Sofia Aparicio-Gallagher

Nikki Fried Is calling for five statewide debates in the Governor’s primary. Charlie Crist and Annette Taddeo are up against Fried.

Manatee County is making major developments to ensure that people experiencing homelessness have resources.

By a 4-1 vote, the Polk County Commission rejected a plan to build 894 single-family homes in a rural area north of State Road 60.

Governor Ron DeSantis nominated Albert Maury for the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission; Maury was fined for speeding in a manatee zone.

Florida’s Special legislative session to redraw Congressional maps begins. Darryl Rouson presents maps to consider at Special Session.

Jimmie Keel, social worker and pastor, has died. Jimmie Keel served as Hillsborough County’s first Black social worker.

Often when people get arrested for minor offenses that arrest stays with them forever. Sarasota religious leaders are seeking alternatives. 

President Trump’s former Education secretary Betsy DeVos and her family have donated $280,000 to support Florida governor Ron DeSantis.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection reports a possible tear in the lining of Mosaic’s New Wales gypstack.

42% of Florida’s employees make less than $15 an hour. The minimum wage in Florida is $10 an hour which workers say is not a living wage. 

Florida's politics have impacted COVID cases. COVID is killing more people in states run by Republicans than those led by Democrats.

A U.S. District Judge has put a six-month hold on a lawsuit against the Piney Point waste site. The state is trying to close the site.