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Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR's Fresh Air, is The Nicky and Jamie Grant Distinguished Professor of the Practice in Literary Criticism at Georgetown University. She is an associate editor of and contributor to Mystery and Suspense Writers (Scribner) and the winner of the 1999 Edgar Award for Criticism, presented by the Mystery Writers of America. In 2019, Corrigan was awarded the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing by the National Book Critics Circle.

A presentation on the history of calypso music and a performance will feature three giants from that music scene Tuesday afternoon at Marieb Hall on FGCU…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFN7q34B7dAHispanics are working everywhere (now), partly because they are bilingual. The problem is they are still doing…

The Florida Sheriffs Association signed a proclamation last week that says the state’s sheriffs will not “assist, support or condone” any law that…

Daniel Zwerdling is a correspondent in NPR's Investigations Unit.

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Genetically modified plants.

The Florida legislature passed SB 1084 during the 2024 session. It makes it a second-degree misdemeanor to sell or manufacture cultivated, or so-called ‘lab grown’ meat in the state. Gov. DeSantis signed it into law in May, and now, the California-based company Upside Foods has filed a lawsuit challenging the new law, arguing it gives an unconstitutional advantage to Florida farmers over out-of-state competitors. Shortly after lawmakers approved SB 1084, we spoke with a meat science and safety expert to get a better understanding of the science behind cultivated meat and its implications for our current agriculture system and economy.