Valerie Crowder
Valerie Crowder is a freelance reporter based in Panama City, Florida. Before moving to Florida, she covered politics and education for Public Radio East in New Bern, North Carolina. While at PRE, she was also a fill-in host during All Things Considered. She got her start in public radio at WAER-FM in Syracuse, New York, where she was a part-time reporter, assistant producer and host. She has a B.A. in newspaper online journalism and political science from Syracuse University. When she’s not reporting the news, she enjoys reading classic fiction and thrillers, hiking with members of the Florida Trail Association and doing yoga.
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On Tuesday night, Gov. Ron DeSantis used his veto pen for a second time following this year’s legislative session, rejecting four bills. One of them would’ve brought changes to the state’s long-standing "no-fault" car insurance system.
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The Florida Department of Transportation is getting more than $100 million to help recover Hurricane Michael cleanup costs after the Federal Emergency Management Agency approved the additional reimbursements Monday.
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Bipartisan legislation to end the practice of confining students with disabilities to a room by themselves was among 44 bills Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law on Monday.
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Residents recovering from Hurricane Michael have until June 16 to start an application for long-term housing recovery assistance through Rebuild Florida.
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WFSU News interviews Jeannie Economos, pesticide health and safety project coordinator with the Farmworker Association of Florida, following a recent federal court ruling that rejected the EPA's registration of aldicarb for use on the state's citrus.
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Panama City Beach is cracking down on pop-up parties along the town’s main strip as the busy summer travel season gets underway.
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A group of Tallahassee residents is calling on a local governing board to vote against giving Florida State University $20 million to renovate its stadium and instead invest that money into the city's poor neighborhoods.
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Right now, stormwater that flows into the ocean is first released onto the sandy beach, contributing to shoreline pollution, beach erosion, neighborhood flooding and poorer water quality in the surf zone.
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State lawmakers this year permanently slashed the affordable housing trust fund's revenue share, while also passing a guarantee that housing dollars would never again pay for other expenses.
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Democratic state legislative leaders are speaking out against Gov. Ron DeSantis’s decision to lift local rules requiring mask-wearing and social distancing and a GOP-backed ban on businesses requiring vaccination proof.