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Indelible appoints new technology solutions leadership

July 22, 2022

Special to the Outlook Indelible, one of the nation’s fastest-growing management consulting firms, has hired Chris Wade to serve as Chief Information Officer and President of the organization’s Technology Solutions practice. In this role, Wade will navigate all internal information technology operations and initiatives, while directing the life cycle and

Cannabis experts urge caution about Delta-8 use

July 22, 2022

Editor’s note: This commentary is provided by the Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative (MMERI) of Florida A&M University. What is Delta-8 THC and why is it under intense scrutiny in the regulated marijuana space? You may have seen Delta-8 THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) advertised as infused in edibles, vape inhalers, smokeable

Democrats, Moms for Liberty offer dueling messages

July 22, 2022

Moms for Liberty and the Democratic Party held dueling weekend events last Saturday in downtown Tampa.Photo by Dailey/News Service of Florida By Ryan DaileyNews Service of Florida TAMPA — Competing political strategies and a debate about which side has more “grassroots” support continued playing out between Moms For Liberty, an

Judge shields Corcoran in ‘intellectual freedom’ case

July 22, 2022

Richard Corcoran By Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida A federal judge has shielded former Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran from testifying in a challenge to a 2021 law that requires surveys of “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” on college and university campuses. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker issued a

State fires back on insurance attorney fees

July 22, 2022

NSF Staff Report Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is urging a Leon County circuit judge to toss out a challenge to the constitutionality of a new restriction on attorney fees in lawsuits against insurance companies. State lawyers filed a 19-page motion last Wednesday asking for dismissal of the case filed May

Demings takes national stage, but the mission is unchanged

July 22, 2022

US Senate candidate Val Demings is on a mission, according to Vanity Fair author Rita Omokha.Photo by Annie Liebovitz. Gov. Ron DeSantis eliminated Congressman Al Lawsons’ North Florida district. Lawson’s counting on his rural roots for victory as he runs in his old district against a Republican incumbent.Photo submitted By

Black farmers vie for marijuana license

July 9, 2022

By Dara KamNews Service of Florida A 99-year-old matriarch who began her agricultural career in cotton fields in Northwest Florida. A rancher who served in Vietnam and grew up in an Alachua County community terrorized in the past by lynchings. A family that got its start picking apples on a

Judge says 15-week abortion law unconstitutional

July 8, 2022

Lauren Brenzel, organizing director of the Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates, speaks to reporters after a Leon County circuit judge ruled that a 15-week abortion limit is unconstitutional.NSF photo by Ryan Dailey By Ryan DaileyNews Service of Florida Ruling that a new Florida law placing a 15-week limit on

AFL-CIO backs Crist in governor’s race

July 1, 2022

Rep. Charlie Crist NSF Staff Report Democrat Charlie Crist got a boost as the Florida AFL-CIO endorsed his campaign for governor. Crist, a congressman from St. Petersburg, is running in the Aug. 23 Democratic primary against state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, with the winner facing Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in

Unopposed lawmakers get ticket back to Tallahassee

July 1, 2022

More than 36 members of the state legislature are sure to return to office after being unchallenged in this year’s election.Photo special to the Outlook By Jim TurnerNews Service of Florida More than three-dozen Florida lawmakers, including incoming Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, appeared headed back to Tallahassee without opposition as