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A Florida Senate committee approved an effort to ban review boards that investigate local law enforcement.

Listen: House Speaker Paul Renner has promised to end citizen police review boards. The bill to do that is now moving forward in the State House. Renner made the pledge during opening remarks on Tuesday....

The proposals would create a public-records exemption — including for police officers who say they are crime victims.

Jacksonville police beat man Last Friday, Le’Keian Woods was brutally beaten by Jacksonville Sheriff’s officers. His family joined his attorneys for a news conference this week.   DeSantis campaigns in Tampa Governor Ron DeSantis campaigned...

We talk about police issues with Justin Garcia, who is the Tampa Bay Times’ state and local accountability reporter.

Property owners in a special district that includes Walt Disney World could see a reduction in their property-tax rate.

Tampa air quality decline Overall, air quality in the nation has improved in recent years. However, it’s actually gotten worse in Tampa. Housing advocates rally against police budget Activists have come out against a 16...

The Florida Police Benevolent Association challenges a proposed union rule on whether the new restrictions could apply to PBA members.

A New Port Richey Police Corporal has been fired. Bobby Lubrido was fired for having improper contact with a teenage girl.

Lawsuit advances challenging part of a protest law that lets the FLorida governor & Cabinet override local decisions about police spending.

WMNF headline news stories from Wednesday, August 3, 2022, including that a Lake Wales Police officer shot and killed a person.

A New Port Richey police officer who provided department information about Black Lives Matter protests to a “Back the Blue” activist is no longer employed by the city’s police department. Listen: According to the New...