Valerie Crowder
Reporter and All Things Considered HostValerie Crowder hosts and produces state and local newscasts during All Things Considered. Her reporting on local government and politics has received state and regional award recognition. She has also contributed stories to NPR newscasts.
Before moving to Tallahassee, she was a freelance reporter in Panama City. Her public radio journey began at WAER-FM in Syracuse, New York. She has a B.A. in newspaper online journalism and political science from Syracuse University.
When she's not reporting, she enjoys reading and spending time outdoors.
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A federal trial over Florida’s congressional map could wrap up early this week after attorneys for civil rights groups and voters suing over North Florida’s districts rested their case on Monday afternoon.
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The trial begins Tuesday morning. Several civil rights groups and voters are challenging the map. They argue that it intentionally discriminates against Black voters.
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A state judge has struck down Florida’s congressional map after finding that the removal of an African American-performing district was unconstitutional.
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Attorneys in the case presented arguments for and against maintaining the way U.S. House districts are drawn in North Florida during a hearing in state court on Thursday.
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Black voters in Florida could regain a congressional district where they make up a sizable share of the population, if voting rights groups prevail in an ongoing legal battle.
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Tallahassee Community College says an academic enrichment program that primarily serves African American men won’t have to change its name under a new state higher education law.
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A Leon County circuit court judge will hear from attorneys on both sides of a lawsuit challenging Florida's congressional map on Thursday.
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The Black Male Achievers at Tallahassee Community College might have to change its name or risk losing state and federal funding under a new Florida law.
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Dozens of advocates against anti-Asian discrimination packed a courtroom in Tallahassee on Tuesday as a federal judge heard arguments over a new state law that makes it a crime for some Chinese citizens buy a home in Florida.
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Hurricane Ian dealt a major blow to Florida's struggling citrus industry, according to the latest crop estimate from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.