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Scott PowersJuly 20, 2017

A watchdog group called the Checks & Balances Project is charging that the leading hotel industry association may be paying Florida International University to produce research for the industry’s lobbying against Airbnb and other home-sharing marketing companies. “The hotel industry’s hotel industry’s lobbying arm, the American Hotel & Lobbying Association, has an aggressive pay-to-play academic […]

Scott PowersJune 9, 2017

The budget package deal that gave Gov. Rick Scott the $85 million he wants for a Florida Job Growth Grant Fund also restored cut funding sought by Florida colleges and universities for 17 different projects, including funding for medical marijuana research. The research money, $1.69 million will go to the University of Florida Health Center […]

Scott PowersApril 12, 2017

Economists from Florida, Florida State, Miami, and Florida International universities are among nearly 1,500 nationally that sent a letter to President Donald Trump and congressional leaders Wednesday urging immigration reform and embrace of immigration. In addition to the Florida economists, the 1,470 signatories include six Nobel Laureates and members of the presidents Ronald Reagan, George […]

Scott PowersApril 10, 2017

A new poll by Public Policy Polling finds that a strong majority of voters in State Attorney Aramis Ayala‘s Orange and Osceola counties prefer some form of life-in-prison sentence for first-degree murderers rather than the death penalty. The poll, commissioned by the Center for Capital Representation at the Florida International University College of Law, finds results that […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 14, 2017

A British company could begin releasing genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys sometime this year, a scientist with the company said. Simon Warner, the chief scientist at Oxitec, said the company is hopeful it can begin its genetically modified mosquito trial in Monroe County this year. The trial, which has been in the works […]

Associated PressFebruary 17, 2017

The mayor is an immigrant, and more than half its residents are foreign born. But unlike many cities with large numbers of immigrants, there’s no sanctuary for people living illegally in Miami-Dade County, Florida. A recent decision by Mayor Carlos Gimenez requires local authorities to cooperate with federal officials to enforce immigration law. The decree […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 26, 2016

The death of Fidel Castro reverberated throughout South Florida this weekend, and one expert said it could lead Cuban Americans to reevaluate their positions on the island. Guillermo Grenier, one of the lead researchers in charge of the FIU Cuba Poll, said the coming weeks and months “will be a time for reevaluation.” Some Cuban […]

Mitch PerryOctober 3, 2016

Hillary Clinton is seizing on the media report that Donald Trump’s corporation spent $68,000 on a 1998 trip to explore business opportunities in Cuba with new radio ads in English and Spanish now airing in South Florida. Trump denied the story, which was first reported in Newsweek, saying: “I was not involved in doing business in Cuba.” Ultimately, neither Trump nor […]

Dominic CalabroAugust 24, 2016

It is Hurricane season in Florida. And Seminole season. And it’s also the season for the Gators and Rattlers and Bulls and many others. After a long hot summer, Floridians are eagerly awaiting the return of college football. Not only is college football great for the fans, but it is also a boon for communities […]

Associated PressJuly 22, 2016

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine has emerged as the leading contender to join the Democratic ticket as Hillary Clinton‘s running mate, according to two Democrats, who both cautioned that Clinton has not made a final decision and could yet change directions. The announcement of Clinton’s pick could come as early as Friday afternoon in Florida, a […]

Tag: Florida International University

Watchdog group claims hotel industry, FIU, teaming for anti-Airbnb research

Medical marijuana research, 16 other higher-ed programs restored in budget deal

Florida economists join national letter urging embrace of immigration

PPP poll finds Orange, Osceola counties prefer life punishment to death sentence

Genetically modified mosquito trial in Keys could begin this year, company scientist says

Immigrant-rich Miami-Dade split over sanctuary city order

Fidel Castro’s death offers opportunity to reevaluate U.S.-Cuba relations

Hillary Clinton hits Donald Trump with new radio ad on report he was doing business in Cuba

Dominic Calabro: College football is a touchdown for Florida’s local and state economies

Tom Kaine emerges as favorite in Hillary Clinton’s VP search