Florida Inches Closer to 6-Week Abortion Ban
A Republican-dominated committee in the Florida State House voted to advance a six-week abortion ban on Thursday, although the state’s current 15-week ban is still being decided in state court.All 13 GOP members of the Healthcare Regulation subcommittee voted in favor of the proposed House Bill 7, filed in Florida’s House this month. The bill…
Duke Energy Florida building its first floating solar project
SolarDERNews The 1.1-MW solar facility is part of a $36 million contract that focused on energy resilience and security at Fort Bragg. The project is being paired with a 2-MW battery energy storage system. (Courtesy: Duke Energy) Duke Energy Florida said that its first floating solar array pilot will begin construction in March in Polk…
More Details Emerge Following the Brutal Attack on Def Leppard Drummer in Florida
Photo Credit: Raph_PH / CC by 2.0More details emerge following the brutal attack on Def Leppard drummer in Florida.Rick Allen, the drummer of legendary rock group Def Leppard, was assaulted outside the hotel where he stayed after a show in South Florida. The 59-year-old was in South Florida to perform a show at the Seminole Hard Rock…
SpaceX successfully launches 2 space missions on same day
1/2 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches twin satellites for SES of Luxembourg from Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Friday. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo March 17 (UPI) — SpaceX launched two space missions on Friday, one from California and one later in Florida. The first…
Florida becomes eighth state to restrict transgender care for minors
Florida joined seven other states Thursday in restricting transition-related medical care for minors — and parents of transgender youths in the state promptly announced they plan to challenge the measure in court. After months of tense hearings and debate, the Florida Board of Medicine enacted a rule that bars minors from starting puberty blockers or hormone therapy.…
March Madness: USC hoping to mimic Dunk City’s magical run
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When it was time for film study this week, Southern California coach Andy Enfield took an unconventional route and dipped into his archives. Before focusing on Michigan State, he showed his players older NCAA Tournament clips.The Trojans got schooled on Dunk City.“Just to get them pumped up to play in this…
Florida Republicans Are Too Afraid to Say Whether They Back DeSantis or Trump
The congressional Florida contingent is sure that the next president will be from their home state, but very few are willing to say outright whether they back Donald Trump or Ron DeSantis.Politico asked all 22 Floridians on the Hill whether they preferred the former president or the current governor. Most preferred to keep their cards…
Florida moves one step closer to universal school choice
What is it? School Choice With school choice debates in states across the country, author Neal McCluskey helps us answer important questions such as, ‘what is it’ and ‘why is it controversial?’School choice supporters scored a win on Friday with the Republican-led Florida House of Representatives passing legislation making state-funded vouchers for students universal.The bill,…
Mother of 14-year-old who died after falling off free fall ride in Orlando reaches settlement in wrongful death suit
The mother of 14-year-old Missouri boy who died after slipping off a free-fall ride at a Florida amusement park last year has reached a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit with the park and the ride’s operator, her attorney announced Wednesday. Tyre Sampson died on March 24, 2022, after falling out of his seat on the…
Russell Wilson, Ciara prayed and sang with inmates in special visit to Florida prison
Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson made a special visit to the Everglades Correctional Institution in Miami joined by his wife, acclaimed singer Ciara, encouraging the inmates.Wilson partnered with an organization, God Behind Bars, to fellowship with 300 incarcerated men at the maximum security prison. Wilson shared a personal testimony and Ciara performed a rendition of the hit…
