State Government

Florida lawmakers will start the annual 60-day legislative session on Jan. 9. These are some issues they'll tackle.

Tampa curfew plan advances The city of Tampa is one step closer to adopting a curfew for teens after having held the first reading of a new ordinance. The curfew would be directed at anyone...

The bill would provide a public records exemption for personal information about clerks of circuit court, deputy clerks, employees & family.

Two Florida Republicans want to ask voters to prevent state and local governments from using red-light cameras.

Inmate numbers climb in Florida The number inmates in Florida is expected to increase in the coming years. The prison population plummetted early in the COVID-19 pandemic.   Bill would discourage environmental challenges A bill...

Black History Museum location State officials are looking at locations for a future Florida Museum of Black History. Sarasota County is gunning for the spot.   Christian Ziegler censured Yesterday, Christian Ziegler was censured and...

Early morning shooting The Tampa Police Department has been investigating since 5 a.m. when officers responded to shots fired on the 4000 block of W Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd. The victim was transported and...

Affordable housing is top concern St. Pete residents were able to weigh in on how $50 million in funding associated with the Historic Gas Plant District redevelopment should be spent. Affordable housing was the top concern...

Chris Spencer, Ron DeSantis’ budget director, this week discussed a request for an additional $5 million for the migrant-flight program.

Bridget Ziegler won’t resign Last night, all members of the Sarasota County School Board voted to ask fellow Board member Bridget Ziegler to resign, except for Ziegler herself. Ziegler’s husband is accused of rape and...

Controversial Miami Wilds project A federal judge ruled that the National Park Service violated two federal laws when it decided to release land to Miami-Dade County for the controversial Miami Wilds project.   Driskell raises...

Listen:   This is the last committee week before the legislation session, and House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell laid out some goals of the Democrats in the upcoming session. “Here we are in the last...