Regan McCarthy
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Regan McCarthy is the Assignment Editor and Senior News Producer for WFSU News/ Florida Public Radio. Before coming to Tallahassee, Regan graduated with honors from Indiana University’s Ernie Pyle School of Journalism. She worked for several years for NPR member station WFIU in Bloomington, Ind., where she covered local and state government and produced feature and community stories. She has also worked for the London Business Matters Magazine and the Rochester Sentinel, a daily local newspaper. She is the recipient of six professional broadcast awards including first-place Best Radio Feature from the Indiana chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. When she isn’t tracking leading newsmakers she spends her time knitting, reading, strolling through the woods and brunching at new restaurants. Follow Regan McCarthy on Twitter: @Regan_McCarthy
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"I think the pandemic highlighted the nurses' value and now we’re asking to be paid that value,” said rally organizer Emily Bloom. -
COVID separated families from loved ones in care facilities. Lawmakers don't want it to happen againUnder the bill moved forward this week in the House Health & Human Services Committee, a patient can designate a caregiver or family member who must be allowed to visit for a minimum of two hours daily. -
Republican senators rejected a series of amendments that Democrats proposed during hours of debate on Wednesday. -
A bill under discussion in the state House would help babies born into low-income families get access to breast milk when its needed. -
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointment of Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo was confirmed by the Senate, despite objections from Democrats who criticized his handling of the pandemic. -
Districts that defied a mask mandate ban would get a smaller funding increase under the budget proposal. -
The 78-39 vote early Thursday morning came after nearly six hours of debate and the removal from the gallery of protesters chanting in opposition to the measure. -
During the Health & Human Services Committee meeting, Chair Colleen Burton said close to 100 people signed up to testify and she wanted to be sure all speakers would be heard on the measure. -
Sen. Lauren Book has spent much of her adult life fighting against sexual abuse and working to protect survivors. She says the abortion measure moving through the Legislature is harmful. -
Under a bill introduced by Sen. Danny Burgess, R-Zephyrhills, employers must offer a testing alternative and honor certain exemptions.
