It’s estimated defective drywall from China was used in the construction of 60 thousand homes in this country – houses that went up just before the building boom went bust. The drywall is said to be making homeowners ill. 36 thousand of the homes are in Florida. And Democratic U.S. Senator Bill Nelson is using part of his Easter Break from Congress to assure affected constituents he’s seeking answers, and remedies. Valerie Alker reports.

The
Coalition of Immokalee Workers recently met with Governor Charlie Crist
who followed up with a letter encouraging the state’s tomato growers to
honor an agreement between the CIW and fast food restaurants.  The
growers say the will, but with a caveat.  WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.

The
Coalition of Immokalee Workers recently met with Governor Charlie Crist
who followed up with a letter encouraging the state’s tomato growers to
honor an agreement between the CIW and fast food restaurants.  The
growers say the will, but with a caveat.  WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.

The
Coalition of Immokalee Workers recently met with Governor Charlie Crist
who followed up with a letter encouraging the state’s tomato growers to
honor an agreement between the CIW and fast food restaurants.  The
growers say the will, but with a caveat.  WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.

The Florida Retirement System – or FRS – reports and 8.7 billion dollar deficit this year…another casualty of the nation’s economic downturn. Last year at this time it had an 8 billion dollar surplus. Florida’s faltering economy has directed some scrutiny at one of the FRS provisions – its Deferred Retirement Option Program, also known simply as DROP. Is it being used the way it was originally intended? WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports. And we should note that most full time WGCU employees are enrolled in the FRS…