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93.4% of qualified students graduated during the 2024-2025 academic year.
“If we were going to just send it out into Never Never Land, I would have argued much harder that day to keep going."
The proposed drilling area is "dangerously close” to Florida, and roughly the size of South Carolina.
The company offers a S&P 500 and cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund with a blend of 75% stocks and 25% Bitcoin.
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“We’re very optimistic this is going to be a great park.”
This year’s project will benefit Tyshawnna Wesley and her family.
"I think knowing that you have corporations that are willing to invest in St. Pete and provide those jobs and opportunities - that’s amazing.”
“Obviously, these are some substantial changes."
“When a homeowner is faced with these kinds of numbers and dollar values, they’re choosing not to even pursue a permit."