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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Proposed state legislation to shield businesses and health care providers from coronavirus-related lawsuits could pass early this session. With support from Gov. Ron DeSantis, the state could join many others that have already adopted similar business liability protections. -
Scores of bills related to government transparency have been filed in the state legislature. At least a few have are progressing through committees ahead of regular session.
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Despite speculation that President Donald Trump's eldest daughter would challenge Sen. Marco Rubio in next year's GOP Primary.
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Two bills recently filed in the state legislature seek to give every local elections supervisor the option to operate countywide polling sites on Election Day, instead of restricting voters to designated precinct sites.
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Elections supervisors have been speaking out against a proposal to require voters to request absentee ballots every calendar year, instead of once every two general election cycles.
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One day before Florida attorney Bill Price attempted to register to vote in Georgia’s upcoming Senate runoff elections, he publicly expressed deep mistrust in the electoral process and the public officials in charge of safeguarding it.
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Georgia elections officials are investigating a Bay County attorney after he publicly announced plans last month to register to vote in the state even though he doesn’t actually intend to live there.
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Floridians recovering from pandemic-related income losses can still get help paying past-due rent and mortgage bills.
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K-12 schools across the state began sending people home to self-isolate within days of classes starting. Some districts are releasing the names of schools where close contact with a confirmed positive case has occurred, while others are not disclosing this information.
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At least 90% of structures in Panama City were damaged in Hurricane Michael. One year later, city officials are about to resume code enforcement actions...
