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A survey contemplating the impacts of higher education policy lays it out.

City officials said FDOT allowed only 12 hours notice before painting over the crosswalk.

Tootsie’s Tattoos, which celebrates its one-year anniversary Sept. 13, is a queer-founded tattoo parlor located at 4610 Central Ave N.

After a weekend of several arrests of protesters outside the former Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Gov. Ron DeSantis said he supports the state's crackdown on people who "deface" crosswalks.

On "Florida Matters," we discuss how immigration enforcement is playing out in the area and give an update on the state-mandated removal of street art, including an iconic crosswalk in St. Petersburg.

Three people were detained by law enforcement Sunday evening at the Pulse nightclub memorial, after witnesses say they again chalked rainbow colors back into the crosswalk.

The clergymen were arrested outside the Woodson African American Museum in St. Petersburg as workers attempted to cover up a Black Lives Matter mural.

Last week, Fort Myers Mural Society executive director Shari Shifrin learned Sarasota is removing more than 200 sidewalk panels in the historic Burns Court arts and culture district.

Mayor Ken Welch gave a call to action for residents to visit the mural sites, take photos and share them with others. He said to use hashtags like: "#WeAreStPete," "#OurStreetsOurVoices" and "#CantErase."

The warnings to communities across Florida come after last week's removal of a rainbow-colored crossing marking the 2016 massacre outside the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, where 49 people were gunned down.

The city council asked a committee to discuss how St. Petersburg could comply and what other options community artists could have to express themselves.

Rainbow-painted crosswalks and Black Lives Matter street art installations could be a thing of the past. New guidelines place bans on political, social or ideological messaging.