Valerie Crowder
Journalist at Freelance
Journalist at WFSU-TV (Tallahassee, FL )
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5 days ago |
nytimes.com | Katie Benner |Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon |Jamie McGee |Valerie Crowder
For some families who gathered this weekend at Fort Benning in Georgia, the past few days have served as a solemn reminder of the unsettling emotions military service can bring. On Friday, a group of Army enlistees graduated from basic training. On Saturday, President Trump bombed Iran. On Sunday, service members and their loved ones pondered an uncertain future. “People can lose their life, so I’m worried,” said Michele Bixby, 24, of upstate New York, whose brother had just graduated.
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1 week ago |
panhandle.press | Valerie Crowder
Florida’s environmental officials have shut down a Louisiana company’s plans to drill near the Apalachicola River, delivering a major win to residents and business owners along the state’s “Forgotten Coast.” “This is a win for the river, the bay, and the floodplain that buffers the Apalachicola River,” explained Apalachicola Riverkeeper Cameron Baxley in a press release.
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2 weeks ago |
panhandle.press | Valerie Crowder
Oyster farmers are inviting the governor to sign a proposed ban on oil and gas drilling near the Apalachicola River and Bay at a local seafood restaurant. Earlier this week, the Florida Shellfish and Aquaculture Association sent a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis asking him to join local elected officials, oyster farmers, fishermen and other local business owners at a signing ceremony in Apalachicola after the bill reaches his desk.
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1 month ago |
panhandle.press | Valerie Crowder
Local officials along the “Forgotten Coast” are worried that the next state budget won’t include enough money to help reverse major declines in Apalachicola Bay’s oyster stock. “This funding is crucial,” said Franklin County Commissioner Otis Amison, who’s spoken with state wildlife officials about the need for tens of millions of dollars over the next year to deposit rocks that oysters can latch onto as they grow. “You’ve got to have material in there to grow these oysters,” Amison added.
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1 month ago |
cltampa.com | Valerie Crowder |Diane Rado
‘We don’t want to be forgotten.’ What we pay for lobbyists ‘The opportunities out there are abundant.’ More info on lobbying and money A small group of Florida school boards have spent hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on lobbying in Washington, D.C.—unusual given that the money could be used to pay teachers, bus drivers, maintenance workers and other employees.Hiring outside firms to lobby in the Florida Legislature is relatively common for public school districts, but federal...
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