Florida
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
FL emergency managers prep for hurricane season amid FEMA uncertainty
As Florida emergency response officials conduct their annual statewide hurricane preparedness exercise this week, emergency managers are grappling …
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Controversy erupts over FAMU’s presidential selection process
The selection of Marva Johnson, a longtime corporate executive and ally of Gov. Ron DeSantis, as the next president of Florida A&M University has …
Black immigrants in Florida grapple with fear, isolation
While Florida's immigration debates center on mostly Hispanic communities, the state's Black immigrant populations, including more than 300,000 …
FL researcher exposes meat and dairy industry’s misinformation tactics
By Nina B. Elkadi for Sentient.Broadcast version by Trimmel Gomes for Florida News Connection reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service …
FL schools could learn from HBCU enrollment initiative
As Historically Black Colleges and Universities grapple with declining Black male enrollment, a program at Howard University is working to reverse …
FL solar advocates urge Congress to keep tax credits
As Congress prepares to vote this week on a budget bill which would repeal solar energy tax credits, Florida solar advocates warned the move would …
Florida's immigration crackdown 'tearing families apart'
While Gov. Ron DeSantis touts "Operation Tidal Wave" as a success, advocates for Florida's immigrant families say the crackdown is tearing them apart …
FL tomato industry enters new era as U.S.-Mexico trade agreement ends
The Florida tomato industry is stepping into uncharted territory following the termination of a decades old trade agreement with Mexico, marking what …
Florida PTA fights charter school expansion, cuts to mental health funding
Jude Bruno, president-elect of the Florida Parent Teacher Association, is leading a charge against two controversial education bills which would …
South Florida farming program in limbo after federal grant freeze
Frozen federal grants have thrown a South Florida farm training program into chaos, leaving a nonprofit scrambling to salvage it after sudden funding …
Students, lawmakers clash over gun violence response after FSU shooting
Florida State University students joined survivors of past mass shootings at the state Capitol this week, demanding that Gov. Ron DeSantis veto a …
Report: FL schools face mental-health staffing shortfalls
Florida schools still face critical mental health staffing shortages with less than 25% of needed psychologists in place, despite expanding …