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thebradentontimes.com | Josh Salman |Suncoast Searchlight |Dawn Kitterman |Alice Newlon
Doctors and lawyers at Emory Healthcare – but mainly the lawyers, I suspect – say that under Georgia’s anti-abortion law, they are required to keep Adriana’s body functioning as the fetus inside her develops. (Photo by John McCosh/Georgia Recorder)By most common measures, the life of Adriana Smith ended three months ago, when a tragic series of undiagnosed blood clots left her brain dead, with no hope of recovery.
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thebradentontimes.com | Josh Salman |Suncoast Searchlight |Dawn Kitterman |Alice Newlon
When luxury builder John Neal sold most of the lots available for new homes inside his gated community of University Park, straddling the Sarasota-Manatee line, he next set his eyes on its renowned 27-hole golf course.
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thebradentontimes.com | Dawn Kitterman |Alice Newlon |Coleen Friedman |Eliana Perozo
Lee Hall on the Florida A&M University campus. (Photo by Jay Waagmeester/Florida Phoenix)Florida A&M University has weathered its share of storms, the most recent being a deeply embarrassing debacle when a Texas donor conned former FAMU President Larry Robinson and a close circle of school officials into believing that the hallowed institution was the recipient of a $237.75 million gift.
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thebradentontimes.com | Jody Boulay |Dawn Kitterman |Alice Newlon |Coleen Friedman
As Memorial Day approaches, Americans nationwide prepare to honor the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. Ceremonies will be held, flags will be flown at half-staff, and families will gather to pay tribute. But amid the solemnity and gratitude lies a quieter, often overlooked truth. Many of our heroes return home not to peace but to a new battlefield, one waged within.
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thebradentontimes.com | Alice Herman |Suncoast Searchlight |Dawn Kitterman |Alice Newlon
Sweeping cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration could imperil Florida’s multibillion-dollar fishing industry and coastal economy, industry leaders and scientists warn — a dire prospect for a region built on tourism, seafood and the health of its waters. Beyond running the national weather monitoring and alert systems — its most visible role — NOAA also works to prevent overfishing, monitor the coastal environment and support local ocean research.
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thebradentontimes.com | Dawn Kitterman |Alice Newlon |Coleen Friedman |Eliana Perozo
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed on May 22, 2025, a proposal prohibiting notaries public from advertising as immigration legal services. (Photo illustration by Getty Images)Amid ongoing raids in Florida immigrant communities, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signed a bill Thursday creating an avenue for relief against people unlawfully providing immigration legal services.
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2 weeks ago | 
thebradentontimes.com | Josh Salman |Suncoast Searchlight |Dawn Kitterman |Alice Newlon
House Speaker Danny Perez (L) and Senate President Ben Albritton (R) still have not agreed on fiscal year 2025-26 spending and tax structure. (Photo via the Florida House and Florida Senate).The latest news about budget negotiations between the Florida House and Senate is that there really isn’t any news to report.
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thebradentontimes.com | Dawn Kitterman |Alice Newlon |Coleen Friedman |Eliana Perozo
Highway 170 in North Hollywood, California. (Photo by Trevor Srednick/Getty Images)The U.S. Senate voted early Thursday to prevent California from enforcing regulations on tailpipe emission from new cars and trucks, upending state regulations for the nearly 40% of Americans whose states follow California standards. The House has already passed an identical measure, meaning the Senate vote sends the resolution to President Donald Trump’s desk.
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thebradentontimes.com | Dawn Kitterman |Alice Newlon |Coleen Friedman |Eliana Perozo
4th Street Barber in St. Petersburg. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix)Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a measure (SB 472) that ensures that credits earned from prison-based classes count toward professional licensing, providing more opportunities for the formerly incarcerated to become self-sufficient. The Correctional Education Program (CEP) within the Department of Corrections provides educational programming to inmates.
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thebradentontimes.com | Alice Newlon |Coleen Friedman |Paige Gross |Cindy George
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., is pictured on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)This report has been updated. WASHINGTON — The U.S. House early Thursday approved the “big, beautiful bill” that Republican leaders spent months negotiating with centrists and far-right members of the party — two distinct factions that hold vastly different policy goals — over intense opposition from Democrats.
