Local Government

Board of Education votes to prohibit LGBTQ instruction The Florida Board of Education on Wednesday expanded the ban on classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity to all grades at the request of Gov....

Florida abortion ban Florida’s new ban on abortions at six weeks has not gone into effect yet, but there’s already a lot of concern from women’s rights groups. LGBTQ rights Two bills targeting the LGBTQ...

Florida travel advisory Last week, Equality Florida issued a travel advisory to people coming to Florida. It warns of the risks posed to the health, safety, and freedom of traveling or relocating to the state....

Florida execution Louis Bernard Gaskin became the 101st person executed in the state of Florida last night after being sentenced to death for the murder of a north Florida couple in 1989. “Floridians for Alternatives...

Union restriction bill heads to House With the Senate already giving approval, a controversial proposal that would place new restrictions on public-employee unions is ready to go to the full House. The House State Affairs...

Mario Núñez, creator and host of The Tampa Natives show on the Tampa Bay Arts and Education network, talks with WaveMakers about his nostalgic longing for the Tampa he grew up in.

Black Lives Matter demonstrator files lawsuit Attorneys for a “Pasco County man who was charged and acquitted of battery on a law enforcement officer during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in 2020 have filed a...

Lakeland is challenging a decision by the state DEP to approve a permit for a new Duke Energy Florida high-voltage power line in Polk County.

Listen: Elected officials from around Florida gathered for a press conference today to speak out against bills that they claim are attacks on local control. Five current and former elected officials representing communities across Florida...

Candidate Dr. Sonja Brookins came to the Sunday Forum to discuss the issues in the run-up to the City of Tampa run-off elections. Local control, affordable housing, neighborhood empowerment and development were all on topic.

Permitless carry in Florida The Florida Senate will deliver a final vote today on permitless carry, a controversial bill allowing Floridians to possess a concealed weapon in public without a license – or training. The...

Abortion ban A panel of Florida senators listened to hours of testimony on a bill that would ban abortion after six weeks of pregnancy yesterday. The bill comes after the Republican-controlled Legislature last year passed...