Joshua Hightower

1 week ago | wmnf.org | Joshua Hightower

On Tuesday, the Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development committee unanimously supported Senate Bill 936, which calls for a statewide study on how automation, AI (artificial intelligence), and robotics are affecting the Florida workforce. Democratic Senator Tracie Davis filed the bill in February. This is the second time it received a unanimous vote, after being reported favorably in the Commerce and Tourism Committee in March.

2 weeks ago | usforacle.com | Joshua Hightower |Mithil Vyas |Tobey Blair |Camille Grall

Before Sunday night’s loss against Memphis, USF baseball rattled off eight straight wins. Now, the Bulls (19-11, 7-2 AAC) find themselves on a two-game slide after losing to Stetson 3-1 on Tuesday night. Coach Mitch Hannahs said the team was tired after traveling back from the weekend series versus the Tigers. “I know they were dragging tail, and I told them before the game, we weren’t going to use it as an excuse,” Hannahs said.

2 weeks ago | wmnf.org | Joshua Hightower

On Monday, the Florida House of Representatives’ House Commerce Committee supported House Bill 955, which would require all private businesses to use an E-Verify system to check a new employee’s legal status. The bill was introduced by Republican Representative Berny Jacques. He said the E-verification system would be free for all businesses to use. The software will ask for the individual’s name, address, and social security number. The bill ignited debate in the committee meeting.

3 weeks ago | wmnf.org | Joshua Hightower

Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida (PPSWCF) officially launched a prenatal services program on Tuesday. The initiative, available at seven affiliated health centers, offers care for patients in their first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Services that patients will have access to include ultrasounds, genetic testing, and early pregnancy symptom management. The program also connects patients to an OBGYN of their choice.

3 weeks ago | usforacle.com | Noah Vinsky |Joshua Hightower |Will Rainsberger |Mithil Vyas

Arkansas State coach Bryan Hodgson was sitting in silence on a plane with his fiancee, Jordan, fresh off a second-round loss to North Texas in the National Invitational Tournament last Sunday. Hodgson was thinking about his future. There was one coaching vacancy he had his eye on. “I laid in bed that night after we landed and prayed I would get that phone call the next morning,” Hodgson said.