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Florida’s top nursing schools turn away students amid ongoing nurse shortage
With a recent influx of state money, Central Florida colleges with high-performing nursing programs hired more faculty, built new facilities and expanded their programs to accept additional qualified applicants. Yet it’s still not enough to end a nursing shortage that is predicted to leave Florida with 21,000 unfilled jobs this year and more in the future. A 2021 report from the Florida ...
Sweet Profits: Florida Mangoes Selling High
Florida mango production has a benefit that other countries lack and is a big reason the industry is enticing for potential producers. Jonathan Crane, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences professor and tropical fruit crop specialist, highlighted how domestically produced mangoes are selling high when compared to mangoes that are imported into the U.S.
Rubio, Scott Tell VA to Fix New Policies Negatively Impacting Veteran Care
Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) joined fellow Florida Senator Marco Rubio (R, Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and 17 of their colleagues in urging Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough to quickly correct policy initiatives that are making it harder for veterans to receive care. In 2018, Congress passed...
Judge rules Christian Ziegler's cellphone was illegally searched, records will be destroyed
The public will not see all the contents of Christian Ziegler's cellphone. That's because a circuit judge says police illegally searched the phone of the former head of Florida's Republican Party as they investigated allegations of rape and video voyeurism. The ruling means that any records of Ziegler's telephone calls...
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