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Tensions flare during FAU meeting

August 25, 2023

Brad Levine By Ryan DaileyNews Service of Florida Amid a stalled search for a new president at Florida Atlantic University, drama between the two top-ranking members of the school’s Board of Trustees played out — while multiple donors to the university said they want the search to move forward. Last

Florida’s tourism numbers dip in second quarter

August 25, 2023

Groups that include the NAACP have issued travel advisories about Florida because of opposition to how Black history is taught and restricting diversity, equity and inclusion programs.Photo special to the Outlook By Jim Turner and Tom UrbanNews Service of Florida The number of people traveling to Florida during the second

State reaches settlement in Medicaid class action

August 5, 2023

Judge Marcia Morales Howard By Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida The state Agency for Health Care Administration has reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit that is expected to lead to the Medicaid program providing incontinence supplies to adults with disabilities, according to court documents. Lawyers for the state, two

State cites nursing shortage in kids care fight

August 5, 2023

Judge Donald Middlebrooks By Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida The state wants a federal judge to put on hold a ruling aimed at keeping children with complex medical conditions out of nursing homes, saying a shortage of nurses would make it “impossible” to comply with a key part of the

New district board seeks lower tax rate

August 5, 2023

Wasteful spending was a habit with the former Reedy Creek Improvement District board, according to the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Board of Supervisors.Photo special to the Outlook By Jim TurnerNews Service of Florida As a feud continues between Gov. Ron DeSantis and The Walt Disney Co., property owners in

Justices to take up UF shutdown case

August 5, 2023

One of the main issues in a suit against the University of Florida is whether it breached a contract when it did not provide services to students during the pandemic.UF photo By Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida The state Supreme Court said it will take up a dispute about whether

Ms. Corporate America organization gives women a platform to excel

August 5, 2023

Desiree A. Cinada (left) Ms. Mompreneur 2023, celebrates her moment after being crowned by Catherine Clark, Ms. Corporate America 2019, and Kiara J. Mason, Ms. Mompreneur 2021-2022.Photo by Cilicia Anderson By Cilicia AndersonSpecial to the Outlook Straight out of college, 21-year-old Anissa King began her journey into Corporate America. Just

Lawsuit targets ‘bureaucratic morass’ in felons voting

August 5, 2023

Desmond Meade By Dara KamNews Service of Florida Calling the state a “national embarrassment,” a federal lawsuit filed accused Gov. Ron DeSantis and other elected officials of failing “to realize the promise” of a 2018 constitutional amendment aimed at restoring voting rights of felons who have completed their sentences. The

Black history standards approved amid criticism

August 5, 2023

Sen. Geraldine Thompson By Ryan DaileyNews Service of Florida The State Board of Education approved new academic standards for instruction about African American history, after numerous teachers from across Florida objected to the changes and asked the board to put the proposal on hold. Meanwhile, Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr.

Retailers look for lift from tax ‘holiday’

August 4, 2023

Scott Shalley By Jim TurnerNews Service of Florida Florida retailers hope for a boost to summer sales with the start Monday of a back-to-school sales tax “holiday.” The tax holiday, which will last through Aug. 6, will allow shoppers to avoid paying sales taxes on clothes, shoes, school supplies and