Ron DeSantis doesn’t seem to be able to get over the fact that he reached his peak politically and is well into the gradual decline in political relevance. His latest effort to mimic MAGA is …
Exposure to air pollution has long been connected to respiratory and cardiovascular issues. More recently, researchers have found evidence that it may also impair brain function. Studies suggest air …
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted a recruitment message on social media this summer saying, “America has been invaded by criminals and predators. We need YOU to get …
Having a health insurance card in your wallet matters. Thanks to the federal marketplace and premium assistance, 4.7 million Floridians have that card and the access to timely healthcare it …
This week marked the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. FEMA employees wrote a letter to Congress warning that the Trump administration’s cuts to the agency and lack of qualified leadership …
Artificial turf fields have been rising in popularity as a low-maintenance (no mowing or watering) alternative to natural grass; North America has over 18,000 synthetic fields, and 1,500 are added …
The US Supreme Court decision “Citizen United vs. FEC” blew the guardrails off against protecting us from “those who have the gold make the rules” in our …
Have you ever seen a little blue sticker on your appliances, or paid attention to the EnergySTAR label when shopping for new ones? …
In January, the newly elected Manatee County Commission unanimously voted to reinstate wetland and FDAB provisions of the comprehensive land use plan that had been amended by the prior …
The lives of American women have undergone a dramatic transformation between 1920 and 2025. Since the passage of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote, women have made significant …
At Thursday’s land use meeting, Manatee County Commissioners will vote on reversing the previous board's gutting of wetland regulations and a pro-urban sprawl bill to subsidize growth in east …
Mangroves are trees and shrubs that grow along tropical and subtropical coastlines. They’re extremely important. While often mistaken for swampy or unremarkable vegetation, they play an …
The race for artificial general intelligence has become an all-gas, no-brakes affair. As companies across the globe race to develop computerized superintelligence, capital investment has flowed to …
The nation’s largest home and auto insurance companies say we can trust them, but lately they’re behaving far more like villains than heroes. As the climate crisis intensifies, big …
Automated modular construction (AMC) is a process by which the majority of the desired structure is built off-site and later fully assembled on-site. …
Earlier this year, Florida lawmakers once again considered changing our state bird. For more than 100 years, it has been the northern mockingbird, but lawmakers thought the flamingo or the scrub jay …
A deadly fire at Gabriel House, an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, claimed 10 lives this July. In the aftermath, horrific scenes emerged of elderly residents …
For the vast majority of human history, up until around 12,000 years ago, every human was a hunter-gatherer. As hunter-gatherers, humans lived with a subsistence lifestyle that relied on hunting, …
A few weeks ago, as you all know, Governor DeSantis signed Senate Bill 180 into law. It is a great bill with one destructive section inserted to attack thoughtful growth management and home rule for …
Clean energy generation—or energy generation without the output of harmful greenhouse gases—has become an increasingly hot topic in today’s race for productivity and the growing …