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Saturday, March 14, 2015
By
Greg Allen
In Miami, officials have announced plans to replace a troubled public housing complex.
Liberty Square, in the heart of one of Miami's most crime-plagued neighborhoods, will be demolished; residents will be relocated to new public housing. Officials say it will improve living conditions and reduce violent crime.
Residents like the ...
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
By
Greg Allen
Independent scientists in Florida are backing claims by former state employees that Gov. Rick Scott's administration has a policy of discouraging use of the phrase "climate change."
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
By
Greg Allen
University scientists and former state employees say Florida Gov. Rick Scott's administration has directed them to avoid using the phrase "climate change." Scott denies the charge.
Monday, March 09, 2015
By
Greg Allen
After banning the importation and sale of Burmese pythons and similar species, federal officials are taking aim at boa constrictors and 4 species of anacondas. Breeders and retailers are hissing mad.
Saturday, February 28, 2015
By
Greg Allen
In Florida, archaeologists are investigating a site that a century ago sparked a scientific controversy. Today, it's just a strip of land near an airport.
But in 1915, it was a spot that became world-famous because of the work of Elias Sellards, Florida's state geologist. Sellards led a scientific excavation ...
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
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Greg Allen
Florida is one of several states where the Tea Party has embraced a new cause: solar energy. Tea Party groups are teaming up with progressive organizations to open up the solar energ...
Friday, February 06, 2015
By
Greg Allen
After 3 years of work at a now closed Florida reform school, researchers have found new evidence of violent abuse and unreported deaths. They have identified more sets of remains in unmarked graves.
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
By
Greg Allen
This week Major League Baseball smoothed the path for Cubans to play professional ball in the United States. The change in policy follows the recent decision by the U.S. and Cuba to normalize diplomatic relations.
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
By
Greg Allen
While Republicans in Washington are still fighting to roll back the Affordable Care Act, in many red states, there's a recognition Obamacare is here to stay. Republican governors in I...
Monday, February 02, 2015
By
Greg Allen
Florida's governor and its Republican-led legislature opposed the Affordable Care Act and have resisted calls to expand Medicaid. But aided by non-profit groups and strong interest am...
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
By
Greg Allen
The British firm that developed the strain of mosquito says it has already tested the insect in tropical countries and found it can reduce populations of disease-carrying mosquitoes by 90 percent.
Saturday, January 17, 2015
By
Greg Allen
New rules that went into effect on Friday mark the biggest change in U.S. relations with Cuba in more than 50 years.
While tourism remains off-limits, the Obama administration opened new opportunities in Cuba for banks, airlines, telecommunications companies and regular Americans.
For the first time in decades, under the ...
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
By
Greg Allen
In anticipation of talks to re-establish diplomatic ties between the U.S. and Cuba, Miami officials say they don't want a Cuban Consulate. In Tampa, though, officials say they'd welcome it.
Friday, January 09, 2015
By
Greg Allen
The Coast Guard has seen a spike in the number of Cubans trying to sail to Florida. The cause, it says, is a false rumor that the U.S. will soon change its policy toward Cubans who reach U.S. shores.
Wednesday, January 07, 2015
By
Greg Allen
Rick Scott was elected four years ago with Tea Party support. As re-election approached, he moderated many of his conservative views, even supporting Medicaid expansion, an idea he'd long opposed.
Tuesday, January 06, 2015
By
Greg Allen
In Ft. Lauderdale, Key West and other cities, gay and lesbian couples began getting married shortly after midnight when a ban on same-sex unions was officially lifted.
Monday, January 05, 2015
By
Greg Allen
Florida courts are making last-minute preparations as the state prepares on Tuesday to become the 36th in the nation to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Thursday, January 01, 2015
By
Greg Allen
In many parts of the country, demand for adoptive pets outstrips the supply of healthy dogs. Many shelters and rescue groups now import dogs from other states — and even other countries.
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
By
Greg Allen
In the 20 years since San Francisco's SPCA guaranteed adoption for healthy dogs, shelters and rescue groups have embraced the no-kill approach. But the term means different things to different people.
Sunday, December 21, 2014
By
Greg Allen
The announcement to normalize relations with Cuba stunned Miami's Cuban-American, upending a policy that for 50 years that helped define their identity and relations with the island.