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Florida Tech, Three Additional Florida Universities Launch Joint Effort to Boost Space Manufacturing
BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – In an ambitious move to support the rapidly expanding space manufacturing sector, Florida Tech and three additional Florida universities have joined forces to establish the Center for Science, Technology and Advanced Research in Space, or C-STARS. Researchers from Florida Tech, the University...
Attorney General Moody Announces Victory in Case Against Members of Jane’s Revenge
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Ashley Moody is announcing a victory in Moody v. Freestone involving criminal activists who threatened and vandalized crisis pregnancy centers in Florida. In March 2023, Attorney General Moody pursued civil action against the defendants for vandalizing and intimidating multiple centers in Florida. Due to the civil action and securing a settlement, several of the defendants pleaded guilty to felonies in federal court. The defendants will also be permanently banned from being within 100 feet of crisis pregnancy centers and will be ordered to pay restitution.
JetBlue's abrupt departure plans from Tallahassee take city officials by surprise
With only a few hours notice, the city of Tallahassee was largely caught off guard by JetBlue Airway's sudden decision to discontinue non-stop service from Tallahassee to Fort Lauderdale after a mere seven months in the market. Yet, it took more than a decade to get JetBlue to Tallahassee. In January, after snail-pace...
HBCU national champion Florida A&M ranked in preseason college football poll
Florida A&M football is coming off one of their most historic seasons after winning an HBCU National Championship. And despite not being favored to win the SWAC East in 2024, the Rattlers earned respect elsewhere as they are ranked No. 20 in Lindy’s Sports preseason football poll. “It’s a...
The Battle's End Collective inks new deals with several FSU football players
Redshirt sophomore defensive lineman Aaron Hester was the first new addition TBE announced this week:. "Fall Camp is underway and we are excited to announce the addition of @theaaronhesterr to The Battle's End! Welcome to the family, big man!" It felt like many had written off Hester as a potential...
Local business association forum sheds light on superintendent candidates' views
Leon County Schools Superintendent Rocky Hanna and challengers Joe Burgess and Star Swain Tuesday addressed issues affecting the school district during a candidate forum hosted by the Network of Entrepreneurs and Business Advocates. The forum was attended by local taxpayers, candidate supporters and NEBA members, all looking for answers to some of the most pressing questions about the future of public schools, which equip students for the workforce in the business community. ...
School grades are out for 2024. Here's how Leon County Schools fared
The Leon County School District is just three points shy of an A grade, according to the Florida Department of Education's assessment of the state's public-school districts for the 2023-24 school year. “While there is still a lot of hard work ahead of us, we know we are on the right...
Florida abortion amendment: Financial statement fight heads to state Supreme Court
Abortion-rights advocates are asking the Florida Supreme Court to throw out the latest financial statement related to a proposed constitutional amendment that seeks to ensure abortion access in the state. Floridians Protecting Freedom, the group pushing the abortion amendment, filed a writ of quo warranto on Thursday, petitioning the state to explain...
Florida's back-to-school sales tax holiday will start on July 29
(The Center Square) — Florida families will be able to take advantage of an upcoming sales tax holiday as they prepare their children for the new school year. Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Thursday to highlight the Back-To-School sales tax holiday, which will last two weeks beginning on July 29. "This is an opportunity to save real money…it will allow you to save money on the most important...
Here's how Florida's education system is serving as Republican's new blueprint
More of former President Donald Trump’s education platform was unveiled during the Republican National Convention last week, and many are drawing parallels to how Gov. Ron DeSantis has shaped Florida’s public school system in recent years. DeSantis and the Florida Legislature passed several controversial laws that defunded diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, banned instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation and demanded that state universities consider the Classic Learning Test (CLT), largely used by Christian and...
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