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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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