Robbie Gaffney
Robbie Gaffney is a recent graduate from Florida State University with degrees in Digital Media Production and Creative Writing. Before working at WFSU, they recorded FSU’s basketball and baseball games for Seminole Productions as well as interned for the PBS Station in Largo, Florida. Robbie loves playing video games such as Shadow of the Colossus, Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. Their other hobbies include sleeping and watching anime.
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The GOP-backed ban on transgender students playing women and girls' school sports is awaiting Gov. Ron DeSantis's signature. Democrats and LGBTQ advocates say the move could result in lawsuits.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis is facing blowback from Democrats after he gave Fox's morning news show, Fox & Friends, exclusive access to his signing of a controversial elections bill Thursday morning.
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Transgender women and girls would effectively be banned from playing on secondary school and college female sports teams under a bill approved by both the House and Senate. LGBTQ advocates and allies are calling on Gov. Ron DeSantis to veto the proposal.
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Environmentalists are hoping Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoes a proposal that would stop local governments from banning or restricting what fuels utilities can use. They fear it could threaten local clean energy plans.
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Florida could ban abortions based on a diagnosis of a disability. The proposal recently cleared the House following emotional testimony. But its fate is unclear in the Senate.
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LGBTQ Advocates are speaking out against proposals in the legislature they say could harm LGBTQ youth. One involves the ability of transgender women and girls to compete on female school sports teams. The other clarifies the rights parents have over their children in schools—but opponents worry it could force school officials to reveal private conversations with students.
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A plan restricting transgender women and girls from playing on female sports teams was dealt a critical setback today. The bill was temporarily postponed during its last committee stop, and its sponsor says there may not be enough time to revisit the bill this session.
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Democratic lawmakers and South Florida community advocates are teaming up to oppose a bill that would make it harder to sue farms. They say proponents of the measure are using it as a cover to support sugarcane burning that adversely affects communities of color.
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June 19 could be a state-recognized holiday under a senate bill moving through the legislature. The date, also known as Juneteenth, is seen nationally as a day to celebrate the freeing of slaves. But in Florida, many people recognize May 20 instead. That's the day in 1865 when union soldiers read the Emancipation Proclamation for the first time in Tallahassee.
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Lawmakers are trying to provide relief to Floridians who can’t pay their utility bills. They’ve filed a proposal that would allow families to go on a repayment plan to pay their outstanding bills. The measure’s sponsor, Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith (D-Winter Park) says the legislature could use funds from the new federal COVID-19 relief package to reimburse utilities who provide the plans.