/tags/wlrn-on-instagram 港澳天下彩on Instagram en-US WLRN Tue, 31 Jan 2023 19:04:20 GMT /local-government/2023-01-31/west-palm-beach-mayor-touts-economy-lowest-crime-rate-in-two-decades-and-growth At his fourth State of the City address, West Palm Beach Mayor Keith James praised the city's growing economy and low crime rate Tue, 31 Jan 2023 19:04:20 GMT /local-government/2023-01-31/west-palm-beach-mayor-touts-economy-lowest-crime-rate-in-two-decades-and-growth Wilkine Brutus /politics/2023-01-30/lawmakers-propose-constitutional-carry Calling the proposal an effort to 鈥渞emove the government permission slip,鈥� House Speaker Paul Renner on Monday announced legislation that would allow people to carry concealed weapons without licenses. Mon, 30 Jan 2023 20:49:47 GMT /politics/2023-01-30/lawmakers-propose-constitutional-carry Ryan Dailey | News Service of Florida /news/2023-01-27/fdot-to-expand-parts-of-the-turnpike-in-broward-to-add-capacity-and-improve-safety The project is expected to start next year and is part of a larger plan to expand the Turnpike in parts of South Florida. Fri, 27 Jan 2023 20:45:20 GMT /news/2023-01-27/fdot-to-expand-parts-of-the-turnpike-in-broward-to-add-capacity-and-improve-safety Gerard Albert /education/2023-01-19/florida-education-officials-approve-school-librarian-training-to-increase-scrutiny-of-books Top education officials approved a rule to carry out a new state law requiring school-library employees to complete training sessions to increase scrutiny of materials. Thu, 19 Jan 2023 16:00:00 GMT /education/2023-01-19/florida-education-officials-approve-school-librarian-training-to-increase-scrutiny-of-books Ryan Dailey | News Service of Florida /education/2023-01-18/two-desantis-appointees-sworn-into-miami-dade-broward-school-boards UPDATED: Gov. Ron DeSantis has two new allies on school boards overseeing the state's two largest school districts. The newly-appointed officials both emphasized their Christian faith and the impact that will have on their work as board members. (Updated at 4:35 p.m.) Wed, 18 Jan 2023 18:41:28 GMT /education/2023-01-18/two-desantis-appointees-sworn-into-miami-dade-broward-school-boards Kate Payne /health/2023-01-18/desantis-vows-to-protect-free-speech-rights-of-doctors-when-sharing-covid-19-views Gov. Ron DeSantis vows to pass a measure that would shield physicians from being disciplined for expressing views on issues such as COVID-19. Wed, 18 Jan 2023 13:00:00 GMT /health/2023-01-18/desantis-vows-to-protect-free-speech-rights-of-doctors-when-sharing-covid-19-views Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida /environment/2023-01-17/army-corps-tackles-sea-rise-and-south-floridas-aging-drainage-system-20-years-later The study, the first authorized to look at the system since the Everglades restoration plan more than two decades ago, will deal with sea rise. Tue, 17 Jan 2023 16:33:49 GMT /environment/2023-01-17/army-corps-tackles-sea-rise-and-south-floridas-aging-drainage-system-20-years-later Jenny Staletovich /podcast/sundial/2023-01-16/sundial-from-marching-with-martin-luther-king-jr-to-preserving-miamis-black-history The founder of the Black Archives at The Historic Lyric Theater, Dorothy Jenkins Fields, talks with WLRN's Carlos Fr铆as on Sundial. They discuss Fields' impact on preserving local Black history and the personal stories that led her to this work, like the time she marched with Martin Luther King Jr. when she was a college student in Atlanta. Mon, 16 Jan 2023 12:00:00 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-01-16/sundial-from-marching-with-martin-luther-king-jr-to-preserving-miamis-black-history Carlos Fr铆as, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena /immigration/2022-12-19/the-hope-is-gone-why-more-cubans-than-ever-are-risking-their-lives-to-sail-to-florida As Cuba sees the largest and fastest exodus since Fidel Castro took power in 1959, sightings of boat arrivals in the Keys have become common place. 鈥淭he hope is gone from Cuba," New York Times' Key West-based investigative reporter Frances Robles told the South Florida Roundup. "Even seeing the number of people who die at sea... that is still not stopping people.鈥� Mon, 19 Dec 2022 20:00:00 GMT /immigration/2022-12-19/the-hope-is-gone-why-more-cubans-than-ever-are-risking-their-lives-to-sail-to-florida Ammy Sanchez /art-and-culture/2022-12-09/in-the-world-cup-when-brazil-wins-haiti-wins There鈥檚 one thing this month keeping the minds of Haitian people off the upheaval in the island nation - Brazil's soccer team at the World Cup. This fandom is a surprising soccer love story that has endured throughout the Haitian diaspora for decades. Fri, 09 Dec 2022 12:00:00 GMT /art-and-culture/2022-12-09/in-the-world-cup-when-brazil-wins-haiti-wins Wilkine Brutus