics (full list of town halls and topics below).
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Desmond Meade is executive director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, which has taken up the cause of people who are incarcerated.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has made it a priority to vaccinate the state’s elderly population. Along with frontline health care workers, they’ve been first in line for COVID-19 vaccines. But there’s another population vulnerable to the disease: people who are behind bars.
Desmond Meade, who made a name for himself advocating for the restoration for voting rights of returning citizens, says coronavirus in prison is a public health crisis and it’s time the state prioritized prisoners for vaccination.
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