Robbie Gaffney
Multimedia ReporterRobbie Gaffney graduated from Florida State University with degrees in Digital Media Production and Creative Writing. Before working at WFSU, they recorded FSU’s basketball and baseball games for Seminole Productions as well as interned for the PBS Station in Largo, Florida. Robbie loves playing video games such as Shadow of the Colossus, Animal Crossing, and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. Their other hobbies include sleeping and watching anime.
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Many Florida homes are selling for the same price as homes in the early 2000s before the Great Recession happened. That’s according to William O’Dell. He directs the University of Florida’s Shimberg Center for Housing Studies. He says in Florida, the median for single family home sales peaked in 2006. In places like North Florida and the panhandle, the median for single family home sales is at those 2006 prices now. -
A bill that passed its first committee stop today would require the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to procure technology capable of removing harmful algae, toxins, and nutrients from water bodies.
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Retailers are seeing holiday shoppers buying gifts earlier than ever. The Florida Retail Federation’s Amanda Bevis says buying gifts early is a growing trend.
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Florida House Minority Co-Leader Evan Jenne says the state is at a disadvantage when it comes to public health. He says that's due to new laws passed earlier this month during a special legislative session.
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Reaffirming someone's right to an abortion is what a new pair of bills filed in the Florida legislature would do. One of the bill's sponsors, Sen. Lori Berman (D-Boynton Beach), says even if neither bill gets a hearing, it will be a way to start conversations with Republicans that abortion is healthcare.
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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody says supply chain issues could make shoppers more vulnerable to scams this holiday season.
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Manatee rescue and rehabilitation groups don't have enough space to care for the rising number of sea cows that need help. That's according to the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service. The agency is co-leading a team to coordinate moving manatees from one facility to another, among other responsibilities.
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Florida’s surgeon general is now stripped of the authority to mandate vaccines under declared public health emergencies. That’s under a new law signed by the governor yesterday.
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A Gadsden County Sheriff’s Deputy is in stable condition at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital after she was shot today near Havana. Lieutenant Anglie Holmes is with the department. She says the deputy was responding to a call about a stolen car that was heading into Gadsen County. The vehicle was seen in the Jameison road area near Havana.
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Conservationists are pushing Congress to pass a bill that would list Florida's manatee as endangeredNearly 1,000 Florida manatees have died so far this year. And congressional lawmakers are hoping to bypass current regulations to get the West Indian manatee immediately relisted as endangered.
