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A recent investigation by the Florida Phoenix found that the Florida Department of Corrections has banned a number of books from being received by inmates — and there appears to be an ideological difference when...

The State of Florida is set to execute a death-row prisoner Thursday evening; it would be the 28th execution under Governor Rick Scott, and several vigils are planned in the Tampa Bay area. Mark Elliott...

On Tuesday police entered a tent city on the grounds of a church in Panama City and told dozens of people made homeless by Hurricane Michael that they had to find somewhere else to live....

Late last month the Trump administration approved five permits for companies to search for oil off the Atlantic coast through a process involving loud seismic airgun blasts. But environmentalists oppose the seismic testing, saying the...

As soon as next Thursday St. Petersburg City Council will vote to regulate single-use plastics; council will consider an outright ban on all plastic straws in restaurants, with an exception for people who have a...

Last month Hillsborough County voters overwhelmingly approved a change to the county’s charter that would collect a 1% sales tax surcharge on all purchases in order to fund a range of transportation needs. A discussion...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering a proposal by developers to build a sprawling residential community on thousands of acres of prime Florida panther habitat in eastern Collier County; but several environmental groups...

Scientists say that the only way to avoid the worst effects of future catastrophic climate change is to reduce the amount of greenhouse gasses being dumped into the atmosphere. The United States spews more carbon...

How can Florida get better at counting votes in elections? The outgoing ACLU of Florida executive director suggests uniformity This month’s election in Florida saw machine breakdowns, hundreds of votes lost during recounts, confusing ballot...

National Climate Assessment says Florida is battered now by climate change and it will get much worse without serious action. Last week thirteen federal agencies released a National Climate Assessment spelling out serious economic risks...

Hundreds of people are still living in a tent city near Panama City nearly seven weeks after Hurricane Michael ravaged the Florida Panhandle; like many of them, Tammy Nichols was evicted from her affordable-income duplex...

On Tuesday the group Students for a Democratic Society at the University of South Florida is hosting a rally on campus to draw attention to immigrants’ rights and to ask the school not to cooperate...