Dave Berman

Reporter covering Brevard County and Florida government issues, tourism and Port Canaveral for @Florida_Today. Email story ideas to [email protected].

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Double #rainbow over #Viera #Florida.

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Video of launch from Kennedy Space Center of NASA’s Artemis II, carrying four astronauts on a mission to orbit around the moon. As seen from our backyard in Viera, Florida. @NASA @NASAKennedy @NASAArtemis

[jaack 🛡️ 🔺️ @ijaack94]

This did not age well

[Flavio @CryptoKingF1]

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[19keys @19keys_]

Every debated bitcoin with Mike Tyson #19keys

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Today @Polkadot alongside @Parity released their recap of 2023 📆

We’ve summarized some key points for you 👇🧵

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Olympic games coming up, a series of events hosting the most locked in athletes this world has to offer. These people are the embodiment of the mantra, raised by it.

Is ur country locked in anon? We’ll see
$lockin

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Happy father's day everyone ❤️

Coffre bring by Juliette in bed ☕

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Quick chat with Dave Berman!

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Here's the latest on the #fire aboard the @CarnivalCruise ship Freedom, which is based at @PortCanaveral. This is the second time a fire broke out in the exhaust funnel area of the ship in less than two years.

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Exhaust funnel fire hits Port Canaveral-based Carnival Freedom for second time in two years https://t.co/RuejdpQA2w

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When it comes to death penalty cases, Alabama is among the only states not to provide death row inmates with legal representation for a crucial appeal. Reporting by @rchapoco of the @ALReflector

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Via @rchapoco: Almost alone among death penalty states, Alabama does not guarantee an attorney to a defendant at a critical stage in the appeals process. That can make it impossible to raise legitimate issues over a conviction. https://t.co/4Snvzw4k2z #alpolitics

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Here is the latest on high-visibly #development projects happening now on the #SpaceCoast of #Florida.

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Whole Foods, Aquarium, Melbourne Margaritaville: high-profile projects to reshape Space Coast https://t.co/Bn7OecKF9N

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Dark Storm won’t be building a #gun manufacturing plant in #Titusville after all, saying the construction costs are too high.

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Gun-maker Dark Storm backs out of plan to build a new manufacturing plant in #Florida https://t.co/mitJydDBUe via @ByDaveBerman

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The latest of a three-part series by @rchapoco of @ALReflector on the impact of taxes, fines and fees on consumer’s finances.

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Alabama's low taxes don't make government any less expensive. They shift the burden to fines, fees and charges, and to those least able to pay. All the stories in @rchapoco's three-part series, The Fee Trap, can be found here: https://t.co/hvcsWlzhxL #alpolitics

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In this Sourhern state, the burden of funding law enforcement is moving from gun owners to car owners and people in the criminal justice system. Story by @rchapoco of @ALReflector

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Via @rchapoco: The Alabama Legislature last year effectively turned off a major source of funding for sheriffs in the state. Local governments have turned to car fees, court fees, and even people in jail to make up the difference. https://t.co/DEHKt3drGr #alpolitics

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Here's how government in one state is raising much of its revenue -- through fees and charges, as opposed to property taxes. But the impact of fees can fall heaviest on those least able to pay. Reporting by @rchapoco of @ALReflector

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Via @rchapoco : Alabama's local governments collect almost twice as much per capita revenue from fees as they do from property taxes. Legislators approved new local fees last spring, but some experts wonder how sustainable the system is. https://t.co/ifQNSLYdr3 #alpolitics

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Defense and high-tech giant @L3HarrisTech is considering a major expansion in Palm Bay, crating 201 high-paying jobs. But the company wants property tax breaks from #BrevardCounty and #PalmBay totaling nearly $18 million. Story by @RickNeale1 and myself.

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High-tech and defense powerhouse L3Harris proposes a $294.1 million expansion of its Palm Bay campus that also would create 212 spinoff jobs. https://t.co/TJIDII830q

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Here's what made the 2023-24 #Florida budget related to #Brevard County and what did not due to vetoes by Gov. Ron #DeSantis.

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Brevard projects in budget range from $5.5 million for expansion of Moore Justice Center in Viera to $300,000 for new school robotics lab https://t.co/OqJny3wA13

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How is Florida’s new #immigration law affecting employers and employees? Check this thread from @goni_lessan and read the stories by her, @JKennedyReport and myself, with photos by @alicia_c_devine published by @Gannett news sites in Florida.

[Ana Goñi-Lessan @goni_lessan]

THREAD: I started reporting on this story more than a month ago, maybe a week after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 1718 on May 10.

I heard immigrant workers were leaving the state out of fear of the new law, so @alicia_c_devine and I drove around the Florida Panhandle to ask around