Margie Menzel
Journalist at Freelance
Reporter at WFSU-TV (Tallahassee, FL )
Reporter at WFSU-FM (Tallahassee, FL)
reporter, WFSU News
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1 week ago |
news.wfsu.org | Margie Menzel
A bill many on the Forgotten Coast are waiting for has gone to the governor. It would ban drilling for oil within 10 miles of the Apalachicola River Basin. Just this Monday, members of the coastal community held a “Kill the Drill” rally to encourage Gov. Ron DeSantis to sign House Bill 1143, and they’ve invited him to hold a bill signing ceremony in their town.
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1 week ago |
wusf.org | Margie Menzel
The Apalachicola Riverkeeper is celebrating a victory this week after the state Department of Environmental Protection denied a permit to drill for oil in the river's floodplain. But advocates warn more needs to be done, and they're calling for Gov. Ron DeSantis to sign a bill that would protect the area from future drilling.
“Kill the Drill” rally calls for DeSantis to sign a bill stopping drilling in the Apalachicola basin
1 week ago |
news.wfsu.org | Margie Menzel
The Apalachicola Riverkeeper is celebrating a victory this week after the state Department of Environmental Protection denied a permit to drill for oil in the river’s floodplain. But advocates warn more needs to be done, and they’re calling for Gov. Ron DeSantis to sign a bill that would protect the area from future oil drilling. Environmentalists, community members and small business owners gathered in Apalachicola this week for a Kill the Drill rally.
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2 weeks ago |
news.wfsu.org | Margie Menzel
As the Florida legislature works to bring its budget proposal in for a landing, the funding for education issues is stabilizing. And an education policy bill that died during the regular session is back on its feet. Throughout the 2025 session, the Republican-dominated legislature has encouraged the expansion of Florida’s charter schools.
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2 weeks ago |
communitynewspapers.com | Margie Menzel
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a major bill aimed at increasing early detection and intervention for children with autism. It also works to fill in the gaps in children’s education with specialized programs. Angela Nandin has three sons with autism. They’re thriving, she says. “And they’re thriving in their own ways. And I am their voice,” says Nandin. “It is hard to understand them. But they are still thriving for who they are and where they are in life. And they’re happy.
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