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Hear from 2024 Hillsborough School Board candidates in District 7 (countywide)

Discover Musical Treasures: WMNF CD & LP Music Sale – March 23rd!

The Gabber says a candidate’s campaign manager mentioned a payment for positive coverage

How to have a safe time at the beach this spring break

A controversial Florida bill to ban sleeping in public is sent to the desk of Gov. Ron DeSantis

Florida settles a lawsuit over its “Don’t Say Gay” law

Here are ten big issues from the 2024 Florida Legislative Session

When the Florida-run Hurricane Ian fund swelled, DeSantis allies got fast money but others were forced to wait

Proposed Chicago-Florida passenger train route bypasses Tampa

Downtown Tampa interchange improvements set for 2027 completion

Florida Senate passes a revamped bill to keep kids under 16 from having some social media accounts

Florida bill targeting trans driver’s license identification stalls in Senate, passes House

The Florida Senate will take up a revised bill to limit access to social media by kids

Proposal threatening campaign funding passes state Senate

U.S. Representative calls for Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo’s resignation amidst measles outbreak

AAUP sanctions New College of Florida after politically motivated “egregious and extensive violations”

Gov. DeSantis sends more Florida Highway Patrol and National Guardsmen to southern border

The Florida Legislature passes a bill banning children 15 and under from having some social media accounts

The Florida Senate is about to pass a bill to prevent kids from creating some social media accounts

The Florida Legislature could provide reprieves from a controversial 2023 law that requires local elected officials to disclose information about their personal finances.

A Florida Panhandle sheriff’s deputy fired shots toward a handcuffed suspect after mistaking an acorn landing for gunfire

Tampa flight attendants join countrywide protest for better wages

Listen to the oral arguments at the Florida Supreme Court over Amendment 4 on abortion rights

New “State of the Region” report highlights Tampa Bay’s affordability crisis

Florida Senators walk out after racist comments in support of monument bill

Florida Supreme Court hears abortion rights ballot measure

Learn more about these ten big issues to watch halfway through the Florida Legislative session

Florida observes Severe Weather Awareness Week

A Florida Senate panel advances a bill to prohibit kids under the age of 16 from having social media accounts — despite First Amendment warnings

Medicaid expansion could be on the 2026 ballot in Florida

Ron DeSantis supports a bill preventing the removal of Confederate monuments and other memorials in Florida

Orlando Sentinel reporters plan a walk-out

Does the Florida Legislature want to give Gov. Ron DeSantis his own army?

Suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren speaks out on DeSantis petition

The Florida Senate is poised to take up a bill to prevent children under 16 from having social media accounts after it was passed by the House

The full Florida House will consider a bill to loosen restrictions on how many hours some teens can work

What we saw and heard at the St. Petersburg rally to commemorate the anniversary of Roe v. Wade

New House bill would make it harder for local governments to raise taxes

Florida House panel approves term limit for county commissioners

Fees proposed for excessive challenges to school books in Florida

“It’s repulsive” — State House advances bill to limit use of Pride flags

Florida Education Association speaks out about state education issues and a bill that would reduce child labor protections

Donald Trump trounces Ron DeSantis and the others in Iowa

State House reps demand answers on delayed school vouchers

An appeals court vacates a judge’s decision that okayed Ron DeSantis’s suspension of Andrew Warren

A Florida Senate committee advances a bill to allow people to kill bears on their property

These bills in the 2024 legislature are an “escalation” of attacks on the LGBTQ+ community, according to Equality Florida

Dangerous thunderstorms to impact Florida Monday night and Tuesday

Andrew Warren won’t run for Hillsborough State Attorney in 2024

Proposed Florida constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights meets its signature requirements

Activists plan march at Palmetto police department over alleged brutality leading to death

Almost 1 million Florida voters declared inactive after law purging voter lists

Florida Supreme Court arguments are set for Feb. 7 on the proposed abortion rights constitutional amendment

