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Erin Kimmerle, a forensic anthropologist and University of South Florida associate professor, led a USF team of anthropologists, biologists, and archaeologists exploring the Marianna campus in a project authorized by the state. The stories of the White House Boys piqued her interest, as she had worked with international groups to identify ...
Spanish Florida was acquired from Spain in the Adams–Onís Treaty, which took effect July 10, 1821. [1] Parts of West Florida had already been assigned to Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi; the remainder and East Florida were governed by a military commissioner with the powers of governor until the territory was organized and incorporated.
The government of Florida is established and operated according to the Constitution of Florida and is composed of three branches of government: the executive branch consisting of the governor of Florida and the other elected and appointed constitutional officers; the legislative branch, the Florida Legislature, consisting of the Senate and House; and the judicial branch consisting of the ...
Jerald T. Milanich, anthropologist and archaeologist; curator of archaeology at the Florida Museum of Natural History; Howard Odum, ecologist; started and directed Center for Environmental Policy at the University of Florida, founded the University's Center for Wetlands in 1973; John Anderson Palmer, philosopher and chairman of Department of ...
The Calusa were more powerful in number and political structure. Their territory was centered on modern-day Ft. Myers, and extended as far north as Tampa, as far east as Lake Okeechobee, and as far south as the Keys. The Tequesta lived on the southeastern coast of the Florida peninsula around what is today Biscayne Bay and the Miami River. Both ...
Trump won Florida by 13 percentage points, lives in the state and is widely seen as the most powerful influence over the state’s Republican politics. Casey DeSantis is also considering a run for ...
The Board of Governors was established in 2003 after the successful passage of the constitutional amendment heralded by Graham in 2002. The Florida Board of Education, also appointed by the governor, oversees kindergarten through higher education, but focused mostly on K-20 education and community colleges.
The Florida governor promised a drama-free campaign, only to find himself embroiled in one scandal or controversy after another. Bootgate explained: How Ron DeSantis’s alleged cowboy boot hidden ...