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WMNF loading... Death threats and rule changes cause some to fear for the First Amendment in New Port Richey Share this: Racial strife has brought national attention to the Tampa Bay suburb of New Port Richey and now activists fear their voices are being silenced. Proposed rule changes to city meetings and a rash of death threats have some feeling the First Amendment is under fire in Pasco County. LISTEN: Before the cameras and recording equipment turned on, before the city council meeting’s official start, Mayor Rob Marlowe told the audience the council was “trying to keep everyone safe ...

WMNF loading... Black Lives Matter Activist attacked by ‘community patriot’ at New Port Richey council meeting Share this: A New Port Richey City Council meeting turned violent Tuesday when a Black Lives Matter activist was attacked outside of City Hall. One arrest was made after tensions between activists and a group called “community patriots” went from the council chambers to the parking lot. LISTEN: The confrontation at Tuesday’s meeting boiled over from an exchange between mayor Rob Marlowe and Black Lives Matter Pasco founder Christina Boneta at a meeting earlier in the month....

Proud Boys and Black Lives Matter activists clashed in a Florida suburb. Only one side was charged. Tim Craig © Photo by Bryan Edward Creative/Photo by Bryan Edward Creative Black Lives Matter Pasco leader Christina Boneta, 32, talks to an unidentified Proud Boy member at a rally. Boneta, who provided the undated photo, was pulled from a demonstration in late August and taken into custody for noise violations that carried a $2,500 fine. When local Black Lives Matter activists started marching through the small, coastal town of New Port Richey, Fla., last summer — shouti...

Tampa Bay Water fires general manager Zachary T. Sampson, Tampa Bay Times © Tampa Bay Water via livestream/Tampa Bay Times/TNS Tampa Bay Water chairman Dave Eggers speaks at a meeting Monday. The board over Tampa Bay’s main drinking water supplier voted Monday to fire the organization’s general manager, largely citing communication and leadership issues. Matthew Jordan, who has led Tampa Bay Water since 2013, will receive 16 weeks of pay and benefits as severance. He had been on administrative leave since October while a law firm investigated two anonymous complaints ab...