For the first time in several years, Pride Month will go unrecognized by the Pinellas County Commission.

• That's because not enough commissioners agreed to sign the ceremonial document commemorating the fight for LGBTQ+ rights, chair Dave Eggers confirmed to Axios.

Why it matters: Such proclamations "communicate whether LGBTQ+ residents are seen, valued and welcomed in their own communities," PFLAG Safety Harbor/Greater Pinellas president Wendy Vernon told Axios.

The big picture: That's especially relevant as Gov. Ron DeSantis and local government leaders, including all seven Pinellas commissioners, have declared June "Faith and Family Month."

• Several Pinellas commissioners said they understood the proclamation to reflect a broad celebration of families and faith communities.
• But the organization promoting that designation defines marriage as between a man and a woman and denies the existence of transgender people.
• It's in line with a national push by conservatives to make June a celebration of Christianity and heterosexual family structures.

Catch up quick: After an Axios reporter asked this month whether Pinellas would recognize Pride — as it had for at least eight of the previous nine years — Eggers circulated a proclamation among his colleagues for their signatures.

• Commissioners initially weren't considering a Pride proclamation because no outside organization had requested one, Eggers said.
• But "for me it was important enough to make that option available," he said. "I don't believe any group should be marginalized, ever."
• Commissioner Chris Latvala introduced the Faith and Family measure and previously told Axios it wasn't linked to a specific organization.

Reality check: Faith and Family Month touts the commission's support on its website, and Latvala told WTSP that he wouldn't sign the Pride proclamation because it would be "counter-messaging ... to sign both."

• He did not return Axios' requests for comment.

State of play: Only Eggers and Commissioners René Flowers and Brian Scott told Axios they supported the Pride proclamation. Proclamations typically require a supermajority, meaning at least five commissioners, Eggers said.

• Commissioner Vince Nowicki for the second year declined, telling Axios he took issue with the language. Commissioner Chris Scherer did not return requests for comment.
• Commissioner Kathleen Peters, who has previously supported Pride measures, said she had no issue with the substance but emphasized that no local organizations had requested it.

What they're saying: "Leadership isn't waiting to be asked," PFLAG's Vernon said.

• "It's recognizing what is right and acting on it because you have a responsibility to the people you serve."

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The University of South Florida's Board of Trustees approved the transfer of its Sarasota-Manatee Campus to New College of Florida last week — a shakeup that has rattled alumni, donors and students.

Why it matters: The deal would make New College of Florida an even larger testing ground for Florida's conservative vision of higher education.

Driving the news: State lawmakers passed a bill during last month's budget special session that would hand USF's Sarasota-Manatee campus over to New College, requiring it to assume the campus' debt by Oct. 30.

• Current students at USF Sarasota-Manatee may complete their degrees there if they remain continuously enrolled, with some professors and classrooms temporarily remaining in place to ease the transition.
• If signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has already expressed support for the takeover, USF would begin transferring its buildings on July 1.

Zoom in: Excluded from the transfer are employees, programs, funds and movable educational and research equipment, as well as computers assigned to USF personnel.

• Faculty and staff at the Sarasota-Manatee campus are not expected to lose their jobs as a result of the transfer; instead, they would be relocated to USF's Tampa or St. Petersburg campus.
• The agreement bars New College from making permanent changes to any buildings it takes over and limits rebranding that could confuse remaining USF students and staff.

What they're saying: USF Sarasota-Manatee Campus Board chair Rick Piccolo called the plan "difficult to endorse" in comments to WUSF, though he ultimately voted to approve the transfer.

• Piccolo added that many in the community view both institutions as "important to the region" and believe they could have collaborated more efficiently without erasing either school's distinct identity.
• "Obviously, a more collaborative approach was not selected by the governor and the Legislature," he told WUSF.

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A record 242 American cities — including 11 in Florida — now have typical starter homes valued at $1 million or more, according to a new Zillow report.

Why it matters: That's up from 226 cities last year — and 80 in February 2020, before the pandemic housing boom sent home prices soaring.

The big picture: 26 states had at least one city with million-dollar starter homes in April, up from nine states before the pandemic, Zillow found.

• California leads with 105 cities, followed by New York with 41 and New Jersey with 26.

Zoom in: Anna Maria was the only Tampa Bay city that appeared on the list. The next closest was Boca Grande just north of Cape Coral.

• The other nine Florida cities were in Southeast Florida.

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