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Commission Finances Now Reported in More Detail
The state's more comprehensive financial disclosure forms are now public on the Florida Commission on Ethics website and show that Vice Mayor David Sturges and Commissioner Chip Ross reported net worth in excess of a million dollars. The new Form 6, which mandated filing for mayors and elected members of...
Fifty years ago, Rodney Mills turned up Lynyrd Skynyrd's 'Sweet Home Alabama'
Sitting in the control room of a recording studio in suburban Atlanta, listening to the opening of a new song from a band that most of America hadn't even heard of yet, Rodney Mills did what the lead singer asked him to do. Mills, then a 20-something audio engineer, gave a knob a clockwise twist and, without realizing it, became a part of music history. ...
Crooked catch is a ‘shocking’ discovery by biologists in Florida
Florida wildlife biologists conducting an electrofishing survey of Silver Glen Springs made an odd catch that resembled one from a few weeks ago. The biologists captured a longnose gar that featured a distinct bend in the middle of its body. “Unlike the bull shark with a spinal deformity that we shared a few weeks ago, this fish likely got its interesting shape from a spinal injury at some point in its life,” the FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute stated on Facebook. The crooked longnose gar measured 2.7 feet and weighed over 10.6 pounds. “With their razor-sharp teeth and armor-like scales, longnose gar may...
USF ties for third in state performance rankings
July 6, 2024 - The Florida Board of Governors recently released state university performance metrics, which influence funding allocations. The University of South Florida finished in a tie for third with Florida State University and will receive $47.7 million. The board considers graduation rates, affordability, post-graduate salaries and several other factors to determine performance scores.
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