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RFK Jr. to join Florida agriculture leaders to discuss orange juice standards

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LAKELAND, Fla. — United States Rep. Laurel Lee will hold a press conference in Lakeland with Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Sen. Ashley Moody, Florida agriculture leaders, and Florida citrus growers.

The press conference is scheduled for Friday, July 17, at 3:30 p.m. Officials will discuss revisions to the Brix standards for orange juice.

Tampa Bay 28 will stream the press conference on our website and Facebook page.

Bradenton community responds after 20-year-old volleyball star dies from disease that affects 2 in a million

The 20-year-old IMG Academy volleyball star and Under Armour All-American died Sept. 16 after a three-month battle with the rare blood disorder — even though doctors had found her a 100% bone marrow match, her mother, Tanya Mack tells Tampa Bay 28 reporter Haley Zarcone.

20-year-old volleyball star dies from disease that affects 2 in a million