Ten big issues the Florida Legislature will consider during its 2024 session

Police have recovered a sex video with Sarasota School Board member Bridget Ziegler, sources say

Duke Energy completes its first floating solar project in Florida

Hernando County’s new rapid DNA technology sparks concerns of accuracy, possible injustice

Florida’s Live Local Act spurs new affordable housing in East Hillsborough

Tampa Bay area cold weather shelters open tonight

Proposed bill targets environmental groups with legal fees for challenging state permits

Residents demand more affordable housing as Tampa Bay Rays and Hines Development seek public input on Gas Plant District

Bridget Ziegler asked to resign Sarasota School Board; refuses to leave

Florida Right to Clean Water amendment will have to wait until 2026; plus environmentalists oppose the Bellmar development in Florida panther habitat

Environmental group responds after Florida turns down $320 million in federal funding to reduce tailpipe pollution

House Reps propose bill sidestepping DeSantis’s $350 million federal funds veto

How a tiny non-profit startup broke the year’s biggest Florida politics story

The Pinellas Legislative Delegation supports a revamp of PSTA; what would it mean for local transit?

Florida GOP Chair Christian Ziegler, husband of Moms For Liberty cofounder, accused of sexual battery by alleged menage a trois lover

A decade after Rick Scott refused $1.25 billion from feds, a Florida lawmaker proposes $50 million for private passenger rail between Tampa and Orlando

Here comes the Sun: Talking pro women’s soccer in Tampa Bay

Responding to Food Insecurity in Florida with Gulf Coast JFCS

Get answers about open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplace

Backers say the Florida Supreme Court should OK an abortion rights initiative

Riverview call center workers stage picket, demanding $25/hour, better healthcare, and more

Non-binary Florida teacher falls victim to “Don’t Say Gay” expansion law, fired for using ‘Mx.’ title

NPR’s Aya Batrawy on what she has seen and heard in the Israel-Hamas war

Controversial Florida judicial circuit merger faces committee resistance

Anna Paulina Luna talks Israel, impeachment and Pinellas beach restoration

A surprising statistic sparks concern for the endangered Florida panther

New survey reveals most Americans support military aid to Israel, humanitarian aid to Palestinians

What we know about the latest possible tear in a Mosaic gypstack liner at its New Wales plant in Florida

Florida leads nation in number of cost-burdened renters

Sarasota residents get a chance to speak to their legislators ahead of legislative session

New initiative sends free banned books to Floridians

Florida Rep. Anna Eskamani (D-Orlando) calls the special legislative session on Iran “performance”

New College of Florida trustees approve $1.3 million/year contract for controversial president Richard Corcoran

Tampa woman hopes the U.S. will do more to find out if her kids in Gaza are safe

Pinellas County emergency beach restoration projected to cost over $20 million

A law professor & scientist ask for a halt to a dredging project that could harm Puerto Rico coral reefs

Andrew Warren calls judicial consolidation “a naked power grab by Tallahassee and the Republican leadership”

East Tampa doctor transforms former nightclub into wellness center

Myakka Ranch in Manatee County one step closer to state protection

Sarasota woman’s stepson missing after Hamas attack on Israel

Florida Department of Children & Families addresses turbulent Medicaid redetermination process, excessive call wait times

State legislators sound alarm on Floridians losing Medicaid coverage

Both sides speak out after viral arrest of Jacksonville man

Florida Supreme Court hears arguments on protest law amid allegations of targeting Black activists

Florida Supreme Court will decide the future of abortion access in the state

New College of Florida’s business plan is “not financially viable” according to a UF business school professor

Tropical Heatwave Unclaimed Prizes ~ 5/4/24

Supreme Court rules for immunity in Trump case, and Florida Democrats respond

GOP lawmakers want to invoke inherent contempt. Here’s what it means.

The Scoop: Mon. June 1st, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Panel moves forward on a Black history museum in northeast Florida

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