Robbie Gaffney
Robbie Gaffney is a recent graduate from Florida State University with degrees in Digital Media Production and Creative Writing. Before working at WFSU, they recorded FSU’s basketball and baseball games for Seminole Productions as well as interned for the PBS Station in Largo, Florida. Robbie loves playing video games such as Shadow of the Colossus, Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. Their other hobbies include sleeping and watching anime.
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Environmentalists say the bill is a step in the right direction but say more needs to be done to address the root cause of climate change.
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There is a federal class-action lawsuit against Florida Crystals, the United States Sugar Corporation, and more that alleges the pre-harvest burning of sugarcane in South Florida releases pollutants that cause respiratory problems.
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Among the proposed changes are the elimination of permanent alimony unless both parties agree to it, and joint custody.
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If communities wanted new buildings to have electricity power them and not natural gas, clean-energy advocate Susan Glickman says Senate Bill 1128 would preempt that choice.
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The bill would require K-12 and college sports teams to divide athletes by their "biological sex."
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While June 19 isn't recognized as a national holiday, it is a designated paid holiday for state employees in six states.
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The bill's sponsor says it's to increase transparency on what's being taught in the classroom.
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Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, sponsored the bill. he says electric vehicle drivers don't pay the gas tax, which funds Florida's transportation infrastructure.
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Police could use drones to survey crowds of 50 or more people under a bill advancing through the legislature. The measure is raising privacy concerns from a watchdog group.
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The health care industry experiences one of the highest rates of injuries caused by workplace violence, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.