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Archive for Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Intersection: UCF spending; Teacher Shortage; Pedestrian Safety
https://wmfe-od.streamguys1.com/intersection/012919_Intersection.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSSThe University of Central Florida is dealing with the fallout over misspending of more than $38 million in state money. The money was used to pay for construction of Trevor Colbourn Hall, which replaced an aging academic building. Bill Merck, the University’s former chief financial officer who lost his job over the incident, says the rules around how that state money could be spent were not clear. On this episode of Intersection, we speak to Merck about how and why the university ...
Published in Intersection Podcast
Published in Intersection Podcast
Working To Turn The Tide Of Pedestrian Fatalities
Billy Hattaway joins Intersection to explain how the city of Orlando is trying to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists.
Published in Intersection
Published in Intersection
Fallout Continues From UCF Spending On Colbourn Hall Construction
The University of Central Florida is dealing with the fallout over misspending of more than $38 million in state money. The money was used to pay for construction of Trevor Colbourn Hall, which replaced an aging academic building. Bill Merck, the University’s former chief financial officer who lost his job over the incident, says the rules around how that state money could be spent were not clear.
Published in Intersection
Published in Intersection
Florida Teacher Shortage Continues as More Than 2,000 Classrooms Still Lack Certified Teachers
Florida public schools are continuing to struggle to fill open teaching positions. More than 2,000 classrooms remain without a certified teacher five months into the school year.
Published in Education, Intersection
Published in Education, Intersection
DeSantis Unveils Environmental Budget Proposal, Appoints Two To South Florida Water Management District
Conservationist Ron Bergeron and Sanibel City Councilman Chauncey Goss are Gov. Ron DeSantis' first appointments to the South Florida Water Management District.
Published in Central Florida News, Environment
Published in Central Florida News, Environment
After Shutdown, Retroactive Pay For NASA Contractors Dispersed “Case By Case” Says Agency’s Administrator
Civil servants at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center will receive retroactive pay this week after a 35-day shutdown but the fate of the thousands of center contractors who went without pay is unclear.
Published in Space
Published in Space
UCF Alumna Lands Role In Hamilton
Just a few years after graduating from college, UCF alumna Abby Jaros is performing in Hamilton at the Doctor Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
Published in Central Florida News
Published in Central Florida News
Fishkind Conversations: How Florida Will Feel The Shutdown, Now And Later
The longest partial federal government shutdown on record has come to an end, but economic analyst Hank Fishkind says it will leave behind short-term and long-term economic impacts on the Sunshine State and here in Central Florida.
Published in Fishkind Economic Commentaries
Published in Fishkind Economic Commentaries
NASA Kennedy Space Center Staff Back To Work After 35-day Shutdown
Workers at the Kennedy Space Center are back on the job after a more than month long partial government shutdown.
Published in Space
Published in Space
Intersection: A More Conservative Florida Supreme Court; Newspaper Unionizations; Zora Festival
https://wmfe-od.streamguys1.com/intersection/Intersection_012519.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSSThe Florida Supreme Court is poised to become the most conservative bench it has been in decades. Governor Ron DeSantis has appointed three new justices to the court. With Barbara Lagoa, Robert Luck and Carlos Muniz, the court’s expected to take a sharp turn to the right. On the campaign trail, DeSantis promised an end to so-called judicial activism — and the new court could bring sweeping changes to the state’s abortion laws, redistricting process and compensation to victims due to ...
Published in Intersection Podcast
Published in Intersection Podcast
