Valerie Crowder
Journalist at Freelance
Journalist at WFSU-TV (Tallahassee, FL )
Freelance journalist @WFSUNews @NPR @WUSF @WLRN @nytimes @panhandlepress | alumna @waer883 & @NewhouseSU | [email protected] | seize the day
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1 week 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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2 weeks 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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3 weeks ago |
panhandle.press | Valerie Crowder
Widespread opposition to the threat of exploratory oil drilling near the Apalachicola River has resulted in legislative victories for the “Kill the Drill” movement in both the Florida House and Senate. On Wednesday, the state Senate passed (37-1) a proposed ban that would protect the area near the river that’s under threat of drilling, with a last-minute change added by state Sen. Corey Simon (R-Tallahassee).
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3 weeks ago |
myheraldreview.com | Adeel Hassan |Valerie Crowder
A 20-year-old student at Florida State University in Tallahassee shot and killed two people Thursday and injured six, police said. The gunman was identified as the son of a deputy in the local sheriff’s department and was taken into custody after being shot by police, law enforcement officials said.
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3 weeks ago |
ourcommunitynow.com | Adeel Hassan |Amanda Holpuch |Valerie Crowder
Share At least six people were hospitalized after the police responded to a shooting at the student union building on the campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee on Thursday, officials said.
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This is Alex. He's a student journalist under investigation for emailing Brown administrators, asking them to describe their weekly tasks. Now, Brown is launching a new front in its war against Alex — threatening him with sanctions for identifying DEI admin in his reporting. https://t.co/yk43wY7xaT
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