January 15, 2015: National Organization Against School Testing Comes To Florida

6:30 PM Miami-Dade students connect with NASA...eMerge Americas introduces Miami-Dade students to the world of tech start-ups

5:44 PM There's one month left to sign up for a health plan through the Affordable Care Act. So far, Florida is leading the 36 other states using the federally-run exchange in the number of people who selected a plan or were automatically re-enrolled. Roughly 1.2 million Floridians have signed up for a plan since enrollment opened back in November.

5:32 PM Notorious psychiatric ward at Miami-Dade County jail shut down...Pembroke Park shows its support for victims of last week's terrorist attacks in Paris

5:04 PM - A new push is underway to get some anti-immigrant language out of the Florida Constitution.

4:44 PM -- Right now, there’s a national discussion happening around race and how black men are treated by police. But what happens to that conversation when you pair being a black man with also being a police officer? Delrish Moss talks about his experiences from both perspectives, starting from when he was a high school student cleaning floors at the Biscayne Federal bank to now, as a City of Miami police officer. We do want to tell you that this piece contains a racial epithet.

4:04 PM -- President Obama's effort to normalize relations with Cuba move ahead.

1:04 eMerge makes big waves in Miami.

11:04 Americans can now more openly travel to Cuba.

10:04 The Obama administration announced new regulations today for dealing with Cuba. The regulations will ease the decades-old restrictions on travel, business and remittances and will go into effect tomorrow.

9:35 There's one month left to sign up for a health plan through the Affordable Care Act. So far, Florida is leading the 36 other states using the federally-run exchange in the number of people who selected a plan or were automatically re-enrolled. Roughly 1.2 million Floridians have signed up for a plan since enrollment opened back in November.

9:04 A new push is underway to get some anti-immigrant language out of the Florida Constitution.

8:43 Right now, there's a national discussion happening around race and how black men are treated by police. But what happens to that conversation when you pair being a black man with also being a police officer? Maj. Delrish Moss of the Miami Police Department talks to us about his experiences from both perspectives.

8:30 Organizers of eMerge Americas, Miami's homegrown technology conference, are convinced they can become one of the biggest and most influential tech conferences in the country. That's thanks in part to an announcement made yesterday. eMerge Americas is teaming up with NBCUniversal News Group and Telemundo in an exclusive multi-year partnership.

8:20 Miami Dade County commissioners could pass a major climate changer milestone next week. With recommendations from two climate change task forces already in hand, the board may ask Mayor Carlos Gimenez to start putting things into action. Court Clerk Harvey Ruvin -- who chaired the most recent task force -- says the sea level is rising as the climate changes and the county must get ready.

8:04 There's a national organization coming to South Florida to teach parents how to opt-out of standardized testing.

7:43 There's one month left to sign up for a health plan through the Affordable Care Act. So far, Florida is leading the 36 other states using the federally-run exchange in the number of people who selected a plan or were automatically re-enrolled. Roughly 1.2 million Floridians have signed up for a plan since enrollment opened back in November.

7:30 Florida's top jobs recruiter is calling it quits. Gray Swoope, the state's secretary of commerce and head of Enterprise Florida, is resigning at the end of next month.

7:20 In a report released from the U.S. State department that coincided with the fifth anniversary of the Haiti earthquake, the U.S. has announced a shift away from building permanent housing in Haiti.

7:04 Lawmakers have sent a new list of questions to Florida's education commissioner about state testing. They want to know how long the required tests take and if students can skip them.

6:43 Right now, there's a national discussion happening around race and how black men are treated by police. But what happens to that conversation when you pair being a black man with also being a police officer? Maj. Delrish Moss of the Miami Police Department talks to us about his experiences from both perspectives.

6:30 There's one month left to sign up for a health plan through the Affordable Care Act. So far, Florida is leading the 36 other states using the federally-run exchange in the number of people who selected a plan or were automatically re-enrolled.

6:20 Miami Dade County commissioners could pass a major climate changer milestone next week. With recommendations from two climate change task forces already in hand, the board may ask Mayor Carlos Gimenez to start putting things into action.Court Clerk Harvey Ruvin -- who chaired the most recent task force -- says the sea level is rising as the climate changes and the county must get ready.

6:04 Across Florida, parents and teachers are pushing back against standardized testing in public schools. A national organization opposed to high-stakes testing is bringing its message to Fort Lauderdale this weekend.