{"id":15530,"date":"2023-02-09T18:03:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T23:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/?p=15530"},"modified":"2023-02-15T20:21:06","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T01:21:06","slug":"hawkins-busch-engage-with-florida-legislature-through-1000-friends-of-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/hawkins-busch-engage-with-florida-legislature-through-1000-friends-of-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawkins, Busch Engage with Florida Legislature through 1000 Friends of Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hawkins, Busch Engage with Florida Legislature through 1000 Friends of Florida<\/h1>
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Pictured left to right: Jane West, Haley Busch (MURP student)<\/strong>, Vivian Young, Paul Owens, Thomas Hawkins (URP faculty)<\/strong>, Toni Russell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Professor<\/strong> Thomas Hawkins<\/strong><\/a>, a member of the University of Florida Department of Urban and Regional Planning faculty, presented on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 to members of the Florida legislature. Professor Hawkins joined the staff of 1000 Friends of Florida in Tallahassee, Florida for the \u201cLand Use for Legislators\u201d event which taught planning basics to lawmakers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Sharing our knowledge of planning laws with lawmakers is one way the department reaches outside the classroom to improve communities.\u201d<\/div>