Capital Reporter Tristan Wood gives a quick summary of how the extended lawmaking session had plenty of disappointments for almost everyone.
A measure that would ban oil drilling in the Apalachicola River Basin has reached the governor’s desk. Margie Menzel takes us to the city of Apalachicola, where some 200 people recently rallied in support of the measure--saying their livelihoods and way of life are in the governor’s hands.
Florida celebrated Juneteenth this week. It’s now a federal and state holiday, although Tallahassee has its own holiday on May 20th to remember the day that Union troops arrived in the capital city and enforced the Emancipation Proclamation. It took another month - until June 19th - for the message to reach Texas. We get a history lesson and some analysis from Tiffany Packer – a department chair and Associate Professor of history at Florida A & M University.
That was FAMU associate professor of history and department chair Tiffany Packer speaking with Gina Jordan.
As Israel and Iran (e-ron) continue to trade strikes, Florida locals are coordinating efforts to bring Americans back home. WGCU’s Elizabeth Andarge (ann-DAHR-jee) has more.
American Cancer Society numbers show the death rate for cervical cancer has dropped by more than half since the 1970's due to prevention and screenings. Now the FDA has approved the country's first at home cervical cancer screening tool. The 'Teal Wand' is an alternative to the pap smear, which many women consider uncomfortable. To learn more about this medical breakthrough, WGCU's Sandra Viktorova ("vick-tor-OH-vah") spoke with Dr. Rahma Mkuu ("RAH-muh mih-KOO"), Assistant Professor of Health Outcomes at the University of Florida's College of Medicine.
Colleges and universities can now directly pay their athletes for their fame after a federal judge granted approval to settle a lawsuit between the NCAA and former student athletes. More than $2 billion will be paid out to former athletes who were barred from earnings while they were in college. Florida has allowed student athletes to make money off their name, image and likeness or ‘NIL’ for the past four years using collectives. The Florida Roundup's Tom Hudson spoke with a Florida sports agent about the new era of collegiate athletics.