Stephanie Colombini
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The partnership helps residents struggling to access COVID-19 vaccines in the community. This kind of local effort could be key as demand for shots slows.
Health News Florida
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Top Senate and House budget negotiators met Wednesday but did not make public offers on health care spending. -
The program would be required to use telehealth to coordinate with prenatal home-visiting programs to provide services and education to pregnant women and to provide training to health care professionals.
WUSF is reporting on how distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine exposes inequities in Florida’s health care system.
Politics / Issues
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Experts say there’s a connection between students reading below grade level in third grade and those same students later dropping out of school.
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The state learned this week that it will receive about $400 million in additional federal Medicaid funds, but lawmakers so far haven’t included it in a proposed budget they are trying to finalize.
Local / State
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Under the proposal, public and private colleges and universities would be shielded from lawsuits stemming from campuses being shut down during the pandemic and students being forced to learn online. -
The legislation “is a horrendous injustice to Florida citizens and infringes on multiple constitutional rights,” Shannon Ligon, founder of the Lawyers Matter Task Force, said in a prepared statement Wednesday.
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Four astronauts are set to launch to the space station Friday. When they arrive, the new crew of 11 will be the largest since the shuttle program, and there aren't enough sleeping pods for them all.
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Eighty-five people lost their lives to COVID-19 Wednesday, including 25 people in the greater Tampa Bay area.
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While the event will still feature 11 races in three days, COVID-19 safety protocols will change the experience for attendees, including postponing an eight-year tradition until 2022.
Coverage of the 2021 legislative session in Tallahassee from our coverage partners and WUSF.
NPR
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President Biden's Earth Day summit with 40 global leaders is an attempt to reassert U.S. leadership on the world stage. The White House hopes the meeting will lead to big new goals to lower emissions.
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says his city is taking more steps to change policing following the murder conviction of Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd.
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Fresh off the first-ever powered flight on another world, NASA's Mars 2020 mission has managed another key first that could pave the way for future astronauts.
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The court's conservatives said that a judge need not make a finding of "permanent incorrigibility" before sentencing a juvenile offender to life without parole.
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Cullen Hoback followed the growth of QAnon for three years. He speaks with NPR about the dangerous conspiracy theory and his six-part series on HBO.
WUSF, in collaboration with the Florida Climate Reporting Network, is bringing you stories on how climate change is affecting you.
Join us each week as we journey across the state to explore the issues important to Floridians.
Coronavirus Vaccines: Need To Know
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Hillsborough County/Here's what you need to know about receiving a coronavirus vaccine across the greater Tampa Bay region.
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Government health officials are recommending a "pause" in vaccinations with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. We're answering your questions as we learn more.
Want to learn more about the vaccine? WUSF and Health News Florida are answering your questions.
Environment
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Exploring the high costs of the pandemic for children and young adults.