Lori Rozsa

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Senators eye more budget bill cuts despite House speaker’s plea for few changes

1 week ago | spokesman.com | Lori Rozsa |Drew Harwell

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said Sunday that he’s made one plea to Senate Republicans as the upper chamber begins its work to pass President Donald Trump’s massive tax and immigration bill: Do not make large changes to the measure.
Senators eye more budget bill cuts despite House speaker’s plea for few changes

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Lori Rozsa |Drew Harwell

Senators eye more budget bill cuts despite House speaker’s plea for few changes (washingtonpost.com) Senators eye more budget bill cuts despite House speaker’s plea for few changes By Mariana Alfaro; Lori Rozsa; Drew Harwell 2025052518531600 House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said Sunday that he's made one plea to Senate Republicans as the upper chamber begins its work to pass President Donald Trump's massive tax and immigration bill: Do not make large changes to the measure. Speaking...
Florida Approves First Black Bear Hunt in a Decade

1 week ago | rsn.org | Lori Rozsa

Critics say the plan, which will allow hunters to use dogs and bait stations, will invite trophy hunting. Gail Zega recently stepped out to her carport on a quiet, moonless night and came face-to-face with a large black bear. There were no warning signs or noises as it scavenged through the trash it had dragged to her home in central Florida’s Ocala National Forest. She unknowingly walked right up to the bear she said was “having a picnic in my carport.” “He was right there,” Zega said.
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1 week ago | stuff.co.nz | Lori Rozsa
Florida approves first black bear hunt in a decade

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Lori Rozsa

OCALA, Fla. — Gail Zega recently stepped out to her carport on a quiet, moonless night and came face-to-face with a large black bear. There were no warning signs or noises as it scavenged through the trash it had dragged to her home in central Florida’s Ocala National Forest. She unknowingly walked right up to the bear she said was “having a picnic in my carport.”“He was right there,” Zega said.
Nonprofit Linked To Casey Desantis's Hope Florida Under Investigation

2 weeks ago | southfloridareporter.com | Lori Rozsa

Floridaprosecutors have opened an investigation into a nonprofit supporting an initiative led by Casey DeSantis - and championed by her husband, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) - following questions over a $10 million payment it received as part of a state Medicaid settlement. The Hope Florida Foundation is facing "an open, on-going investigation," the office of Leon County State Attorney Jack Campbell confirmed on Tuesday.
Nonprofit linked to Casey DeSantis’s Hope Florida under investigation

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Lori Rozsa

Nonprofit linked to Casey DeSantis’s Hope Florida under investigation (washingtonpost.com) Nonprofit linked to Casey DeSantis’s Hope Florida under investigation By Lori Rozsa 2025052115283400 Florida prosecutors have opened an investigation into a nonprofit supporting an initiative led by Casey DeSantis — and championed by her husband, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) — following questions over a $10 million payment it received as part of a state Medicaid settlement.
Florida kids love this mosquito center. Just don’t call it a museum.

2 weeks ago | spokesman.com | Lori Rozsa

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Of all the creatures associated with Florida – alligators, flamingos, manatees – possibly the most consequential doesn’t show up in tourism ads or on travel websites. Did you know that the mosquito prompted the invention of air conditioning? For that reason alone, it deserves some kind of special recognition. A statue, maybe? A proclamation? How about a museum? St. Johns County in northeast Florida has seen fit to acknowledge the noxious insect with all three.
Florida kids love this mosquito center. Just don’t call it a museum.

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Lori Rozsa

Florida kids love this mosquito center. Just don’t call it a museum. (washingtonpost.com) Florida kids love this mosquito center. Just don’t call it a museum. By Lori Rozsa 2025051212000000 ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Of all the creatures associated with Florida — alligators, flamingos, manatees — possibly the most consequential doesn't show up in tourism ads or on travel websites. Did you know that the mosquito prompted the invention of air conditioning?
Florida kids love this mosquito center. Just don’t call it a museum.

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Lori Rozsa

The transfer of "Gagarin's Start", the launchpad for the world's first spaceflight, will be finalised by June. Russia will return the oldest and most …