Florida
Politics
The battle for Hillsborough County voters
Hillsborough County, home to the city of Tampa, seems to be on the pulse of the country’s wave of change.
Politics
Puerto Ricans in Florida become key in the 2020 Presidential election
Both candidates have been competing to win over the Latino vote in Florida and Puerto Ricans have proven to be a key demographic there, making up 27% of the overall eligible Latino voters in the state.
Special Report: Shutdown: The Coronavirus
The Spirit of Little Haiti
till grappling with rampant gentrification and the coronavirus, many shops have gone out of business, sidewalks are scarcely populated, and the Cultural Complex, the center of Little Haiti’s cultural happenings, remains closed until further notice.
Special Report: Shutdown: The Coronavirus
A glimmer of hope for treatment drug, Florida set to reopen and DeBlasio loses his cool in today’s news
Patients who have taken remdesivr, have shown improvement in their condition over a quicker period of time.
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Florida Crossroads
The staff of Pavement Pieces spent three days reporting stories in Florida, a state that is in the crossroads of […]
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The Opioid Epidemic: The Community Of Pasco County
The opioid epidemic is overwhelming Pasco County, Florida.
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As parents overdose, Pasco County schools becomes overburdened
Pasco County, Florida, is a primarily white middle-class community perfectly nestled between the Gulf of Mexico’s sunny beaches and Disney […]
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The Opioid Epidemic: The Students of Pasco County
The number of opiod related deaths in Pasco County, Florida, is 30 percent higher than the state average.
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As parents overdose, education becomes overburdened
Parents are getting high, children are being neglected and teachers are desperately seeking help as the opioid crisis unleashes its plague on the state of education.
Special Report: Midterm Elections 2018
Opioid Crisis Ignored In Florida’s Governor’s Race
As the opioid crisis continues to rage throughout the United States, states like Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania are in the national spotlight. But for the two gubernatorial candidates in Florida, Rep. Ron Desantis and Dem. Andrew Gillum, the issue has remained largely silent. Angela Tennel, who lost her son to the epidemic and is now and advocate fighting the crisis, believes the topic needs to be addressed and handled immediately.