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Immigration April 22, 2025

U.S. citizen from Georgia released from jail after arrest under Florida’s new anti-immigration law

by Jackie Llanos, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 17, 2025 Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez held his mother in a tight embrace and…

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Opinion April 19, 2025

Unless We Regulate Guns, We Must Build More Trauma Centers in the Southeast

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College As a Florida State University alum, the shooting on our campus on Holy Thursday was particularly jarring. Though we were…

Government Transparency March 12, 2025

The sun is setting on government transparency in Florida – and secrecy creep is affecting the rest of the US, too

by David Cuillier, University of Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Florida, the “Sunshine State,” once known as a beacon of government transparency, is growing…

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Health Care November 27, 2024

Florida’s Deloitte-Run Computer System Cut Off New Moms Entitled to Medicaid

This article by Daniel Chang and Samantha Liss first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Daniel Chang and Samantha Liss November 26, 2024 In mid-May, Mandi Rokx had…

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Economy October 28, 2024

Florida’s new condo laws recognize the total price of living on the beach

by Bill Hughes, University of Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Nearly a million Florida condo owners face an important deadline at the end of…

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Climate and Weather October 24, 2024

Florida and North Carolina are making it easier for people to vote after the hurricanes – but some risks remain

by Michael T. Morley, Florida State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Polls opened in North Carolina on Oct. 17, 2024, as about 14,000 people…

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Opinion June 19, 2024

Florida’s False Lessons On Tulsa, Atlanta and Other Racial Massacres Are Terrifying

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College As we celebrate Juneteenth, the newest Federal holiday, and the freeing of enslaved people in America, Florida’s education curriculum provides…

National March 12, 2024

How Florida’s home insurance market became so dysfunctional, so fast

by Latisha Nixon-Jones, Jacksonville University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Imagine saving for years to buy your dream house, only to have surging property insurance…

Justice August 16, 2023

Florida’s academic standards distort the contributions that enslaved Africans made to American society

by Rodney Coates, Miami University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The state of Florida ignited a controversy when it released a set of 2023 academic…

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Justice March 1, 2023

I’ve spent 5 years researching the heroic life of Black musician Graham Jackson, but teaching his story could be illegal under laws in Florida and North Dakota

by David Cason, University of North Dakota, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The story of Graham Jackson is a timeless tale of American ingenuity, hard…

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Cobb County April 22, 2025

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