Joe Byrnes
ReporterJoe Byrnes came to Central Florida Public Media from the Ocala Star-Banner and The Gainesville Sun, where he worked as a reporter and editor for several years. Joe graduated from Loyola University in New Orleans and turned to journalism after teaching. He enjoys freshwater fishing and family gatherings.
Please feel free to contact Joe at jbyrnes@cfpublic.org.
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Riders under 16 years old must complete a city-approved education program and wear a helmet. But first the City Commission has to vote on a resolution designating those education programs. -
Commissioners are planning local regulations that will make it hard to place a large-scale data center in unincorporated Lake County. -
The settlement describes how The Villages Health would go back into patients' medical files months later and add diagnoses -- sometimes adding in monitoring, evaluations or treatments. -
"We are having a beautiful response for people," Maria Maya said. "But it's not enough. Definitely, we need more help. We need more donations." -
The community space will have parking and ride shares on the north end and, south of Pine Street, a hub for e-bikes and e-scooters, public restrooms, and an event space with metal trees and digital elements. -
The formal Request for Information paints a picture of what the state is planning: multiple contractor-run detention centers throughout Florida, each holding up to 50 adults "under the oversight of the U.S. Government." -
As part of Central Florida Seen and Heard: Vote Your Budget, we look at policies that lessen or worsen hunger among low-income families and the approach taken by candidates in Florida’s 3rd Congressional District. -
As part of Central Florida Seen and Heard: Vote Your Budget, we look at policies that lessen or worsen hunger among low-income families and the approach taken by candidates in Florida’s 3rd Congressional District.
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The board will vote on the new policy -- which also involves other micro-mobility devices, like e-scooters -- at a meeting next Tuesday, July 28. -
The six supervisors also talked about election security, primary voting and voter fears about ICE at the polls.
