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Capital Report: 09-28-2018

Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:28:58
Publish Date: 2018-09-28 17:12:42
Description: Child advocates are pushing for changes in the way Florida law treats kids in welfare and the state’s juvenile justice system. Lynn Hatter reports the Children’s Campaign of Florida rolled out varying proposals Friday. Voters will decide whether to place victims’ rights in the Florida Constitution this November. Advocates say it’s necessary to give victims a voice in the criminal justice process. But opponents argue these rights already exist under Florida law. Shawn Mulcahy reports. Florida wildlife officials have reported continued elevated levels of the organism Karenia Brevis along the state’s Gulf coast. That’s creating toxic red tide algae blooms from Pinellas County south to Collier County. The blooms kill marine life and cause respiratory issues for people. Richard Stumpf (Stump-ff) is an algal bloom researcher with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. WUSF’s Jessica Meszaros spoke with him about the red tide bloom that’s been persisting on the state’s west
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