Greg Allen

Federal Forecasters To Juggle Active Hurricane Season With Sequester

Greg Allen — Thu, 16 May 2013 08:24:00 +0000

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

The actual effects of those automatic federal budget cuts, known as the sequester. The actual impact of those cuts can be as hard to predict as, say, a hurricane. Which means several challenges for government forecasters. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration won't release its official forecast for the hurricane season until next week, but other meteorologists are already predicting numerous storms. The question is whether the sequester will deal its own blow to government forecasters, just as they're dealing with a busy hurricane season.

How A Florida Medical School Cares For Communities In Need

Greg Allen — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:56:00 +0000

If it's a Monday, you can usually find Dr. David Brown parked next to a lake in Miami, spending the day inside a 36-foot-long RV. He's not on vacation.

Brown is chief of family medicine at Florida International University's medical school. The RV is the school's mobile health clinic.

Every Monday it's parked at the Royal Country Mobile Home Park in northwest Miami-Dade County. "It's a beautiful place right here," he says.

George Zimmerman Waives Right To 'Stand Your Ground' Hearing

Greg Allen — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:43:00 +0000

George Zimmerman, charged with murder in the Trayvon Martin shooting, is back in court. His lawyers say prosecutors have adopted unethical tactics that have hampered Zimmerman's defense. The case goes to trial in May and Zimmerman's lawyers say the government is making it hard for them to be ready.

Rubio Tries To Convince Conservatives He Hasn't Been Duped

Greg Allen — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:27:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnrb3Dd8KkM

After Belt Tightening, Some States Are Back In The Black

Greg Allen — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:56:00 +0000

Across the country, state budgets are back in the black after years of belt-tightening and spending cuts. From California to Florida, in nearly every state, the economic recovery has produced a surge in tax revenue.

For governors and state legislators, that's produced a new question: how to spend the money.

The past three years have not been easy ones for elected officials. Nearly every state requires them to produce a balanced budget.