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Listen: Yesterday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to end federal funding for NPR and PBS.  Congressmember Kathy Castor blasted the move as illegal in St. Petersburg on Friday. “Parents and families really value...

Listen: Democratic Congress member Kathy Castor is raising concerns about Elon Musk’s access to the sensitive financial info of Americans.  Castor and other house democrats introduced a bill aimed at stopping Musk and his Department of...

Deadlines to apply for a loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration are approaching soon. SBA spokesperson Julie Garrett said people can obtain the low-interest disaster loan to help offset recovery and rebuilding costs that...

On Primary Election Day in Florida, we took a close look at two Congressional primaries that are on the ballot: FL-14 and FL-15.

Many Democratic leaders have lined up behind Harris since Biden announced Sunday he was dropping his reelection campaign.

On Monday, a New Tampa man was gunned down and another was found dead from a gunshot wound in Tampa.  On Tuesday, a woman was shot and killed in her apartment hallway in St. Petersburg. ...

Listen: US Congress member Kathy Castor announced $2 million of grant money for Hillsborough County Public Schools at the Bowers/Whitley Building Construction Academy. The money comes from two grants: federal funds from this year and...

Listen: Florida is one of only ten states that hasn’t expanded access to Medicaid. Tampa city leaders and activists gathered across from the Tampa General Hospital today to call for the expansion of coverage. Political...

Learn about the $250,000 grant from NOAA to Tampa Bay, empowering small businesses to tackle climate change.

In June, Governor Ron DeSantis rejected around $350 million in energy efficiency incentives. WMNF's Chris Young reports.

Seventeen years into her congressional career, Kathy Castor still brings an optimism and unwavering drive to D.C. on behalf of her constituents in Florida’s 14th Congressional district, which includes parts of Hillsborough County and Pinellas....