Archive for Thursday, April 30, 2015
Senate President Gardiner Calls For Special Session In June
Senate President Andy Gardiner said lawmakers will have to find a way to get past the public acrimony that’s surfaced since the Florida House adjourned early and without a budget. Gardiner has requested a June special session.
Published in Central Florida News
Published in Central Florida News
Vietnamese Vets Still Fighters Forty Years After Fall of Saigon
Our week-long coverage of the fortieth anniversary of the Fall of Saigon continues this afternoon with a glimpse into the lives of Orlando’s Vietnam veterans. Much is known about the nearly 3 million American soldiers who fought in South Vietnam against the Viet Cong guerilla forces.
But the Vietnamese soldiers who fought alongside Americans have a lesser known legacy.
90.7’s Renata Sago spoke with two Vietnamese veterans who settled in Orlando after the war.
Published in Central Florida News
Published in Central Florida News
Volusia Teachers And District Reach Tentative Deal
After nearly a year of negotiations and teacher protests, Volusia County teachers reached a tentative agreement with the district Wednesday night. Volusia Teachers union president Andrew Spar says employees feel like they’re finally being listened to with this deal.
Published in Central Florida News
Published in Central Florida News
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Florida Ban on Campaign Contributions
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld Florida’s ban on elected judges from asking for campaign contributions.
Published in Central Florida News
Published in Central Florida News
Snap! Orlando
On Friday, Snap! Orlando launches its annual photography festival and this year’s edition, titled YOU ARE HERE, is an eyeful. Instead of being confined to one primary location for a weekend, Snap is spreading itself across the city and the calendar: Snap events happen every day in May, in 24 different locations in Orlando, Winter Park, Tampa, Daytona and Melbourne. In its previous incarnations, the Snap festival has been neither this sprawling nor this focused. Whereas earlier editions were content to show stunning photography from around the world, this year Snap’s hallmark is social commentary – even, in some cases, social advocacy. Some examples? Zun Lee’s “Father Figure” explores lesser-seen facets of Black fatherhood. In “7 Days of Garbage,” Gregg ...
Published in Archives
Published in Archives
Chasing Traditional Medicine in Little Vietnam
Celisa Perez is at a small shop in the heart of a Vietnamese community, not far from Little Vietnam, getting small needles pushed into her face.
Published in Central Florida News, Health, Health WMFE
Published in Central Florida News, Health, Health WMFE
Ta-da! Explaining The Low Income Pool With A Magic Trick
Ta-da! Explaining Florida's complex Low Income Pool for the uninsured using a simple magic trick.
Published in Central Florida News, Health, Health WMFE
Published in Central Florida News, Health, Health WMFE