Steve Newborn
Steve Newborn is WUSF's assistant news director as well as a reporter and producer at WUSF covering environmental issues and politics in the Tampa Bay area.
He’s been with WUSF since 2001, and has covered events such as President George W. Bush’s speech in Sarasota as the Sept. 11 attacks unfolded; the ongoing drama over whether the feeding tube should be removed from Terri Schiavo; the arrest and terrorism trial of USF professor Sami Al-Arian; how the BP Deepwater Horizon spill affected Florida; and he followed the Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition through the state - twice.
Before joining WUSF, he covered environmental and Polk County news for the Tampa Tribune and worked for NASA at the Kennedy Space Center during the early days of the space shuttle.
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New Speaker of the House Chris Sprowls said lawmakers will have to make some tough decisions on the budget gap when the legislature is back in session Tuesday. -
The bills would provide money to local governments to combat climate change, and give tax breaks to homeowners to elevate their properties. -
The ideological drift to the left or right for the top two political parties has led to some voters considering a third option. We look at how the polarization of politics could shake up Florida's political landscape. -
Tampa bathed in the glow of the Bucs' Super Bowl win over the Kansas City Chiefs. The mayor said the city got to show its best face to the world Sunday night. -
Bills have been filed in the state House and Senate to kill the plan to build 330 miles of new toll roads through mostly rural areas of the state. -
Funding for the state's main land preservation program would be halved, if Gov. Ron DeSantis' budget proposals are adopted. -
A Polk Sheriff's deputy is in jail for allegedly texting a fellow deputy that lawmakers on Capitol Hill should have been "executed." -
In Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, more than 1,000 Republicans left the party in the three days after the mob attack. -
Florida's Tampa Bay has long been known for its delightful weather and beaches but not for sports. And now that's changing — thanks to some high-profile championships and temporary team relocations.
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There's no explanation for the pattern of shootings, but one man trying to bridge the divide says it could be an outgrowth of stress brought on by the pandemic and systemic racism.
