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Final reports in for fires at Tailfins, Blue Mahoe and Mikato restaurants in Destin
Reports are in, and the cases are closed concerning the structure fires at Tailfins Waterfront Grill on April 27 and the Blue Mahoe and Mikato restaurants on May 8, all located on Harbor Boulevard in Destin. The state Division of Investigative and Forensic Services has ruled that both fires were...
Florida’s Climate Tech Hub Has a Florida Problem
The Biden administration loves a hub. There are the hydrogen hubs, the direct air capture hubs, and now there are the tech hubs. Established as a part of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, the $10 billion program has so far seeded 12 such hubs across the country. Four of these are focused on clean energy and sustainability, and one is located in the great state of Florida, which recently passed legislation essentially deleting the words “climate change” from state law. The South Florida ClimateReady Tech Hub did not, in the end, eliminate climate from its name. But...
Florida among top 20 most financially distressed states. Here's what that means
Between inflation, fluctuating unemployment, public health crises and natural disasters, many people across the country have found it hard to make ends meet. Personal finance website WalletHub released its list of the top states where residents have been facing financial distress the most and Florida ranked towards the top. “Measuring...
DeSantis’ voter fraud suspects can be charged after all, judges say
TALLAHASSEE — Two people whose charges of voter fraud were dismissed by South Florida judges could still face jail time after two appellate courts overturned the decisions on Wednesday. Ronald Lee Miller, 59, and Terry Hubbard, 66, were two of the roughly 20 people targeted by Gov. Ron DeSantis’...
University of Miami scientists using coral from Honduras to help save Florida reefs
MIAMI — Scientists from the University of Miami are trying to help solve Florida's coral crisis by taking coral from Honduras and hoping to breed them with coral in the state. Scientists took coral from a site in Tela Bay, which is off the northern coast of the mainland,...
Florida State University Panama City to host mental health summit for young adults
PANAMA CITY — Florida State University Panama City is hosting a "STEM-focused" mental health summit on July 20. The gathering, organized and led for the second consecutive year by the United Hands Project, is designed to help provide people with coping mechanisms. According to an FSU press release, the...
DeSantis tells cheering Iowa Republicans: ‘I hope and pray’ Biden is Dem nominee
MILWAUKEE — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis took his push to eventually become the party’s presidential nominee to the Iowa Republican Party on Wednesday during a speech on the terrace of an Italian-style villa overlooking Lake Michigan. During his 10 minutes of remarks, DeSantis, who unsuccessfully challenged Donald Trump for the nomination this year, praised […] The post DeSantis tells cheering Iowa Republicans: ‘I hope and pray’ Biden is Dem nominee appeared first on Kentucky Lantern.
DeSantis in Milwaukee: More criticism of Disney, more higher education changes promised
While the First Amendment litigation between Ron DeSantis and Disney is more than a month in the rearview mirror, the Florida governor isn't done lobbing insults at the theme park giant. "Over the years so many Republicans, any time some big bad corporation opposes what they want to do, they...
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