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Associated PressJuly 29, 2016

The Latest on the Zika virus in Florida (all times local): 1 p.m. President Obama‘s spokesman says Florida needs more federal money to limit the spread of the Zika virus. White House deputy press secretary Eric Schultz said Friday’s announcement that South Florida has four mosquito-transmitted cases should be a wake-up call for Congress “to […]

Associated PressJuly 29, 2016

An entomologist at the University of Florida says it’s not surprising that no mosquitoes have tested positive for Zika even though four residents in South Florida have been found to be the first cases of mosquito-borne Zika virus in the U.S. mainland. Roxanne Connelly said Friday that finding positive mosquitoes is like chasing a moving […]

Staff ReportsJuly 29, 2016

Consumer sentiment among Floridians increased in July to 93.7, according to the latest University of Florida consumer survey. This reading is four points higher than June’s revised figure of 89.7, turning upward after three straight months of declines and marking the second-highest reading over the past year. Of the five components that make up the […]

Ryan RayJune 24, 2016

Florida’s consumer sentiment is trending negatively for the third straight month, according to a University of Florida survey. Consumers’ confidence in the wellbeing of the state economy dropped to 89, one point down from May’s report and tied with September 2015 for the lowest reading in the last year and a half. Overall economic news was […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 9, 2016

A mosquito trap designed by University of Florida researchers could limit the spread of the Zika virus, but first it needs approval from the federal Environmental Protection Agency. Phil Koehler, a professor in the university’s entomology and nematology department, said researchers have requested an emergency registration permit for the product. If granted, the university would […]

Peter SchorschJune 3, 2016

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Lawyer-lobbyist Nicole “Nikki” Fried tells FloridaPolitics.com she’s leaving Colodny Fass to form her own South Florida influence shop. The new firm, to be called Igniting Florida, will be based in Fort Lauderdale. Fried now works in Sunrise. Fried, who’s become a go-to person in medical marijuana lobbying, will keep her clients. They include San Felasco […]

Mike SchneiderJune 2, 2016

A medical research organization that has received more than $350 million in public and private incentives says its Orlando facility’s long-term outlook is in doubt because federal research funding isn’t keeping pace with costs, and that’s why it asked the University of Florida to take over, according to a letter its leaders sent to Gov. […]

Scott PowersMay 26, 2016

If Florida’s top college football coaches actually ran Florida’s universities, life mentoring would begin the moment a student arrived and not end for years after he left. As that student makes his way from high school to finding his place in college, someone would be there to help. As that student strives to understand what might be important […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 26, 2016

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The Zika virus may have been present in the Americas well before it was first identified in Brazil. Research by infectious disease specialists at the University of Florida found that the virus was present in Haiti several months before it was identified in Brazil. The virus was present in Haiti in December 2014 and Dr. […]

Jim RosicaApril 19, 2016

Senate President-designate Joe Negron is asking: What do state university students need? Had Negron stuck around a few minutes longer Monday on one leg of his “state university listening tour,” he might have heard one answer. Negron is barnstorming the state with fellow senators and other state officials, hitting 12 institutions of higher learning in four […]

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The O'Connor family land in Putnam County has many wetlands. Image via North Florida Land Trust.

White House: Congress should get back to work on Zika

Finding Zika mosquitoes is like ‘chasing a moving target,’ researcher says

Florida consumer sentiment up in July, reversing a three-month slide

Florida consumer confidence down for third straight month amid mixed economic news

UF seeks approval for device that could help stop spread of Zika

Personnel note: Nikki Fried to open own firm

Sanford Burnham asks Rick Scott to let UF take over facility

If football coaches ran higher education: Trust, mentoring, ‘Chomp! Chomp!’

UF researchers: Zika present in Americas longer than previously thought

What Joe Negron needed to hear during his “State University Listening Tour”