Ryan Benk
Ryan Benk is originally from Miami, Florida and came to Tallahassee to attend Florida State University. He worked on Miami Dade College’s Arts and Literature Magazine- Miamibiance Magazine and has published poetry and a short film called “ The Writer.” He’s currently working as the Newsroom’s Researcher while finishing his Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree at Florida State University. When he’s not tracking down news, Ryan likes watching films, writing fiction and poetry, and exploring Florida.
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Update 1:40 p.m.: Florida budget chiefs have agreed on a proposed spending plan. It's still unclear how Healthy Start Coalitions fared. This is a... -
Florida lawmakers have agreed on funding for the state’s conservation-land-buying program, Florida Forever. The plan is to spend more than 100-million... -
The future of spinal injury therapy is now and in Jacksonville. Brooks Rehabilitation hospital announced Friday that it’s the first in the country to... -
Addiction specialists and law enforcement officials are pleading with Florida House members to keep funding for an injectable opioid-addiction treatment... -
Environmental groups and local governments are sounding the alarm about Florida legislative proposals that would change how new development is planned.... -
Florida lawmakers are debating several measures aimed at preventing mass shootings, and some law enforcement officials are calling for another one:... -
Florida House members are considering cutting funding for programs that supply patients with a powerful addiction-fighting drug. A Jacksonville... -
Mayo Clinic has begun building what it’s calling a destination medical facility in Jacksonville. The new treatment center is being partially funded with... -
Of the drug-overdose victims who have participated in a Jacksonville pilot program, almost none have relapsed, according to a report presented to City... -
Starting Friday, a Jacksonville-based hospice care provider is expanding its services into 11 more counties. A new office in Palatka represents the...
