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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is creating a new council that will look at the everyday challenges of farmworkers. That includes access to healthcare, living conditions, and more.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested Tuesday he might not get sign-off from the state Cabinet for his next appointee to run the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
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A federal judge has halted a loan forgiveness program meant to help minority farmers who faced discrimination from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The program has faced blowback from white farmers who say their constitutional rights are being violated because they’re denied participation into the program based on their race. But Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried has spoken in support of the program. She says it’s an attempt to right the wrongs of the past.
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Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, touting her campaign as “something new” and saying she will fight the “rigged system” in Tallahassee, formally entered the 2022 race for governor on Tuesday.
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Floridians are on track to break a record for the number of applications for concealed weapons licenses this year.
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The Florida Department of Agriculture expects one impact of COVID-19 will be more families needing help providing meals for their kids over summer break this year. The department is hoping to get prepared ahead of time by looking for potential partners now.
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The Second Harvest of the Big Bend has been shipping out 30% more food than usual since the pandemic began. Monique Van Pelt CEO for Second Harvest of the Big Bend says while her service area has always been one of the neediest in Florida, COVID-19 has made it worse.
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The task force reports suggested lawmakers direct the Department of Transportation to further determine if the roads would reduce congestion on Interstate 75; establish how the roads would be used for disaster evacuations and response; consider the economic pluses and minuses in shifting traffic into new rural regions; work with local governments so utility and broadband expansions meet existing policies about urban sprawl; and protect environmentally sensitive resources such as springs, wetlands, and floodplains in support of habitat conservation and water quality.
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The Florida AFL-CIO, which represents many of the state's labor unions, is reaching out to Republican members—urging them to vote Democrat in the presidential election.
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Florida Democrats are hoping their home state will turn blue in the upcoming election. State Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried says it’s possible.