Archive for Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Farmworkers, Commissioner Fried Ask Gov. DeSantis For More Vaccine Sites for Agricultural Workers
At a roundtable hosted by Commissioner Nikki Fried today, Florida farmworkers called on Gov. Ron DeSantis to open vaccine sites in the rural areas where they live and work.
Published in Central Florida News, Health
Published in Central Florida News, Health
Gov. DeSantis Asks Florida Legislature for $1,000 Bonuses for Public School Teachers, Principals
He says this would be in addition to $50 million dollars he’s asking for from the legislature to fund the minimum wage hike for teachers that he signed into law last year.
Published in Central Florida News
Published in Central Florida News
Mysterious Ailment, Mysterious Relief: Vaccines Help Some COVID Long-Haulers
The possibility that vaccines meant to prevent the disease may also be a treatment for long COVID — when symptoms linger for months — has sparked optimism among patients and scientists.
Published in NPR News
Published in NPR News
Journalist Investigates Amazon Warehouse Life And The Pitfalls Of ‘One-Click America’
Alec MacGillis, author of the new book Fulfillment, says a union vote by Amazon workers in Alabama could determine "what life is going to look like for the working class in America in years to come."
Published in NPR News
Published in NPR News
Pine Hills Neighborhood Will Welcome Hawthorne Park Affordable Senior Community In 2021
One bedroom units start at $740 dollars a month and two bedroom units cost $880 dollars a month.
Published in Central Florida News
Published in Central Florida News
Rep. Matt Gaetz Investigated For Sex Trafficking, Allegedly Uncovered From Joel Greenberg Probe
Florida Republican Representative Matt Gaetz is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice, accused of having sex with a 17-year-old girl and paying for her travel.
Published in Central Florida News
Published in Central Florida News
Key Part Of Voice Recorder Found From January’s Crash Of Indonesian Airliner
The memory unit from the cockpit voice recorder belonging to the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 that crashed into the Java Sea, killing all 62 people aboard, has been recovered, investigators say.
Published in NPR News
Published in NPR News
