Archive for Thursday, May 28, 2015
NOAA Warns Of Powerful Storms, Despite Seeing ‘Below-Normal’ Hurricane Season
The agency also unveiled new forecast graphics that are more detailed and highlight threats posed by potentially deadly storm surges.
Published in NPR News
Published in NPR News
LIP Program Funding
Last week, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services crunched some numbers and stuck them in an envelope addressed to Florida Medicaid Director at the Agency for Health Care Administration Justin Senior. “We have preliminarily concluded that that 2015-2016 funding should be at approximately $1 billion … to maintain stability while the system transitions,” CMS Director Vikki Wachino wrote, according to the Tampa Bay Times. What’s being proffered here is that the state basically needs to expand its Medicaid program because the feds are about to phase the LIP program out. In future budgets, CMS says, the state will need to whittle its previous experience with $2.2 billion in LIP funds down to something more reasonable, like $600 million. This ...
Published in Archives
Published in Archives
Sanford-Burnham inks deal with Asia’s largest drug maker
Sanford-Burnham has inked a new two-year deal with Japan's largest drug maker to look for new heart disease drugs.
Published in Central Florida News, Health, Health WMFE
Published in Central Florida News, Health, Health WMFE
Darryl Owens: Central Florida Faith Leaders Work To Bridge Racial Divide
Deadly encounters across the country involving black men and police have spurred a diverse group of Central Florida faith leaders to band together and help different communities better understand each other. Darryl Owens talks about the public forum he's hosting with faith leaders on the topic of race.
Published in Darryl Owens Perspectives
Published in Darryl Owens Perspectives
Florida Waterways Included In New Federal Protections
Nearly a third of Florida's streams will gain federal protection under new rules aimed at smaller streams, tributaries and wetlands.
The rules clarify which of the waterways are protected under the Clean Water Act.
Published in Central Florida News, Environment
Published in Central Florida News, Environment
Volusia School Board Decision Will Help District Compete, Teachers Say
Volusia County teachers say the school district’s decision this week to hire a new chief operating officer and twenty-one principals could help the district compete with other counties.
90.7’s Renata Sago has more.
Published in Central Florida News
Published in Central Florida News
Congressman DeSantis Working For Name Recognition In Florida Senate Race
Congressman Ron DeSantis said he knows he’ll have to work hard to get enough name recognition to win Marco Rubio’s senate seat. DeSantis is the first major republican vying for the seat.
Published in Central Florida News
Published in Central Florida News